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Zhong, J. Silsesquioxane. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/62017 (accessed on 12 November 2026).
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Zhong, J. (2026, November 06). Silsesquioxane. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/62017
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Silsesquioxane

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Silsesquioxanes are compounds of formula (RSiO1.5)n, in which each silicon is bound to three bridging oxygens and to one organic group [1]. The most studied member is the cubic octamer, a cage of eight silicon atoms at the corners of a cube with oxygen along the edges and the organic substituent projecting outward [1]. The rigid inorganic core and the tunable organic shell make the molecule a hybrid building block, and the corner groups set solubility and compatibility with a matrix [2]. Because the cage carries one to eight reactive groups, it enters a material as a pendant unit, as a crosslinker or as the core of a star-shaped polymer [1]. Hydrolysis and condensation of trifunctional silanes give the cage, while incomplete condensation yields open or ladder structures [3].

poss cage hybrid building block siloxane framework sol-gel condensation polyhedral oligomer
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  1. Zhang, K.; Huang, S.; Zhang, Q.; Zhu, H.; Zhu, S. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane‐based functional coatings: A review. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2023, 101, 4979-4991. [CrossRef]
  2. Lorenz, V.; Fischer, A.; Edelmann, F.T. Silsesquioxane chemistry.. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2002, 647, 245-249. [CrossRef]
  3. Li, G.; Wang, L.; Ni, H.; Pittman, C.U. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Polymers and Copolymers: A Review. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers 2001, 11, 123-154. [CrossRef]
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