Abstract A soluble well-defined 9, 10-diphenylanthryl-bridged ladder polysiloxane (DPAnLP) was prepared via supramolecular assembly-directed condensation polymerization of silanols. The ladder superstructure (LS) was obtained via a synergistic interaction of H- bonding and π–π stacking between polymerizable precursor 2-tert-butyl-9, 10-bis (methyldihydroxylsilyl) anthracene in organic solvent. The resultant LS was then used as ...