1 The Silicon-Carbon Bond -- 1.1 The Chemical Properties of Silicon and Carbon -- 1.2 The Chemical Properties of the Silicon-Carbon Bond -- 2 Starting Materials for Organic Silicon -- the Key Position of Inorganic and Organic Silicon Chlorides -- 2.1 Elementary Silicon -- 2.2 Tetrachlorosilane -- 2.3 Trichlorosilane (Silicochloroform) -- 2.4 Other Inorganic Starting Materials -- 2.5 Chloroorganosilanes from a Direct Process -- 3 The Preparation and Properties of Organic Silicon Compounds -- 3.1 The Tetraorganosilanes -- 3.2 The Hydroorganosilanes (Organosilicon Hydrides) -- 3.3 The Haloorganosilanes -- 3.4 The Organopseudohalosilanes -- 3.5 The Organosilicon-Oxygen Compounds -- 3.6 The Organosilicon Derivatives of Sulphur, Selenium and Tellurium -- 3.7 The Organosilyl Nitrogen Compounds -- 3.8 The Organosilyl Derivatives of Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth -- 3.9 The Organosilyl Metal Compounds -- 3.10 The Organo Di- and Polysilanes -- 3.11 Compounds Containing Penta- and Hexa-Coordinated Organic Silicon -- 4 Applications of Organic Silicon in Industry, Synthesis and Medicine -- 4.1 Industrial Applications of Organic Silicon -- 4.2 Applications of Silicon Reagents in Organis Synthesis -- 4.3 The Physiology, Toxicology and Medicinal Applications of Organic Silicon -- 5 The Analysis of Organosilicon Compounds -- 5.1 Structural Analysis -- 5.2 Chemical Analysis -- 6 Bibliography -- 6.1 Monographs and Handbooks -- 6.2 Reviews -- 6.3 Annual Surveys -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.