A novel fluoro-containing dendrimeric macromolecule with cyclic siloxane as the core and aryl-trifluorovinyl-ether (–OCF
CF2) units as the arms was reported. The macromolecule was easily converted to a cross-linked structure showing an ultra-low k value and low water uptake. In particular, the network also exhibited high thermostability and excellent transparency.
![Graphical abstract: Dendrimeric organosiloxane with thermopolymerizable –OCF [[double bond, length as m-dash]] CF2 groups as the arms: synthesis and transformation to the polymer with both ultra-low k and low water uptake](http://hg.y866.cn/compound/lib/scimg/usr/1/C6PY00576D.jpg)