Front Cover Picture: Use of Iridium‐Catalyzed Transfer Vinylation for the Synthesis of Bio‐Based (bis)‐Vinyl Ethers (Adv. Synth. Catal. 7/2022)

Abstract

The front cover picture depicts bio‐based bis‐vinyl ether structures which were synthesized through a catalytic transfer vinylation reaction, where a cationic iridium complex was used as the catalyst, sodium acetate as the base, vinyl acetate as the vinylating agent, and 2‐MeTHF as a green solvent. Many of the herein described (bis)‐vinyl ethers are reported for the first time and bear high potential as an integral part in adhesives, coatings, or UV‐inks. Details can be found in the research article by de Vries and co‐workers (B. Spiegelberg, H. Jiao, R. Grauke, C. Kubis, A. Spannenberg, A. Brandt, A. Taden, H. Beck, S. Tin, J. G. de Vries, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 1251–1263; DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101348).