Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in November 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 most-read chemistry articles during November 2024, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Catalytic Concerted SNAr Reactions of Fluoroarenes by an Organic Superbase
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09042

Ten-Step Total Synthesis of (±)-Phaeocaulisin A Enabled by Cyclopropanol Ring-Opening Carbonylation
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12121

Exploring the Siderophore Portfolio for Mass Spectrometry-Based Diagnosis of Scedosporiosis and Lomentosporiosis
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c08257

Visible-Light-Mediated Vicinal Dihalogenation of Unsaturated C–C Bonds Using Dual-Functional Group Transfer Reagents
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09039

Aziridine Group Transfer via Transient N-Aziridinyl Radicals
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c14169

The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06189

Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Three-Component Radical Acylarylation of Vinylarenes with Aldehydes and Aryl Boronic Acids
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08957

Catalytic Asymmetric Cycloaddition of Olefins with In Situ Generated N-Boc-Formaldimine
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13538

Eureka Moments Shared by Chemists. Hints at Enhancing One’s Own Creativity (and Even One’s Joy)
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00802

Formal meta-C–H-Fluorination of Pyridines and Isoquinolines through Dearomatized Oxazinopyridine Intermediates
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11759
*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.