The inside cover picture, provided by Wesley Zongrong Yu, Yi An
Cheng,
Ming Wah Wong and Ying-Yeung Yeung, illustrates the reversal of regioselectivity in the aminobromination of alkenes by small changes in the temperature and reaction atmosphere. The Markovnikov product β-bromoamide was formed at 25 °C without the use of an inert atmosphere. In sharp contrast, the reversal of regioselectivity to form the opposite regioisomer the α-bromoamide occurred at 40 °C under an argon atmosphere, through a switch in mechanistic pathway. Details can be found in the communication on pages 234–239 (W. Z. Yu, Y. A. Cheng, M. W. Wong, Y.-Y. Yeung,
Adv. Synth. Catal.
2017,
359, 234–239; DOI:
10.1002/adsc.201600821).