Volume 30, Issue 8 e202400128
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Cover Feature: trans-Cyclooctenes as Scavengers of Bromine Involved in Catalytic Bromination (Chem. Eur. J. 8/2024)

Ryuichi Murata

Ryuichi Murata

Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan

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Kenta Shitamichi

Kenta Shitamichi

Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan

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Masatsugu Hiramatsu

Masatsugu Hiramatsu

Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan

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Prof. Dr. Seijiro Matsubara

Prof. Dr. Seijiro Matsubara

Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan

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Prof. Dr. Daisuke Uraguchi

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Prof. Dr. Daisuke Uraguchi

Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021 Japan

List Sustainable Digital Transformation Catalyst Collaboration Research Platform, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD List-PF), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021 Japan

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Prof. Dr. Keisuke Asano

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Prof. Dr. Keisuke Asano

Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021 Japan

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First published: 17 January 2024

Graphical Abstract

A trans-cyclooctene (TCO) bearing a 2-pyridylethyl group has been developed to retard uncatalyzed bromination reactions using N-bromosuccinimide by capturing bromine generated in situ, which was revealed to cause background reactions. The TCO is useful as an additive for improving catalyst-controlled selectivity and as a probe to investigate the involvement of Br2 in catalytic bromination. More information can be found in the Research Article by D. Uraguchi, K. Asano and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303399).