Efforts to isolate the cage compounds by removal of solvent regenerates polysilsesquioxanes, albeit those containing mixtures of Me and vinyl groups. Introduction of CaCl 2 sufficient to form CaF 2 prior to workup prevents repolymerization, allowing recovery of the mixed cage systems. The approach developed here provides a novel way to form mixed functional group silsesquioxane cages. The fact that T 10 and T 12 cage formation is favored appears to suggest that these cages are more stable than the traditionally produced T 8 cages.
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