Book excerpt: Never Change a winning team. The fifth volume in this renowned series retains the established and successful concept: Leading experts from academia and industry present a comprehensive and detailed overview of the latest results in organosilicon chemistry. Synthesis and characterization of new organosilicon compounds Applications in polymer and materials science Summary of the latest research results The result is a unique collection of first-hand information, vital for every expert working in this field. From the contents: Reactions of Silicon Atoms- An Access to Unusual Molecules New Reactions of Stable Silylenes Synthesis and Chemistry of Some Bridged Silicocations Synthesis of a Highly Enantiomerically Enriched Silyllithium Compound Experimental Determination of the Inversion Barriers of Oligosily Anions SiO and SiOSiN Chains, Rings, and Cages Novel Cyclic and Polycyclic Chalcogenides of Silicon Organosilicon Compounds in Medicine and Cosmetics Organosilicon Chemistry and Nanoscience Sustainable Silicon Production The Role of Silanes in Filled and Crosslinked Polymers Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Fatty Compounds Novel Routes fro the Preparation of Nanoporous Silica Particles Aluminosiloxanes as Molecular Models for Aluminosilicates