Frontispiece: Three‐Component Domino Knoevenagel/Vinylogous Michael Reaction: Entry to Challenging o‐Terphenyls

Abstract

Combination of a novel organocatalytic three‐component two‐step domino reaction with a subsequent new three‐step domino process, starting from easily accessible nitroolefins, malononitrile, and arylacetaldehydes, allows an unprecedented easy access to challenging highly functionalized o‐terphenyls, which are of high interest for materials science and medicinal chemistry. For more information, see the Full Paper by S. B. Tsogoeva and co‐workers on page 6551 ff.