Silicon-transition metal bonds—continued

Transition-metal chemistry is currently one of the most rapidly developing research areas. The record of investigation for compounds with metal silicon bonds is closely comparable to that for silicones it was in 1941 when Hein discovered the first metal silicon complex, followed by Wilkinson in 1956. A milestone in the development of this chemistry was Speier s discovery of the catalytic activity of nobel metal complexes in hydrosilylation reactions in 1977. Hydrosilylation is widely used in modem organic syntheses as well as in the preparation of organo functionalized silicones. Detailed investigations of the reaction mechanisms of various catalysts continue to be subject of intense research efforts. 

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