3553-72-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
The preparation of hexasilsesquioxane (T6) cages by "non aqueous" hydrolysis of trichlorosilanes
Bassindale, Alan R.,MacKinnon, Iain A.,Maesano, Maria G.,Taylor, Peter G.
, p. 1382 - 1383 (2003)
Hexasilsesquioxane cages (T6) have been prepared from a range of alkyl and aryl trichlorosilanes using a "non aqueous" hydrolysis with dimethyl sulfoxide.
The structure of hexa(cyclohexylsesquisiloxane), (C6H11)6Si6O9
Behbehani, H.,Brisdon, B.J.,Mahon, M.F.,Molloy, K.C.
, p. 19 - 24 (2007/10/02)
The structure of hexa(cyclohexylsesquisiloxane), Cy6Si6O9, has been determined and shown to be based on a cage arrangement in which two non-planar six-membered Si3O3 rings are joined co-facially by Si-O-Si bridges, so generating three further Si4O4 rings.
Silsesquioxanes as Models for Silica Surfaces
Feher, Frank J.,Newman, David A.,Walzer, John F.
, p. 1741 - 1748 (2007/10/02)
The hydrolytic condensation of cyclohexyltrichlorosilane (CySiCl3) affords (1), (2), and (3a).Trisilanol 1 and 3b, the bis(triphenyltin) derivative of 3a, have been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.Trisilanol 1 undergoes corner-capping reactions with trifunctional monomers (e.g., R'SiCl3, MeGeCl3, MeSnCl3), is selectively monosilylated to (6a) with chlorotrimethylsilane, and can be dehydrated to (7a).Comparison of the molecular structure of 1 with (111) β-cristobalite and (0001)β-tridymite reveals many structural similarities.Silsesquioxanes 1, 6a, and 7a are discussed as models for silica surfaces.
