%0 Journal Article %T Dendrimers Containing Ferrocene and Porphyrin Moieties: Synthesis and Cubic Non-Linear Optical Behavior %A Eric G. Morales-Espinoza %A Karla E. Sanchez-Montes %A Elena Klimova %A Tatiana Klimova %A Irina V. Lijanova %A Jos¨¦ L. Maldonado %A Gabriel Ramos-Ort¨ªz %A Sim¨®n Hern¨¢ndez-Ortega %A Marcos Mart¨ªnez-Garc¨ªa %J Molecules %D 2010 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules15042564 %X Dendrons with ferrocenyl ended groups joined by styryl moieties were attached to a porphyrin core. All the dendrons used for dendrimer synthesis showed trans configuration. The chemical structure of the first generation dendron was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic studies. The structure of the synthesized dendrimers was confirmed by 1H- and 13C-NMR, electrospray mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Cubic non-linear optical behavior of the ferrocene and porphyrin-containing dendrimers was studied in solid thin films by THG Maker-Fringe technique at 1,260 nm. %K ferrocene %K porphyrin %K dendrimers %K non-linear optics %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/4/2564