Here we report for the first time a microwave assisted synthesis of
polyglycerol dendron functionalized cyclodextrins (CD) with hydrophobic tails.
These amphiphilic CDs consist of seven polyglycerol dendrons and fourteen
alkyl chains on the primary and secondary rims of the cyclodextrin core,
respectively. They self-assemble to form nanostructures in aqueous solutions
and efficiently encapsulate hydrophobic aromatic guests. The size and shape of
the self-assemblies and also their ability to encapsulate guest molecules
depend on the generation of conjugated polyglycerol dendrons
