Synthesis of Dicarboxylic Acids from Aqueous Solutions of Diols with Hydrogen Evolution Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex.

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Prof. Ken-ichi Fujita at Kyoto University, Japan. The image shows an ordinary bird that has been transformed into a phoenix, which we metaphorically compare to the conversion of readily available diols to industrially important dicarboxylic acids. The Communication itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202001052.