1 Fundamental Considerations.- 2 Chemistry of Trimethylsilyl Cyanide.- 3 Trimethylsilyl Iodide and Bromide.- 4 Silyl Azides.- 5 Silyl Nitronates.- 6 Peterson Reaction.- 7 Vinyl Silanes.- 8 Aryl Silanes.- 9 Silyl Acetylenes.- 10 Tetraalkylsilanes, Alkylpentafluorosilicates and Alkenylpentafluorosilicates.- 11 Allylic Silanes.- 12 Electrophilic Reactions of Silyl Enol Ethers.- 13 Oxidation of Silyl Enol Ethers.- 14 Cyclopropanation of Silyl Enol Ethers, Chemistry of Trimethylsilyloxycyclopropanes.- 15 Cycloaddition and Electrocyclic Reactions of Silyl Enol Ethers.- 16 Preparation of Silyl Enol Ethers.- 17 Ionic Hydrogenations.- 18 Reduction of Polar Multiple Bonds of Hydrosilation.- 19 Dissolving Metal Reductions.- 20 Miscellaneous Reductions.- 21 Silicon-Sulfur.- 22 Silicon-Phosphorous.- 23 Silyl Oxidants.- 24 Silyl Bases.- 25 Silicon-Fluorine.- Author Index.