“…Silsesquioxanes (SQs), hybrid silicon compounds with the empirical formula [RSiO 3/2 ] n (R = H, alkyl and aryl) connecting rigid and thermostable inorganics to chemically flexible organics, have attracted increasing attention over the last 30 years in various research fields. [1][2][3][4] To date, three principal well-defined structured SQs are reported: incompletely condensed SQs ( partial cages), completely condensed SQs (cages, e.g. most studied are T 8 , T 10 and T 12 ) and ladder-type SQs (so-called "laddersiloxanes") (Fig.…”