“…As part of a systematic study of hypervalent silicon [2], germanium [3], and tin [4] derivatives containing N-amidomethyl and N-lactamomethyl C,O-chelating ligands, we have shown earlier that the reaction of N-trimethylsilyl (N-TMS) derivatives of amides and lactams with ClCH 2 MMe 2 Cl (M = Si, Ge) [5] proceeds through more than one step [6]. NMR monitoring data indicate that the first step is a transmetallation reaction producing Me 3 SiCl [6].…”