Cover Feature: Mechanism and Origins of Site‐Selectivity of Template‐Directed C−H Insertion of Quinolines (Chem. Eur. J. 27/2023).

C-H functionalization, mechanism, Pd catalysts, quantum chemistry, templates Keywords: C-H functionalization; mechanism; Pd catalysts; quantum chemistry; templates EN C-H functionalization mechanism Pd catalysts quantum chemistry templates 1 1 1 05/16/23 20230511 NES 230511 B Like an octopus b trapping its prey with wriggling arms, a palladium catalyst binds its quinoline substrate through multiple conformations en route to selective activation of a particular C-H bond. Cover Feature: Mechanism and Origins of Site-Selectivity of Template-Directed C-H Insertion of Quinolines (Chem. Eur. J. 27/2023). [Extracted from the article]