Cover Feature: One‐Pot Conversion of Lignin into Naphthenes Catalyzed by a Heterogeneous Rhenium Oxide‐Modified Iridium Compound (ChemSusChem 17/2020)

The Cover Feature shows the direct hydrocracking of lignin into naphthenes over rhenium oxide‐modified iridium catalyst. A synergistic effect between Ir and ReO x in Ir‐ReO x /SiO 2 gives this one‐pot transformation high performance, in which ReO x is mainly responsible for the cleavage of C−O linkages, whereas Ir is in charge of deoxygenation and saturation of the aromatic units. This methodology provides a potential route for the direct conversion of lignin into renewable fuel additives and facilitates the catalyst design. More information can be found in the Full Paper by X. Li, B. Zhang, et al.