1) Catalytic Generation of Silicon Nucleophiles2) Si-H Bond Activation by Main-Group Lewis Acids3) Si-H Bond Activation by Transition-Metal Lewis Acids4) Metal-Ligand Cooperative Si-H Bond Activation5) Cationic Silicon-Based Lewis Acids in Catalysis6) Transition Metal-Catalyzed C-H Bond Silylation7) Transition Metal-Free Catalytic C-H Bond Silylation8) Silyl-Heck, Silyl-Negishi, and Related Reactions9) Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Organosilicon Compounds10) Lewis Base Activation of Silicon Lewis Acids11) Hydrosilylation Catalyzed by Base Metals12) Silylenes as Ligands in Catalysis13) Enantioselective Synthesis of Silyl Ethers through Catalytic Si-O Bond Formation14) Chiral Silicon Molecules
Tamejiro Hiyama, PhD, is RDI Fellow at Chuo University and Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University (both in Japan). He is best known for his work in developing the Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction and the Hiyama cross-coupling. He is the recipient of the Chemical Society of Japan Award, the Humboldt Research Award, and the Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry. He has published over 500 papers and 25 books.Martin Oestreich, PhD, is Einstein Professor of Synthesis and Catalysis at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. His research is focused on main-group chemistry related to catalysis with emphasis on silicon and boron. He is on the editorial advisory board of European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Society Reviews, and Chemical Science, and has published over 250 papers and five books.