University of Utah Research Foundation

Zhong-Xing Jiang

Yihua Bruce Yu

Bruce (Yihua) Yu

Disclosed are compounds comprising the structure: In one aspect, the compounds exhibit maximum symmetric branching. Also disclosed are bilayers, micelles, coatings, and nanoparticles comprising the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds and methods of using the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are highly fluorinated dendrons and methods for making same. Also disclosed are methods for Fluorous Mixture Synthesis and tagging. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Highly fluorinated oils and surfactants and methods of making and using same

Disclosed are compounds having the structure: wherein Rand Rare independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; wherein R, R, R, and Rare independently H, alkyl, F, fluoroalkyl, aryl, or alkenyl; wherein Ris OH, alkoxyl, NH, alkylamino, or dialkylamino; wherein Rand Rare independently H, alkyl, acyl, or alkyloxycarbonyl; wherein R, R, R, R, R, and Rare independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; and wherein C0, C1, C2 and C2' are independently chiral or achiral. Also disclosed are processes for making a fluorinated &#x3b2;-amino acid comprising the steps of: providing a diol; treating the diol with a thionyl halide with oxidative workup; reacting the product with an azide salt to yield an azido group; oxidizing the product to yield a carboxyl group; and reducing the azido group to yield an amino group.

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