Functionalised polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane with encapsulated fluoride – first observation of fluxional Si⋯F interactions in POSS

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interacts equivalently with all eight Si atoms. Additional variable temperature NMR studies demonstrated a threshold at -5 °C below which no SiF interactions are observed, and above which an increasing SiF covalent character occurs.