Sugar Conversion: Incorporation of Al3+ Sites on Brønsted Acid Metal–Organic Frameworks for Glucose‐to‐Hydroxylmethylfurfural Transformation (Small 22/2021)

5-hydroxylmethylfurfural (HMF) is a value-added chemical obtained from sugars including glucose. In article number 2006541, Satoshi Horike, Kanokwan Kongpatpanich, and co-workers design a metal–organic framework (MOF) catalyst for glucose-to-HMF transformation by incorporation of Lewis Al3+ site to Brønsted sulfonated MOFs. The local structure of acid sites is elucidated by XANES and DFT calculations.