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Cover Picture: (Isr. J. Chem. 3‐4/2020)
Author(s) -
John P. Wolfe,
Janis Louie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.202080301
Subject(s) - chemistry , heteroatom , amination , annulation , nanotechnology , polymer science , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , ring (chemistry) , materials science
The cover picture summarizes the enormous breadth of possibilities stemming from application of Pd‐catalyzed carbon−heteroatom bond‐forming reactions. This innovative chemistry has already been applied in advanced synthesis of pharmaceuticals, polymers, natural products, semiconductors, organic light‐emitting diodes, industrial‐scale production, PET‐imaging, agricultural crop‐protecting agents, and more. The 2019 Wolf Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Stephen L. Buchwald and John F. Hartwig "for the development of efficient transition‐metal catalysts that have revolutionized drug manufacturing, leading to breakthrough in molecule and synthetics design." This issue on Carbon‐Heteroatom and Carbon‐Carbon Bond‐Forming Reactions features 31 research articles as well as an essay co‐written by Profs. Hartwig and Buchwald that provides insight into the prior studies that led to their interest in aromatic C−N bond formation and the eventual development of the Buchwald−Hartwig Amination Reaction. The prizes were awarded by Prof. Dan Shechtman and President Reuven Rivlin at the Wolf Prize ceremony, May 30, 2019, at the Knesset in Jerusalem (photos by the Wolf Foundation).