Back Cover: Total Synthesis of Astellatol (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 13/2018)

Abstract

Chinese paper cutting is a long‐standing tradition, and is often used to decorate doors and windows during the Spring Festival. The Chinese character means blessing and happiness, and the character means spring. With this backdrop, J. Xu et al. present in their Communication on page 3386 ff., the first enantiospecific synthesis for a three‐decade‐old synthetic challenge, astellatol.