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“Explorations of the Indenofluorenes and Expanded Quinoidal Analogues.” C. K. Frederickson, B. D. Rose and M. M. Haley, Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 977-987.

“Thiophene and Its Sulfur Inhibit Indenoindenodibenzothiophene Diradicals from Low-Energy Lying Thermal Triplets.” J. J. Dressler, M. Teraoka, G. L. Espejo, R. Kishi, S. Takamuku, C. J. GomezGarcia, L. N. Zakharov, M. Nakano, J. Casado and M. M. Haley, Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 1134-1140.

“Synthesis, Photophysical, and Dimerization Properties of 2-λ5-Phosphaquinolin-2-ones.” J. P. Bard, C.-L. Deng, H. C. Richardson, J. M. Odulio, J. E. Barker, L. N. Zakharov, P. H.-Y. Cheong, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, Org. Chem. Front.2019, 6, 1257-1265.

“Organic Semiconductors Derived from Dinaphtho-fused s-Indacenes: How Molecular Structure and Film Morphology Influence Thin-film Transistor Performance.” A. M. Zeidell, L. Jennings, C. K. Frederickson, Q. Ai, J. J. Dressler, L. N. Zakharov, C. Risko, M. M. Haley and O. D. Jurchescu, Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 6962-6970.

“Naphtho[2,1-e]-1,2-azaphosphorine-2-oxides Derivatives: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Self-Dimerization Phenomena.” C.-L. Deng, J. P. Bard, L. N. Zakharov, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 8131-8139.

“PN-Containing Pyrene Derivatives: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties.” C.-L. Deng, J. P. Bard, L. N. Zakharov, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 6427-6431.

“Molecule Isomerism Modulates the Diradical Properties of Stable Singlet Diradicaloids.” J. E. Barker, J. J. Dressler, A. C. Valdivia, R. Kishi, E. T. Strand, L. N. Zakharov, S. N. MacMillan, C. J. GomezGarcia, M. Nakano, J. Casado and M. M. Haley, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1548-1555. 

“Diindenoanthracene Diradicaloids Enable Rational, Incremental Tuning of their Singlet-Triplet Energy Gaps.” J. J. Dressler, A. C. Valdivia, R. Kishi, G. E. Rudebusch, A. M. Ventura, B. E. Chastain, C. J. Gómez-García, L. N. Zakharov, M. Nakano, J. Casado and M. M. Haley, Chem 2020, 6, 1353-1368.

“Bumpy Roads Lead to Beautiful Places: The Twists and Turns in Developing a New Class of PNHeterocycles.” J. P. Bard, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, Synlett 2020, 31, 1862-1877 (invited Account).

“Learning How to Fine-Tune Diradical Properties by Structure Refinement.” J. J. Dressler and M. M. Haley, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2020, 33, e4114.

 “Monoradicals and Diradicals of Dibenzofluoreno[3,2-b]fluorene Isomers: Mechanisms of Electronic Delocalization.” H. Hayashi, J. E. Barker, A. C. Valdivia, R. Kishi, S. N. MacMillan, C. J. GomezGarcia, H. Miyauchi, Y. Nakamura, M. Nakano, S.-i. Kato, M. M. Haley and J. Casado, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20444-20455. 

“A Tale of Two Isomers: Enhanced Antiaromaticity/Diradical Character versus Deleterious RingOpening of Benzofuran-fused s-Indacenes and Dicyclopenta[b,g]naphthalenes.” J. E. Barker, T. W. Price, L. J. Karas, R. Kishi, S. N. MacMillan, L. N. Zakharov, C. J. Gomez-Garcia, J. I. Wu, M. Nakano, and M. M. Haley, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 22385-22392.

“Controlling Tautomerization in Pyridine-Fused Phosphorus-Nitrogen Heterocycles.” J. N. McNeill, L. J. Karas, J. P. Bard, K. Fabrizio, L. N. Zakharov, S. N. MacMillan, C. K. Brozek, J. I. Wu, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202200472.

“Polycyclic Hydrocarbons from [4n]Annulenes: Correlation versus Hybridization Forces in the Formation of Diradicaloids.” S. M. Quintero, M. M. Haley, M. Kertesz and J. Casado, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202209138. 

“Impact of Internal Charge Transfer on the Photophysical Properties of Pyridine-Fused PhosphorusNitrogen Heterocycles.” J. N. McNeill, M. A. Kascoutas, L. J. Karas, L. N. Zakharov, J. I.-C. Wu, D. W. Johnson and M. M. Haley, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203918.

“Orbital Nature of Carboionic Monoradicals Made of Diradicals.” A. Cardenas Valdivia, Y. Dai, F. Rambaldi, Z. Zhou, Y. Zhu, Z. Wei, J. E. Barker, J. J. Dressler, M. A. Petrukina, M. M. Haley, F. Negri and J. Casado, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300388.

“Comparison of Antiaromatic Properties in a Series of Structurally Isomeric Naphthothiophene-fused s-Indacenes.” G. I. Warren, L. J. Zocchi, L. N. Zakharov and M. M. Haley, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301153.