title: 4,4'-Bis(trimethyl-sil-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of title compound, C(16)H(24)N(2)Si(2), the pyridine rings are nearly planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.002 Å).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-Ge
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hua-Peng
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song