To synthesize and characterize new octakis(N-propylacrylamide)octasilsesquioxane (2), decakis(N-propylacrylamide)decasilsesquioxane (3), dodecakis(N-propylacrylamide)dodecasilsesquioxane (4), octakis(N-propylmethacrylamide)octasilsesquioxane (5), decakis(N-propylmethacrylamide)decasilsesquioxane (6), and dodecakis(N-propylmethacrylamide)dodecasilsesquioxane (7)