The front cover presents the conversion of simple benzene derivatives into high-value trifluoromethyl-containing cyclohexadienes. The background shows the gate of Qiushi Academy, which is the former site of Zhejiang University. With a chromium-mediated η⁶-coordination strategy to activate inert arene π-bonds, both dearomative 1,2-hydrotrifluoromethylation and dearomative 1,2-deuterotrifluoromethylation were readily realized. More details can be found in the Communication by Wei Li and co-workers (C.-J. Wu, X. Jiang, J.-Y. Qiu, M.-Y. Wang, W. Li, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 4195–4199; DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400718)

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封面图片：铬结合芳烃的去铝 1,2-（氘代）氢三氟甲基化 （Adv. Synth.加泰罗尼亚。20/2024)


封面展示了简单苯衍生物转化为高价值含三氟甲基的环己二烯。背景是求是书院的大门，这里是浙江大学的旧址。通过铬介导的 η⁶-配位策略激活惰性芳烃 π-键，去氨基 1,2-氢三氟甲基化和去氨基 1,2-氘三氟甲基化都很容易实现。更多详细信息可以在 Wei Li 及其同事 （C.-J.吴晓晓 江 J.-Y.邱 M.-Y.Wang， W. Li， Adv. Synth.加泰罗尼亚。2024， 366， 4195–4199;DOI： 10.1002/adsc.202400718）