Cover Feature: Facile Electrochemical Intramolecular Amination of Urea‐Tethered Terminal Alkenes for the Synthesis of Cyclic Ureas (ChemistryOpen 8/2018)

The Cover Feature illustrates the electrochemically catalyzed intramolecular amination reactions that result in the formation of cyclic ureas and 1,2‐difunctionalization of terminal alkenes. Several reagents and reagent combinations have been developed for the amination and functionalization of unactivated alkenes. However, most are dependent on oxidants and catalysts. A green approach is reported for the intramolecular amination of urea‐tethered alkenes by generating radicals without using expensive catalysts and employing only electricity. This method can be considered environmentally friendly given that it avoids the issues of toxicity or complicated metal ligands. More information can be found in the Full Paper by N. Ahmed and S. Khatoon on page 576 in Issue 8, 2018 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201800064).[Image: see text]