Issue 16, 2022

Hydroxyalkyl-substituted double-decker silsesquioxanes: effective separation of cis and trans isomers

Abstract

In this work, we report the preparation, isolation, and characterization of a family of double-decker silsesquioxane architectures starting from the previously reported DDSQ-Me2H2 precursor, a mixture of cis and trans isomers. Using such a starting material results in a subsequent mixture of isomers when hydrosilylation reactions using DDSQ-Me2H2 and hydroxyalkyl-substituted alkenes catalyzed by Karstedt catalyst are performed. We describe a procedure to sequentially crystallize the two isomers from one another, affording a protocol potentially applicable to other closely related derivatives. The ability to access pure cis and trans isomers of double-decker silsesquioxanes may result in the preparation of new materials and polymers with well-defined properties. All resulting silsesquioxanes were characterized by multinuclear (1H, 13C, and 29Si) NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR, and HR-MS. Additionally, we report five crystal structures of geometrical isomers, including two cis forms described in the literature for the first time. This is a breakthrough in itself and sets a new strategy for obtaining such exiting organosilicon-based systems.

Graphical abstract: Hydroxyalkyl-substituted double-decker silsesquioxanes: effective separation of cis and trans isomers

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
17 Mar 2022
Accepted
10 May 2022
First published
09 Jun 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 3999-4008

Hydroxyalkyl-substituted double-decker silsesquioxanes: effective separation of cis and trans isomers

A. Władyczyn, A. Gągor, K. Ślepokura and Ł. John, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 3999 DOI: 10.1039/D2QI00577H

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