Cover Picture: Selective Synthesis of Oligosaccharides by Mechanochemical Hydrolysis of Chitin over a Carbon‐Based Catalyst (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 3/2023)

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 62; no. 3
• Main Authors: Kobayashi, Hirokazu, Suzuki, Yusuke, Sagawa, Takuya, Saito, Makoto, Fukuoka, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Wiley 16.01.2023
• Subjects: Biomass; Carbon Catalysts; Chitin; Mechanochemistry; Oligosaccharides

Mechanochemical approaches enable the efficient synthesis of a variety of chemicals. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka et al. report in their Research Article (e202214229) that an activated carbon catalyst with weak acid sites converts chitin, an abundant but highly recalcitrant biomass, selective...