para-Bisvinylhexaisobutyl-substituted T8 caged monomer: synthesis and hydrosilylation polymerization†
Abstract
The selective introduction of functional groups at the para-position in mono-functionalized T8-caged silsesquioxanes would enable us to design new organic inorganic hybrid polymers. Here, a para-substituted bisvinylhexaisobutyl-T8 caged monomer was successfully synthesized via a selective corner-opening reaction of the vinylheptaisobutyl-T8 cage followed by a subsequent corner-capping reaction.