“…20 Along this line, the development of anion sensors from cyclic siloxanes would be very intriguing and challenging. In the meantime, a lot of molecular interactions were proposed for designing probes, including hydrogen bonding, 21,22 electrostatic interaction, 23 deprotonation, 24,25 nucleophilic substitution 26 and Si-O bond cleavage. 27,28 In the last two decades, the usage of organosilica-based cage materials has expanded to cover many fields of applications such as catalytic supports, polymers, biocompatible materials and sensors.…”