Silacarboxylic acids have been demonstrated to be easy to handle, air-stable carbon monoxide precursors. Different silacarboxylic acids were synthesized from the corresponding chlorosilanes and carbon dioxide, and their decarbonylation, upon treatment with an array of activators, was evaluated. The release of CO from crystalline MePh2SiCO2H proved to be highly efficient, and it was successfully applied in a selection of palladium-catalyzed carbonylative couplings using near-stoichiometric quantities of carbon monoxide precursor. Finally, the synthesis of (MePh2SiCO2H)-C-13 and its application in carbonyl labeling of two bioactive compounds was demonstrated.