Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in March 2026.
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 highly read chemistry articles during March 2026, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in March 2026
Molecular Design with Artificial Intelligence: Progress and Perspectives for Small Molecules
Masato Sumita, Shoichi Ishida, Kazuki Yoshizoe, Ryo Tamura, Kei Terayama, and Koji Tsuda*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00689
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00689
Boron-Mediated Hydroalkylation of Unactivated Olefins: An Anti-Markovnikov Approach to Congested Carbon Centers
Hanwen Zhang, Ruocheng Sang, Gianluca Simionato, Jasper L. Tyler, Adam Noble*, and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01091
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01091
BBB-Permeable PROTACs: Where Do We Stand?
Serena Francisco, Giulia Apprato, Matteo Rossi Sebastiano, Giuseppe Ermondi, and Giulia Caron*
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00768
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00768
Convergent Total Synthesis of Caribbean Ciguatoxin C-CTX1 and Its C3-Epimer
Makoto Sasaki*, Atsushi Umehara, Kohtaro Sugahara, Masayuki Satake, and Takeshi Tsumuraya
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01247
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01247
Normalizing Covalent Potency for Electrophilicity with Ligand Reactivity Efficiency
Benjamin D. Horning*, Cian Kingston, Gabriel M. Simon, Matthew P. Patricelli, David S. Weinstein, and Brian N. Cook*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01803
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01803
Photodriven Sm-Catalyzed Asymmetric Ketyl-Olefin Coupling
Li-Ming Chen, Drew E. Tarnopol, Sarah E. Reisman*, and Jonas C. Peters*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c20884
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c20884
Discovery and Characterization of Divarasib (GDC-6036), a Potent Covalent Inhibitor of KRAS G12C
Nicholas F. Endres, Steven Do, Rana Mroue, Jack A. Terrett, Matt Saabye, Angela Oh, Thomas Hunsaker, Emily Chan, John C. Tran, Lan K. Nguyen et al.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02272
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02272
Aminyl Radical-Enabled Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp3) Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling via Halogen-Atom Transfer Strategy
Yu-Wen Zhang, Chong-Lei Ji, Ang Chen, Jia-Xuan Bi, and De-Wei Gao*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00526
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00526
Thianthrenium Salts in Photochemistry
Zibo Bai and Tobias Ritter*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00863
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00863
Ortho–Meta and Para–Meta Isomerization of Phenols
Subrata Malik, Sakshi N. Ullal, Jacob D. Hart, Mohammad Sodoor, Paul A. Hume, and Phillip S. Grant*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00742
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00742
*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 articles attracted the most attention in a particular month.
