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Front Cover: A Sustainable Method for the Synthesis of Acetic Acid Based on Dehydrogenation of an Ethanol–Water Solution Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex Bearing a Functional Bipyridonate Ligand (ChemCatChem 17/2018)
Author(s) -
Kuwahara Masato,
Nishioka Masaaki,
Yoshida Masato,
Fujita Kenichi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201801287
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , catalysis , iridium , acetic acid , ligand (biochemistry) , front cover , chemistry , hydrogen , ethanol , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , cover (algebra) , engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , receptor
The Front Cover shows the synthesis of acetic acid via dehydrogenation of a mixture of ethanol and water using a new iridium catalyst bearing a functional bipyridonate ligand with N , N ‐dimethylamino substituents. In their Communication, M. Kuwahara et al. demonstrate the selective production of acetic acid from sustainable resources (ethanol and water). In addition, the recovery and reuse of the catalyst using a simple procedure was also accomplished. It should be also noted that this catalytic system would be of particular interest because it generates hydrogen as a co‐product, since hydrogen is a promising energy carrier for the future. More information can be found in the Communication by M. Kuwahara et al. on page 3636 in Issue 17, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800680).