Small c
arbosilane dendrons in which a
closo-c
arborane is located at the focal point have been prep
ared by a sequence of steps involvinghydrosilylation and reduction reactions. These compounds
are used as scaffolds for peripheral functionalization with styrene, chlorovinylstyrene,or suitable c
arboranes, while keeping the C
cluster-Si (C
c-Si) bond. Modification of the core by reduction of the c
arborane with Mg/BrCH
2CH
2Brwas also achieved.