Stay up to date with a selection of recently published articles from ACS journals that were among the most read in May 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 May 2026, showcasing influential and trending research across ACS journals.*
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Browse Highly Read ACS Journal Articles in May 2026
Deaminative C(sp3)─C(sp3) Cross-Coupling of Benzylamines with Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids via Radical Sorting
William Y. Zhao, Noriyuki Takanashi, Albert Cabré, Joseph R. Martinelli, and David W. C. MacMillan*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04676
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04676
Rethinking the Nature and Extent of Inductive Effects in Organic Compounds
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6c00141
Quaternary Carbons from Amines and Acids
Ruheng Zhao, Shengchun Wang, Pingsen Shi, Sandip Kumar Das, Sijing Meng, Aiwen Lei, and Tim Cernak*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05065
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05065
Direct Access to Iron Carbenes from Aldehyde, Ketone, and Formamide Feedstocks
P. Scott Pedersen, Katherine I. Burton, Sven H. M. Kaster, Eva Lin, Andria L. Pace, Marian C. Bryan, Taylor M. Sodano, Nicholas E. Intermaggio, Christopher B. Kelly, and David W. C. MacMillan*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21614
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21614
Methods to Study the Molecular Mechanism and Drive the Design of Protein Degraders
Charlotte Crowe and Alessio Ciulli*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00800
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00800
Photoactive Iminobismuthanes for Catalytic C–H Amination
Takuya Tsuruta, Hye Won Moon, Markus Leutzsch, Benedict A. Williams, Davide Spinnato, Raquel Maray-Antolín, Aaron Ullman, and Josep Cornella*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04805
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04805
The Chemistry of CO2 Conversion: A Review
R. Gary Grim*, Alex Badgett, Wade A. Braunecker, Michael T. Guarnieri, Susan E. Habas, Christopher Hahn, Kenneth Neyerlin, Aditya Prajapati, Daniel A. Ruddy, and Roxanne Z. Walker
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00361
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00361
Cobalt-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Alkoxycarbonylation of Olefins Driven by Light
Yong Peng*, Xinxin Tian, Zhusong Cao, Thanh Huyen Vuong, Norbert Steinfeldt, Baoxin Zhang*, Haijun Jiao*, Henrik Junge*, and Matthias Beller*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c22182
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c22182
Radical Rearrangement of Terminal Epoxides to Methyl Ketones via Cobalt Photocatalysis
Brian Funk, Michael Yasuda, and Julian G. West*
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c01341
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c01341
Strategic Applications of Single-Atom Skeletal Editing in Natural Product Synthesis
Reem Al-Ahmad, Isabel M. de la Torre Roehl, Chang Liu, Richmond Sarpong*, and Mingji Dai*
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04423
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04423
*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.
