Abstract
The front cover picture, provided by Saki Maejima, Eiji Yamaguchi, and Akichika Itoh, depicts the utility of inexpensive molecular iodine as the mediator for the straightforward synthesis of lactones. Visible light irradiation to molecular iodine generates iodine radicals which could mediate a C−C/C−O bond-forming reaction of olefins with carbonyl compounds furnishing polyfunctionalized γ-butyrolactones. The study offers an interesting way of utilizing visible light and iodine radicals for intermolecular C–C bond-forming transformations. Details can be found in the communication on pages 3883–3887 (S. Maejima, E. Yamaguchi, A. Itoh, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3883–3887; DOI 10.1002/adsc.201700809).
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