Front Cover: A Golden Ten: A Decade of Open Access Society Publishing (ChemistryOpen 1/2022)

Happy Birthday, ChemistryOpen! The front cover sets the stage for a year of celebration as ChemistryOpen, the first society‐owned Gold Open Acces title in chemistry, has been launched 10 years ago. A small selection of cover images, past and present, and a “Thank You!” note highlight that this was only possible due to the steady and wonderful support of our authors. Step into the 1^st anniversary issue – we are Open for Publishing! More information on 10 years of ChemistryOpen can be found in the Editorial by Editor in Chief Francesca Novara.

     

Front Cover: Exploring Helical Folding in Oligomers of Cyclopentane‐Based ϵ‐Amino Acids: A Computational Study (ChemistryOpen 3/2022)

The Front Cover shows the preferred conformation of oligomers of the aminoacid Amc₅a. The backbone sequences were investigated using DFT methods in solution. More information can be found in the Research Article by Hae Sook Park et al.     

Front Cover: Novel Glucosylimidazolium Ionic‐Liquid‐Supported Novozym 435 Catalysts – A Proof of Concept for an Acrylation Reaction (ChemistryOpen 9/2022)

The Cover Picture shows the conversion of acrylic acid and n‐butanol into butyl acrylate through an engine of Novozym 435, in which the powering piston CalB (Candida antarctica lipase B) is supported by the newly developed GMIM‐I (glucosyl‐methyl‐imidazolium iodide). The authors acknowledge Dr. Johanna Meyer (University of Hannover) for the creation of the cover image. More information can be found in the Research Article by S. Jopp et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200135).     

Front Cover: Enhancement of Chiroptical Responses of trans‐Bis[(β‐iminomethyl)naphthoxy]platinum(II) Complexes with Distorted Square Planar Coordination Geometry (ChemistryOpen 4/2022)

The Front Cover shows the comparison of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) properties of square planar platinum(II) complexes with different coordination geometries. Computational studies have revealed that the distortion of the coordination geometry is key to enhancement of the chiroptical responses of these compounds. More information can be found in the Research Article by Masahiro Ikeshita et al.