feasible new preparation was reported for an octacarboxylphenyl functionalized spherosilicate, octakis[(pcarboxyphenyl) dimethylsilyl]silicate, which was a versatile monomer leading to other functional spherosilicate derivatives. The synthesis was started from octakis[dimethyl(p-methylphenyl)silyl]silicate. Octakis[dimethyl(pmethylphenyl) silyl]silicate was brominated by NBS to produce octakis[dimethyl(4-tribromomethylphenyl)silyl]silicate. Finally, octakis[dimethyl(4-tribromomethylphenyl)silyl]silicate was hydrolyzed in the presence of AgNO3 and formic acid to give the desired compound. Octakis[(pcarboxyphenyl) dimethylsilyl]silicate was fully characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 29Si NMR spectra, ESI-MS, and elemental analysis.

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Promising levels of enantiocontrol are observed in the silanediol-catalyzed addition of silyl ketene acetals to benzopyrylium triflates. This rare example of enantioselective, intermolecular chromenone functionalization with carbonyl-containing nucleophiles has potential applications in the synthesis of bioactive chromanones and tetrahydroxanthones.

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Two silanediol derivatives bearing 9-anthryl (2) and 1-pyrenyl (3) groups have been developed for fluorescence detection of anions. Receptor 3 showed favorable ratiometric response by fluorescence spectroscopy upon the addition of biologically relevant anions, such as acetate and dihydrogen phosphate in acetonitrile.