Frontispiece: A Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of Functionalized Piperidines

Pd Catalysis A readily available cyclic carbamate functions as a general precursor to a range of functionalized piperidine products using a new Pd-catalyzed annulation strategy. An asymmetric catalytic variant provides a rapid and efficient means to access these heterocycles with high to excellent levels of enantiocontrol. In addition, these richly functionalized compounds are amenable to further chemoselective elaboration. For more information, see the Communication by J. P. A. Harrity et al. on page 13000 ff.