What were chemists reading in January of 2017? To find out, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each multidisciplinary ACS Publications journal in January 2017, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journal’s editors. The lists also don’t take other factors, such […]

What were chemists reading in January of 2017? To find out, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each multidisciplinary ACS Publications journal in January 2017, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journal’s editors. The lists also don’t take other factors, such as citations, into account. This article should not be taken as a “best of” compilation, but rather as an interesting perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention recently. Don’t see your favorite paper on the list? Include it in the comments below.

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Accounts of Chemical Research

Hydrogel Droplet Microfluidics for High-Throughput Single Molecule/Cell Analysis

Solar Water Splitting and Nitrogen Fixation with Layered Bismuth Oxyhalides

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation: Mechanism and Utility

Designing Micro- and Nanoswimmers for Specific Applications
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Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Hairy Inorganic Nanoparticles

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ACS Central Science

Scalable Synthesis of (−)-Thapsigargin
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice

Rechargeable Sodium All-Solid-State Battery
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Colloidal Covalent Organic Frameworks
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Mechanochemistry: A Force of Synthesis
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Lewis Acid Induced Toggle from Ir(II) to Ir(IV) Pathways in Photocatalytic Reactions: Synthesis of Thiomorpholines and Thiazepanes from Aldehydes and SLAP Reagents
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice

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ACS Omega

Water-Gated n-Type Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Complementary Integrated Circuits Operating in an Aqueous Environment
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice

Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling: Synthesis of Fused Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines and Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines
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Pretargeted PET Imaging of trans-Cyclooctene-Modified Porous Silicon Nanoparticles
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Far-Red and Near-Infrared Seminaphthofluorophores for Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Imaging
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Contrasting pKa Shifts in Cucurbit[7]uril Host–Guest Complexes Governed by an Interplay of Hydrophobic Effects and Electrostatic Interactions
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Chemical Reviews

Energy Transfer with Semiconductor Quantum Dot Bioconjugates: A Versatile Platform for Biosensing, Energy Harvesting, and Other Developing Applications
Open Access Through ACS AuthorChoice

Light-Harvesting and Amplified Energy Transfer in Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
This article is part of the Light Harvesting special issue.
Chem. Rev., 2017, 117 (2), pp 838–859
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00419

Light Harvesting for Organic Photovoltaics
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Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Photosynthetic Systems

Introduction: G-Protein Coupled Receptors
This article is part of the G-Protein Coupled Receptors special issue.

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Journal of the American Chemical Society

A Mild and Ligand-Free Ni-Catalyzed Silylation via C–OMe Cleavage

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Micromotors with Tunable Engines and Brakes
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice

Diverse ortho-C(sp2)–H Functionalization of Benzaldehydes Using Transient Directing Groups

Mild and Regioselective Benzylic C–H Functionalization: Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Arylation of Remote and Proximal Olefins

Assembly of the Limonoid Architecture by a Divergent Approach: Total Synthesis of (±)-Andirolide N via (±)-8α-Hydroxycarapin

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Journal of Chemical Education

Analyzing the Role of Science Practices in ACS Exam Items
Open Access Through ACS Editors’ Choice

How To Make a Journal Better
J. Chem. Educ., 2017, 94 (1), pp 1–2
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00967

Choice of Study Resources in General Chemistry by Students Who Have Little Time To Study
J. Chem. Educ., 2017, 94 (1), pp 11–18
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00285

NMR Spectra through the Eyes of a Student: Eye Tracking Applied to NMR Items

Rapid Determination of Enantiomeric Excess via NMR Spectroscopy: A Research-Informed Experiment
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