Publisher's Synopsis
This monograph was the title of a workshop at the Centre of Inderdisciplinary Research (ZiF) in Bielefeld, Germany. The fields of SiO compounds is a rapidly developing field of research.;A group of 25 scientists from different areas - including molecular chemistry, solid-state chemistry, material science, physical and theoretical chemistry - present the latest results and scientific perspectives within the following subdisciplines: fundamental SiO-systems, siloxenes, silicon monoxide, functionalized siloxanes, silicate assembly and siloxane assembly.