Preparation and 29Si NMR Spectroscopic Investigation of Polymers with Definite Silicic Acid Units Three polymers were synthesized by additive reaction of the cage-like double fourring (D4R) silicic acid derivatives (CH3)2HSi]8Si8O20 and CH2?CH(CH3)2Si]8Si8O20 resp., with the unsaturated diviyltetramethyldisiloxane or the multiple functional tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane and polymethylhydrogensiloxane in a molar ratio of functional groups 1:1. By means of 29Si solid state NMR spectroscopy was shown that the in organic solvents insoluble polymers are built up by D4R silicic acid units, which are connected by chain-like or cyclic siloxane bridges. With increasing functional groups of the reactants the sterical hindrance of the reaction of D4R derivates grows. The polymers show small surfaces of 1 to 8 m2/g.
