Transition-metal-catalyzed additions of silicon-silicon and silicon-heteroatom bonds to unsaturated organic molecules

This review describes the addition of silicon-element sigma-bonds to the unsaturated organic molecules using transition-metal catalysts. Data indicate that these additions can occur in regio- and stereoselective manners. Additionally, same mechanistic features may influence other element-element sigma-bonds to react with the unsaturated organic molecules in the presence of transition metals.