Direct cross-linking of silyl-functionalized cage siloxanes via nonhydrolytic siloxane bond formation for preparing nanoporous materials

Nonhydrolytic siloxane bond formation reactions between cage siloxanes modified with dimethylsilyl and dimethylethoxysilyl groups in the presence of B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 catalyst are conducted to produce nanoporous materials with well-defined 3D networks.