The front cover image, provi
de
d by Torben Rogge, Ru
huai Mei an
d Lutz Ackermann, illustrates t
he synt
hetic utility of cobalt-catalyze
d C&n
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h;H arylations by oxazoline assistance at ambient temperature. T
he catalytic system
derive
d from inexpensive Co(acac)
2 an
d an N-
heterocyclic carbene enable
d C&n
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h;H arylations wit
h ample scope, an
d prove
d applicable to
difficult C&n
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h;H alkylations wit
h unactivate
d primary an
d secon
dary alkyl c
hlori
des. T
he power of t
he C&n
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h;H arylation strategy was reflecte
d by C&n
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h;H activation at 23 &
deg;C, an
d late-stage
diversification to access bioactive biaryls. Details can be foun
d in t
he full paper on pages 2443&n
das
h;2448 (R. Mei, L. Ackermann,
Adv. Synth. Catal.
2016,
358, 2443&n
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h;2448; DOI:
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201600384" rel="references:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201600384">10.1002/adsc.201600384).