Advanced Synthesis & CatalysisVolume 355, Issue 13 p. 2712-2712 Cover PictureFree Access Back Cover: (Adv. Synth. Catal. 13/2013) First published: 14 September 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201390028AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract The cover picture, provided by Sandrine Ventre, Etienne Derat, Muriel Amatore, Corinne Aubert and Marc Petit, illustrates the rapid and selective head-to-head (E)-dimerisation of arylacetylenes catalyzed by a simple hydrido-cobalt complex under mild conditions at room temperature. The process is based on a cobalt-promoted activation of a CH acetylenic bond affording a new dihydrido complex. DFT computational studies support then an hydrocobaltation pathway (TS-BC) over carbocobaltation (TS-BE) starting from this intermediate. Subsequent reductive elimination completes the catalytic cycle and releases the desired (E)-enyne with excellent yield and selectivities. This methodology is illustrated in the Full Paper by Ventre et al. on pages 2584–2590 (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201300486). Volume355, Issue13September 16, 2013Pages 2712-2712 RelatedInformation