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Cover Picture: Efficient Macrocyclization by a Novel Oxy‐Oxonia‐Cope Reaction: Synthesis and Olfactory Properties of New Macrocyclic Musks (Chem. Eur. J. 23/2012)
Author(s) -
Zou Yue,
Mouhib Halima,
Stahl Wolfgang,
Goeke Andreas,
Wang Quanrui,
Kraft Philip
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201290092
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering
No More Musk Suicides! A poem by Shangyin Li (813–858) from the late Tang Dynasty reported the tragic case of a musk deer that committed suicide rather than let his hunters have his musk pods. In the Communication on page 7010 ff. , P. Kraft and co‐workers report a versatile macrocyclization, which utilizes an unprecedented oxy‐oxonia‐Cope reaction. This novel macrocyclization can also be employed for a new synthesis of muscone, with which the cover picture is scented. The book featuring the ancient drawing is held by a Tibetan Alchi Lama Monk.