Current Chemistry of Cyclic Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes

Title:Current Chemistry of Cyclic Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes

Volume: 21 Issue: 28

Author(s): Yaochen Zheng, Zhengguo Gao and Jin Han*

Affiliation:

• College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014,China

Keywords: Cyclic oligomeric silsesquioxane, single crystal, cluster, synthesis, functionalization, application.

Abstract: Background: Cyclic oligomeric silsesquioxanes (COSSs) composed of an inorganic Si-O-Si cycle with different silicon atom number from 3 to 12 and organic substituent groups are the promising precursors for organic-inorganic hybrids. COSSs includes two categories: metallic cyclic oligomeric silsesquioxanes (mCOSSs) and macrocyclic oligomeric silsesquioxanes (MOSSs). Since pioneer works were done by Russian scientists, including Zhdanov, Shchegolikhina, and Lindeman, et al. in the 1990s, COSS chemistry has emerged as a new research field in organic silicon chemistry.

Methods: Three major methods, including cation exchange strategy, ligand exchange strategy and cleavage of polymetallasiloxane strategy, have been used to prepare a variety of COSSs.

Objective: The aim of this article is to present a comprehensive understanding of mCOSSs and MOSSs in synthesis and potential applications.

Results: mCOSSs and MOSSs have exhibited excellent performances when they are employed as the precursors of magnetic, organic-inorganic, and porous materials.

Conclusion: The article reviews the major developments of COSSs in synthesis, characterization, functionalization, and excellent performances over the last decades. Future research will focus on the synthesis advance and various applications of COSSs.

Cite this article as:

Zheng Yaochen , Gao Zhengguo and Han Jin *, Current Chemistry of Cyclic Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes, Current Organic Chemistry 2017; 21 (28) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272821666170612091257