Abstract
AbstractSilylmethyl anions have found various applications in synthesis, including as nucleophiles, metalation reagents, reductants, and stabilization ligands for other metals. The unique property arising from the α-anion stabilization effect and transformability of the silyl substituent allows synthetically useful methodology, enabling olefination, homologation, selective metalation, and further transformations. Thus, these synthetic reagents remain valuable and are widely employed in modern organic synthesis. This chapter describes the advancement of silylmethyl anion chemistry, with the major developments from 2000 to the present date covered.