Cover Feature: Titanium‐Catalyzed Hydroaminoalkylation of Ethylene (Chem. Eur. J. 10/2020)

Industrially important ethylene easily inserts into the titanium carbon bond of titanaaziridines to give titanapyrrolidines. Based on this reaction, this work reports the first examples of titanium-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation reactions of ethylene with secondary amines, which directly deliver α-ethylated amines. The picture, created by Iris Töben, shows a simplified catalytic cycle in front of Oldenburg Palace, which is located in the city...