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Cover Picture: Diversity‐Oriented Synthesis of Polycyclic Scaffolds by Modification of an Anodic Product Derived from 2,4‐Dimethylphenol (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 6/2011)
Author(s) -
Barjau Joaquin,
Schnakenburg Gregor,
Waldvogel Siegfried R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201100191
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , int , product (mathematics) , diversity (politics) , nanotechnology , reactivity (psychology) , variety (cybernetics) , simple (philosophy) , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , polymer science , polymer chemistry , computer science , engineering , mathematics , philosophy , sociology , medicine , geometry , alternative medicine , pathology , operating system , epistemology , artificial intelligence , anthropology , mechanical engineering
The simple treatment of a solution of 2,4‐dimethylphenol with electric current yields a versatile synthetic intermediate that displays a wealth of potential reactivity. This intermediate can be compared to a Swiss army knife, because different functions can be liberated selectively depending on the reaction conditions, and a variety of polycyclic architectures are accessible. S. R. Waldvogel et al. report on this diversity‐oriented synthesis in their Communication on page 1415 ff.