The Conversion of Starch and Sugars into Branched C10 and C11 Hydrocarbons

Invited for this month′s cover are Andrew Sutton and John Gordon and their co‐workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The image illustrates a concept of using biomass to derived fuel and fuel molecules through simple catalytic transformations. The Communication itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.201600669. “Catalytic transformations are ideally suited as they sit in the sweet spot of current conversion technologies…” This and more about the story behind the research that inspired the Cover image is presented in the Cover Profile. Read the full text of the corresponding research at 10.1002/cssc.201600669. View the Front Cover here: 10.1002/cssc.201601166.