Sol–gel synthesis of ladder polysilsesquioxanes forming chiral conformations and hexagonal stacking structures

Abstract

Ladder polysilsesquioxanes containing ammonium chloride and chiral groups as side-chains were prepared by sol–gel copolycondensation of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and chiral organotriethoxysilane under acidic conditions, forming chiral conformations and hexagonal stacking structures.