Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in June 2024.

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 top-read chemistry articles during June 2024, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Triple Radical Sorting: Aryl-Alkylation of Alkenes
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05744

Innovative Drug Discovery Research by Pharmaceutical Companies in India and China
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01180

Rhodium-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Hydroboration of Acyclic Tetrasubstituted Alkenes Directed by an Amide
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04108

Alkoxy Radical Generation Mediated by Sulfoxide Cation Radicals for Alcohol-Directed Aliphatic C–H Functionalization
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05052

Microplastic Human Dietary Uptake from 1990 to 2018 Grew across 109 Major Developing and Industrialized Countries but Can Be Halved by Plastic Debris Removal
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00010

Enantioselective Synthesis of Sealutomicin C
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02969

C–H Functionalization-Enabled 11-Step Semisynthesis of (−)-Veragranine A and Characterization of Synthetic Analogs in Osteoarthritis-related Pain Treatment
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04025

Ultraviolet Superradiance from Mega-Networks of Tryptophan in Biological Architectures
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07936

Ruthenium/η5-Phenoxo-Catalyzed Amination of Phenols with Amines
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02089

Rapid Peptide Cyclization Inspired by the Modular Logic of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04711
*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.