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The T-8 cage in (HSiO3/2)(8) has been successfully derivatised to give
(ROSiO(3/2))(8) and (R(3)SiOSiO(3/2))(8) by the reaction with alcohol
s and silanols in the presence of catalytic amounts of amines. The mos
t effective catalyst is Et(2)NOH.