Cover Feature: Oxygen‐Functionalized Boron Nitride for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane – The Case for Supported Liquid Phase Catalysis (ChemCatChem 8/2022)

Abstract

The Cover Feature shows a hexagonal boron nitride plane. On top of the plane are liquid diborontrioxide droplets, which catalyze the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. In their Research Article, P. Schmatz‐Engert et al. explain that these melt films can be seen as the active phase in the boron catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene. Via in situ XRD analysis the authors were able to document the transformation process of oxygen functionalized hexagonal boron nitride to a supported liquid phase. In the upcoming research field of selective alkane oxidativedehydrogenation these results offers new opportunities for an innovative catalyst design. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Schmatz‐Engert et al.