Main Group and Group 11, 12, 2-pyridyl-(trimethylsilyl)methyl and -bis(trimethylsilyl)-methyl chemistry

Abstract

Developments in the Main Group 1, 2, 13–15 and Groups 11 and 12 alkyl metal or metalloid chemistry of CH(SiMe3)(2-pyridyl) (= r) and C(SiMe3)2(2-pyridyl) (= R) is reviewed along with observations on the closely related ligands, CH(SiMe3)(6-methyl-2-pyridyl) (= rMe) and C(SiMe3)2(6-methyl-2-pyridyl) (= RMe).