Explore a selection of recently published chemistry articles that were among the most read in September 2023 across all ACS Publications journals.
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There are many ways to measure an article’s success after it is published. One helpful method of evaluating a scientific publication’s reach and influence is by looking at how many times it has been read. Below, we have gathered a selection of recently published chemistry articles that were among the most read in September 2023 across all ACS Publications journals.*
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Valence Bond Theory Allows a Generalized Description of Hydrogen Bonding
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08196
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Palladium Extraction Following Metal-Catalyzed Reactions: Recent Advances and Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.3c00210
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Oxidative Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling of N-Heterocycles with Aldehydes through C(sp3)–H Functionalization
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06532
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Electron-Transfer-Enabled Concerted Nucleophilic Fluorination of Azaarenes: Selective C–H Fluorination of Quinolines
DOI: doi/10.1021/jacs.3c07119
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Is Target-Based Drug Discovery Efficient? Discovery and “Off-Target” Mechanisms of All Drugs
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01737
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Photoredox Catalysis-Enabled Sulfination of Alcohols and Bromides
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08216
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Photocatalytic Carboxylate to Sulfinamide Switching Delivers a Divergent Synthesis of Sulfonamides and Sulfonimidamides
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07974
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Oxetanes in Drug Discovery Campaigns
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01101
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Ketyl Radical Coupling Enabled by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Electrophotocatalysts
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06347
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Frustrated Radical Pairs in Organic Synthesis
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07070