Computer simulation of starburst dendrimers

Monte Carlo calculation of a set of equilateral triangle-lattice model of starburst dendrimers are reported. The model is composed of equilateral triangles connected at their corners. Each pair of triangles is free to rotate about their common axis, and no two triangles are permitted to intersect. The model is expected to be an adequate representation of the dendric aromatic polyether being developed by J. M. J. Frechet and co-workers [2,10] at Cornell. We use the programmer's toolkit from Mathematica, Wolfram Research, Inc. [12]. Equilibrium results through six generation are not able to grow to completion without entanglement. We also tested segregation properties of starburst dendrimers.