Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in July 2025.
The impact of a scientific article can be assessed in many ways, and one key indicator of reach and influence is its readership. Here, we present a curated list of 10 most-read chemistry articles during July 2025, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in July 2025
Small Molecule Catalyst for Peptide Synthesis
Nihar R. Panigrahi, Shahrukh M. Khan, Handoko, and Paramjit S. Arora*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c07242
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c07242
C(sp3)–N Coupling of Nonactivated Alkyl Boronic Pinacol Esters by the Merger of Amino Radical Transfer and Copper Catalysis
Swapan Shil, Bishnu Pada Patra, Tania Begam, and Srikrishna Bera*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c06042
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c06042
Elevated Toxic Element Emissions from Popular Disposable E-Cigarettes: Sources, Life Cycle, and Health Risks
Mark R. Salazar, Lalima Saini, Tran B. Nguyen, Kent E. Pinkerton, Amy K. Madl, Austin M. Cole, and Brett A. Poulin*
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00641
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00641
Regiodivergent α- and β-Functionalization of Saturated N-Heterocycles by Photocatalytic Oxidation
Jonas W. Rackl, Alexander F. Müller, Antonia Profyllidou, and Helma Wennemers*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c06177
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c06177
Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots
Xiaohui Ju, Chuanrui Chen, Cagatay M. Oral, Semih Sevim, Ramin Golestanian, Mengmeng Sun, Negin Bouzari, Xiankun Lin, Mario Urso, Jong Seok Nam et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c03911
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c03911
Synthesis of Borylated Orphaned Cyclopropanes through a Boron-Enabled Cycloisomerization Reaction
Jarett M. Posz, Anagha Veluthanath Nair, Ryan Van Hoveln*, and M. Kevin Brown*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c05763
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c05763
Direct Generation of Carboxyl Radicals from Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Photoactivated Ketones
Kenji Yamashita*, Hayate Sano, Yuki Goto, Hiroki Hayashi*, and Yoshitaka Hamashima*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c04571
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c04571
Fenugreek and Okra Polymers as Treatment Agents for the Removal of Microplastics from Water Sources
Rajani Srinivasan*, Rajita Bhuju, Victoria Chraibi, Mihaela C. Stefan, Nguyen Hien, Damla Ustundag, Jeri La Neice Gill, Nikolas Rasmussen, Blake Saurenmann, Joe Bracerra et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07476
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07476
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Bipolarolides A and B
Yufei Liu, Ke Sun, Qi Wei, Jin Chen, Shengling Sun, Yaxin Li, Zhongkai Feng, Yingying Guo, and Zhaohong Lu*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c09835
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c09835
Pseudonatural Products for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
Luca C. Greiner, Axel Pahl, A. Lina Heinzke, Barbara Zdrazil, Andrew R. Leach, Robert J. Young, Paul D. Leeson, and Herbert Waldmann*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00643
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00643
*These lists are not chosen by the journals’ editors and should not be taken as a “best of” collection, but as another perspective on what recently published research attracted the most attention in a particular month.
