Recent advances in C-Si bond activation via a direct transition metal insertion

The C-Si bond activation via a direct transition metal insertion has recently gained growing attention in the organic chemical community. The process not only shows a new and unique entry to functionalize the C-Si bond, but also presents a powerful method to synthesize diverse organosilanes via formation of a new C-Si bond. This Digest is intended to highlight some elegant advances, which are categorized into strained silacycles, acyclic C(sp(3))-Si, acyclic C(sp(2))-Si, and C(sp)-Si bond activation. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.