Cover Feature: Efficient Iron-Catalyzed Reductive N-Alkylation of Aromatic Amines with Carboxylic Acid and Phenylsilane (Asian J. Org. Chem. 9/2018)

The cover picture shows a convenient and straightforward iron-based catalytic protocol for the N-alkylation of amines with readily available carboxylic acids in the presence of hydrosilanes. A broad range of primary and secondary anilines are successfully converted to the corresponding tertiary anilines. This method expands the application of earth-abundant iron catalysis and represents an environmentally friendly example for the reductive amination of carboxylic acids to afford alkylated anilines. More information can be found in the Communication by Liang-Nian He et al. on page 1815 in Issue 9, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201800420).