The cover picture shows a critical review on the organic reactions catalyzed by dinucleating complexes via metal-metal cooperation. The reaction modes for the catalysis involving late transition metals are including the bimetallic co-activation of single molecules and dual-activation of two molecules. More details including the pathways of the metal-metal cooperation are discussed by Zeng et al. on page 185—201.

The bifunctional roles of CH₃COO^– (complexation effect and decreasing temperature of PVP complete decomposition) are utilized to synthesize electrospun LaCoO₃ perovskites at a low-temperature 400 °C. The obtained material can be applied in the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds, like stable propane. More details are discussed in the article by Luo and Qian et al. on page 144-150.

Recent progresses on the biomimetic assembly of biomolecular motors (F_oF₁-ATPase and kinesin) are introduced and the strategies used for the manipulation of their functions are described.

We have proposed a way to quantify the capabilities of various Lewis/Brønsted acids to activate electrophilic CF₃S-transfer reagents. A moderate correlation between the activation capability and Lewis acidity is observed.

The bifunctional roles of CH₃COO^– (complexation effect and decreasing temperature of PVP complete decomposition) are utilized to synthesize LaCoO₃ perovskites at a low-temperature 400 °C.

A Pd-catalytic asymmetric aromative [4+3]-cyclization reaction of amino-trimethylenemethanes (TMM, 1,3-dipoles) with fused 1-azadienes has been developed. This method enables access to the synthetically important and biologically active benzofuran fused azepines and indeno-azepines in excellent efficiency and stereoselectivity (up to 95% yield, 98% ee, > 19 : 1 dr).

The first nitrosoarene anion radicals compounds [K(crypt-2,2,2)][DmpNO] and [K(crypt-2,2,2)][TtpNO] deviating the stabilization of transition-metal have been isolated and structurally characterized.

Dehydroxylative trifluoromethylthiolation, trifluoromethylation and difluoromethylation of alcohols were achieved under mild conditions via the activation of the hydroxyl group by a R₃P/ICH₂CH₂I system.

An operationally simple and safe synthesis of α-haloketones using KBr and KCl as nonhazardous halogen sources is reported. It involves an iron-catalysed reaction of alkenes with KBr/KCl using O₂ as terminal oxidant under the irradiation of visible-light. This strategy avoids the risks associated with handling halo-contained electrophiles.

Cooperatively bimetallic organic catalysis has witnessed rapid developments during the last decades. Herein, we demonstrated perspectives of some contributions in the field of cooperative bimetallic organic catalysis using dinucleating complexes with late transition metals. Based on different activation modes for the catalysis, the major advances are classified into: (1) Bimetallic co-activation of small molecules; (2) Bimetallic co-activation of single molecules; (3) Bimetallic dual-activation of two molecules. We discussed the mechanisms to understand the way of the metal-metal cooperation involved in the catalytic cycles.

In recent years, visible light driven enantioselective chemical transformations have emerged as new additions to the toolkit of synthetic chemists to accomplish more efficient assembly of chiral molecules. Nonetheless, implementing precise stereocontrol on photoinduced intermolecular radical coupling process remains arduous. Recent studies unveil the underexplored competence of chiral phosphoric acid for this class of asymmetric photoredox reactions, endowed by its capability as a bifunctional H-bonding catalyst for synchronous interaction with radical intermediate and substrate while channeling the cross-coupling in a highly enantioselective manner. This paper highlights the recent advances, future outlook as well as the prospective challenges in this research area.

The engineering of pillar[n]arene scaffold to get functionalized materials and their potential applications in light harvesting, drug delivery, mass transport, metal extraction, and gas separation and storage are discussed in this report.

Recently, we reconstituted the in vitro activity of a radical SAM enzyme HpnH, which catalyzes the adenosylation of hopene to produce adenosylhopane.

We have recently developed a new dehydrative glycosylation strategy based on the sequential activation of sulfoxide and sulfide with 2-aryl-1,3-dithiane 1-oxide as dehydrative reagent.

Development of efficient catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral seven-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles has been great important because their occurrence in a great number of pharmaceuticals and natural compounds. This work developed a Pd-catalyzed asymmetric aromative [4+3]-cyclization reaction of amino-trimethylenemethanes (TMM, 1,3-dipoles) with fused 1-azadienes, which enables access to synthetically important and biologically active benzofuran fused azepines and indeno-azepines in excellent efficiency and stereoselectivity (up to 95% yield, 99% ee, >19 : 1 dr). More details are discussed in the article by Deng and Shao et al. on page 151-157.

The back cover picture shows an efficient organic ligand-free heterogeneous catalytic system for hydroformylation of olefins with simple Rh particles as the catalyst. The Rh black catalyst showed good catalytic activity for a broad substrate scope including the aliphatic and aromatic olefins, affording the desired aldehydes in good yields. The catalyst could be reused several times without loss of activity under identical reaction conditions, and the Rh leaching was negligible after each cycle. More details are discussed in the article by Shi et al. on page 139-143.