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Front Cover: Stereoselective Transfer Semi‐Hydrogenation of Alkynes to E ‐Olefins with N ‐Heterocyclic Silylene–Manganese Catalysts (Chem. Eur. J. 19/2018)
Author(s) -
Zhou YuPeng,
Mo Zhenbo,
Luecke MarcelPhilip,
Driess Matthias
Publication year - 2018
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.201800159
Subject(s) - silylene , alkyne , manganese , chemistry , stereoselectivity , pincer ligand , catalysis , front cover , ligand (biochemistry) , medicinal chemistry , pyridine , pincer movement , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , cover (algebra) , receptor , mechanical engineering , silicon , engineering , biochemistry
Highly stereoselective transfer semi‐hydrogenation of alkynes to E ‐olefins has been achieved by applying N ‐heterocyclic silylene (NHSi)–manganese(II) complexes as superior pre‐catalysts, bearing a bis‐NHSi pyridine pincer ligand. The cover describes the “catchy performance” conducted by the efficient silylene crab. It is holding a manganese atom which mediates the magic transformation from a fish (alkyne) to a seahorse ( E ‐olefin). More information can be found in the Communication by M. Driess et al. on page 4780.