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Cover Picture: Allylsilanes in Organic Synthesis − Recent Developments (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 15/2004)
Author(s) -
Chabaud Laurent,
James Philippe,
Landais Yannick
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200490030
Subject(s) - organosilicon , chemistry , synthon , silicon , cover (algebra) , organic synthesis , abundance (ecology) , mineralogy , group 2 organometallic chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , earth science , geology , catalysis , ecology , mechanical engineering , engineering , biology , molecule
The cover picture shows the “Dune of Pyla”, the highest sand dune in Europe (105 m high, 2.7 km long and 500 m wide). It is situated 70 km away from Bordeaux, where part of the research described in the Microreview by Landais et al. on p. 3173 ff. was performed. The dune is composed of 60 million m 3 of sand (silicates). Silicon is the second most abundant element inside the earth crust [O 2 (46%), Si (28%), Al (8%)] and is essentially present in nature as its oxidized form (SiO 2 ). Synthetic organosilicon compounds, and more particularly allylsilanes, are very common and useful organometallic intermediates for organic synthesis. Such synthons are of economical importance due to the abundance of silicon, and are of environmental concern due to the low toxicity of organosilicon by‐products.