Front Cover: Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Aldehydes and Dicyanoalkenes Catalyzed by Diphenylprolinol Silyl Ether (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 48/2018). Issue 48 (13th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hayashi, Yujiro; Kranidiotis‐Hisatomi, Nektarios; Sakamoto, Daisuke; Oritani, Kyohei; Kawamoto, Takuji; Kamimura, Akio
• Is Part Of: European journal of organic chemistry. Issue 48(2018)
• Page Start: 6809
• Page End: 6809
• Publication Date: 2018-11-13
• Subjects: Chemistry, Organic -- Periodicals; Organic compounds -- Synthesis -- Periodicals; Bioorganic chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical organic -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801418
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1434-193X

Abstract

Abstract : The Front Cover shows a schematic impression of the developed Michael reaction of aldehydes and dicyanoalkenes. The reaction is represented as a gardening process, to emphasize the connection of organocatalysis and green chemistry. The starting materials coexisting in the reaction mixture are shown in a flower pot, while the organocatalyst is represented as a cloud, the main source of water for the seed. The Michael adduct is depicted as a shoot, which can be later transformed into other useful chiral compounds, illustrated as different kinds of flowers. Communication by Y. Hayashi et al.