Explore a selection of recently published chemistry articles that were among the most read in January 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 January 2023 across all ACS Publications journals.*

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Methane and NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves, Cooktops, and Ovens in Residential Homes
Eric D. Lebel, Colin J. Finnegan, Zutao Ouyang, and Robert B. Jackson
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04707


An Illustrated Guide to Schlenk Line Techniques
Andryj M. Borys
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00535


AI et al.: Machines Are About to Change Scientific Publishing Forever
Gianluca Grimaldi and Bruno Ehrler
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c02828


Intermolecular Organophotocatalytic Cyclopropanation of Unactivated Olefins
David M. Fischer, Henry Lindner, Willi M. Amberg, and Erick M. Carreira
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11680


NMR-Challenge.com: An Interactive Website with Exercises in Solving Structures from NMR Spectra
Ondřej Socha, Zuzana Osifová, and Martin Dračínský
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01067


Synthesis and Characterization of 5-MeO-DMT Succinate for Clinical Use
Alexander M. Sherwood, Romain Claveau, Rafael Lancelotta, Kristi W. Kaylo, and Kelsey Lenoch
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05099


Polarity Transduction Enables the Formal Electronically Mismatched Radical Addition to Alkenes
Subhasis Paul, Dario Filippini, and Mattia Silvi
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12699


Photoinduced Halogen-Atom Transfer by N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Ligated Boryl Radicals for C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation
Ting Wan, Luca Capaldo, Davide Ravelli, Walter Vitullo, Felix J. de Zwart, Bas de Bruin, and Timothy Noël
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c1044


Fully Validated, Multi-Kilogram cGMP Synthesis of MDMA
Jay B. Nair, Linda Hakes, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, and Kathryn Paisner
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05520


Should IQOS Emissions Be Considered as Smoke and Harmful to Health? A Review of the Chemical Evidence
Clement N. Uguna and Colin E. Snape
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01527

*This list was not chosen by the journals’ editors and should not be taken as a “best of” list, but as another perspective on where the chemistry community is recently allocating their attention.

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