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What prompted you to investigate this topic?The selective oxidation of alcohols to yield valuable chemical products is very important in fine organic synthesisa nd has great industrial importance.T he traditional oxidation processes use strong oxidants, which increaset he cost of the reaction and produce al arge amount of toxic waste. Thus, there is the need for more beneficiala nd sustainable technologies, using renewable feedstocks, like biomass, replacing fossil resources. Supported gold catalysts show remarkable activity for the oxidation of alcohols from biomass conversionp roducts in the liquid phase, with high activity,h igh selectivity and betterr esistancet od eactivation, compared to traditional platinum group metals.T he activity of gold catalysts is strongly dependent on many factors, and still requires further study. What inspired you for the cover image?The reaction of 1-octanol, representative of the class of less reactive aliphatic alcohols,f ound in large quantities in the products of biomass transformation,i sp resented. According to our research, the aerobic oxidation of this alcohol into valuable chemical, pharmaceutical and agrochemical products using gold supported catalysts occurs predominantly on cationic gold.