Cyclopentadienyl‐, Indenyl‐ and Fluorenyl‐Functionalized N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications Cyclopentadienyl–NHC Iron Complexes for Solvent‐Free Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Hydroalumination of Bis(alkynyl)silanes: Generation of Chelating Lewis Acids, Their Application in the Coordination of Chloride Ions and a 1,1‐Carbalumination Reaction Dinuclear and Mononuclear Chromium Acetylide Complexes Synthetic, Structural, and Catalytic Studies of Well‐Defined Allyl 1,2,3‐Triazol‐5‐ylidene (tzNHC) Palladium

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AbstractThe front cover picture shows the broad coverage of organometallic chemistry spanning the periodic table from transition metals to main‐group elements and encompassing topics such as NHC‐functionalized cyclopentadienyl complexes (Beatriz Royo et al.), cyclopentadienyl–NHC piano‐stool iron complexes (Jean‐Baptiste Sortais, Christophe Darcel et al.), aluminum‐based Lewis acids (Werner Uhl et al.), electronic communication in new carbon‐rich compounds (Heinz Berke et al.), and (η3‐allyl)palladium complexes ( (Shin‐ichi Fukuzawa et al.). The Japanese character behind the last graphic means “Life” and aptly points to the life in the field of organometallics, reflected in the diversity of the applications from catalysis to molecular electronics. We thank these groups of researchers for contributing graphics to this composite cover. magnified image