Front Cover: Catalytic Asymmetric Strecker Reaction of Ketoimines with Potassium Cyanide (Asian J. Org. Chem. 12/2021)

The cover art illustrates the phase-transfer catalysis effective for asymmetric Strecker reaction of ketoimines with potassium cyanide under solid-liquid biphasic conditions. Chiral 1,2,3-triazolium ion featuring prominent hydrogen-bond donating and anion-binding capabilities allows establishment a highly efficient enantioselective process preparation sterically congested chiral α-amino nitriles. More information can be found in Communication by Takashi Ooi et al.