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  Some Notable Discoveries in Organosilicon Chemistry: Proceedings of the History and Retrospective Session of the 34th Organosilicon Symposium (2001)

  Adrian G. Brook, Robert West, Kim M. Baines, William B. Herdle, Larry H. Wood, Kenrick M. Lewis, George H. Wagner, and Bernard Kanner

  The 34th Organosilicon Symposium at White Plains, NY, in 2001 featured a History and Retrospective Session, during which invited speakers from academic and industrial laboratories recounted the path to some significant 20th century discoveries in organosilicon chemistry.

  • The Si=C Story: The Way it Happened, Adrian G. Brook (University of Toronto)

  • The Discovery of Stable Disilenes and Silylenes, Robert West (University of Wisconsin)

  • Yellow Fever: The Story Behind the Synthesis of Germasilenes, Kim M. Baines (University of Western Ontario)

  • Direct Synthesis of Tris(dimethylamino)silane, William B. Herdle (OSi Specialties, formerly of Union Carbide Corporation)

  • Discovery of Tin and Phosphorus Effects on the Direct Synthesis of Methylchlorosilanes, Larry H. Wood (Dow Corning Corporation)

  • Discovery of Methylchlorosilylene (CH₃SiCl) as a Key Intermediate in the Direct Synthesis of Dimethyldichlorosilane ((CH₃)₂SiCl₂), Kenrick M. Lewis (OSi Specialties, formerly of Union Carbide Corporation)

  • The First Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation With Supported Platinum Catalysts, George H. Wagner (Retired, formerly of Union Carbide Corporation)

  • The Discovery of Silicone Surfactants for Polyurethane Foam, Bernard Kanner (Retired, formerly of Union Carbide Corporation)

  • The Discovery of Silane Coupling Agents, Bernard Kanner (Retired, formerly of Union Carbide Corporation)