2-(Trimethylsiloxymethyl) phenyl isocyanide, 2-(CH2OSiMe3) C6H4N C (2) was prepared by reaction of 2-(trimethylsiloxymethyl) phenyl formamide, 2-(CH2OSiMe3) C6H4NHCHO (1) with trichloromethyl chloroformate. Reaction of 2 with F− ions in MeOH leads to the formation of 2-(hydroxymethyl) phenyl isocyanide, 2-(CH2OH) C6H4N C (3), which is stable as free ligand and does not spontaneously undergo intramolecular cyclization to ...