Front Cover: Modelling on a Biomimetic [Cu−O−Cu]²⁺–mediated Methane–to–Methanol Conversion Unveils the Site for Methane Activation (Chem. Asian J. 14/2024)

Graphical Abstract

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is situated near the famous river Ganga. The background image shows one of the sites along the Ganga river. The river′s flow portrays the reaction described in the article e202400282 by Sumangla Arora and Puneet Gupta. The artwork features a Cu−O−Cu intermediate with a bow-like geometry. An oxygen-laden arrow targets the C−H bond of a methane molecule, leading to the formation of a transition state. This reaction ultimately results in the formation of methanol, shown on the bullseye.