Synthesis, Characterization, and Functionalization of Tetrafunctional Double-Decker Siloxanes

Inorg Chem. 2019 Apr 1;58(7):4093-4098. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00416. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

Abstract

Novel tetravinyl- and tetraallyl-substituted closed double-decker siloxanes (DDSQs) were synthesized and characterized, and their structures were elucidated by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Moreover, it was shown that peripheral olefins could successfully undergo hydrosilylation quantitatively. Such tetrafunctionalizable DDSQs (DDSQ-Vinyl4 and DDSQ-Allyl4) thus constitute promising building blocks for more complex inorganic-organic hybrid materials.