Functionalized iodo- and diiodo-1,3,5-triazine derivatives readily undergo an I/Mg exchange with BuMgCl, sBuMgCl, or OctMgBr at low temperatures furnishing 2-magnesiated and 2-zincated 1,3,5-triazines (after transmetalation with ZnCl(2)). This method also offers a convenient access to dimagnesiated triazines. Furthermore, it allows the preparation of functionalized 1,3,5-triazinyl dimers and trimers, interesting for their opto-electronic properties.