5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Furfural Chemistry Toward Biobased Surfactants

Abstract

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Yves Queneau at the University of Lyon. The cover image shows superb natural architectures with spherical symmetrical shapes evoking that of organized systems, micelles, and bubbles symbolizing creativity and imagination in the molecular design of biobased surfactants. The Review highlights the emerging use of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and other biobased furans as scaffolds toward novel amphiphiles. The Review itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202102660.