Front Cover: A Catalytic Strategy for Selective Production of 5‐Formylfuran‐2‐carboxylic Acid and Furan‐2,5‐dicarboxylic Acid (ChemCatChem 16/2022).

More information can be found in the Research Article by E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima and co-workers. Keywords: biomass; FDCA; heterogeneous catalysis; HMF; protection strategy EN biomass FDCA heterogeneous catalysis HMF protection strategy 1 1 1 08/23/22 20220819 NES 220819 B The Front Cover b presents the stepwise oxidation of concentrated 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), protected as its acetal with 1,3-propanediol, to selectively produce the biobased monomers 5-formylfurancarboxylic acid (FFCA) and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The weakly-acidic nature of the support prevents premature deprotection and overoxidation of the produced FFCA, still protected as its 1,3-propanediol acetal. [Extracted from the article]