Journal Publications

Undergraduate co-authors are indicated by an asterisk

B. J. Dahl, and N. S. Mills, “Antiaromaticity in distal bisfluorenyl dications separated by multiple discrete spacer units” Organic Letters, 2008, 10, 5605–5608.

A. M Piekarski,* N. S. Mills, and A.Yousef, “Dianion and dication of tetrabenzo[5.7]fulvalene. Greater antiaromaticity than aromaticity in comparable systems”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130, 14883-14890.

B. J. Dahl and N. S. Mills, “Antiaromatic Spacer-Bridged Bisfluorenyl Dications Generated by Superacid Induced Ionization”. IJournal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130, 10179-10186.

N. S. Mills and K. B. Llagostera *, “Summation of Nucleus Independent Chemical Shifts as a Global Measure of Aromaticity” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007,72, 9163 -9169

N. S. Mills, “Fluorenylidene and Indenylidene Dications: Insights about Antiaromaticity”, Recent Developments in Carbocation and Onium Ion Chemistry, ACS Symposium Series, Washington, D.C., 2007.

N. S. Mills, “Serendipity: How a failed experiment opened up a study of antiaromaticity”, CUR Fellows Award Address, Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 2006, 27, 33-39.

N. S. Mills, "ChemDraw Ultra 10.0 CambridgeSoft, (Computer Software Review)", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 13649-13650.

Gentile, Lisa N.; Mills, Nancy S.; Karukstis, Kerry K. “Faculty mentoring faculty: lending support within the undergraduate research community”. Journal of Chemical Education, 2006 83, 1584-1585.

N. S. Mills, Michelle Benish, “The Aromaticity/Antiaromaticity Continuum. I. Comparison of the aromaticity of the dianion and the antiaromaticity of the dication of tetrabenzo[5.5]fulvalene via magnetic measures”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006, 71, 2207-2213.

N. S. Mills, K. B. Llagostera*, C. Tirla, S. M. Gordon*, D. Carpenetti, “Dications of 3-Phenylindenylidenefluorenes: Evaluation of antiaromaticity of indenyl and fluorenyl cations by magnetic measures”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006, 71, 7940-7946.

N.S. Mills, J.D. Spence, M.M. Bushey, “Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Substituted Benzoic Acids”,Journal of Chemical Education, 2005, 82(8), 1226-1228.

W. C. Herndon, N. S. Mills, “Aromatic Stabilization Energy Calculations for the Antiaromatic Fluorenyl Cation. Issues in the Choice of Reference Systems for Positively Charged Species”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005, 70, 8492-8496.

N. S. Mills, C. Tirla, M. A. Benish, A. J. Rakowitz*, , L. M. Bebell*, C. M. M. Hurd*, and A. L. M. Bria*, “ Dications of Fluorenylidenes. The Relationship between Redox Potentials and Antiaromaticity for m- and p-Substituted Diphenylmethylidene Fluorenes”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005, 70, 10709-10716.

N. S. Mills, A. Levy, B. Plummer, “Antiaromaticity in Fluorenylidene Dications. Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Relationship between the HOMO/LUMO Gap and Antiaromaticity”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004, 69, 6623-33.

A. Levy, Rakowitz,* N. S. Mills, “Dications of fluorenylidenes. The effect of substituent electronegativity and position on the antiaromaticity of substituted tetrabenzo[5.5]fulvalene dications”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2003, 68, 3990-98.

N. S. Mills, "Dications of fluorenylidenes. The contribution of magnetic and structural effects to the antiaromaticity of fluorenylidene dications with cyclic substituents." Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002, 67, 7029-36.

N. S. Mills, M. M. Benish, C. Ybarra* “Dications of Fluorenylidenes. Relationship between Electrochemical Oxidation Potentials and Antiaromaticity in Diphenyl-Substituted Fluorenyl Cations.”
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002, 67, 2003 - 2012.

K. L. Cheesman, J. A. Hughes, J. R. Demarest, N. S. Mills, "Facilitating Research with Undergraduate Students: Role of the Science Department Chair, " Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 2001, 76-80.

Review of “150 and More Basic NMR Experiments: A Practical Course, 2^nd Ed.” By S. Braun, H.-O. Kalinowski, and S. Berger, in Journal of Chemical Education, 2000, 77, 831.

N. S. Mills, “Now that I’m Tenured, Where do I go from Here? The Vitality of Mid-career Faculty”, Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 2000, 181-183.

N. S. Mills, T. Malinky,* J. L. Malandra, E. E. Burns, P. Crossno,* "Dications of Fluorenylidenes. Electronic Effects on the Paratropicity/Antiaromaticity of Diphenylmethyl Substituted Fluorenyl Cations" Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1999, 64, 511-517.

N. Mills and M. Malachowski, “CUR Institutes: A New Model for Supporting Research with Undergraduates”, Journal of Chemical Education,1999, 76, 1320-1321.

N. S. Mills, “Dications of Fluorenylidenes. Use of Magnetic Properties to Evaluate the Antiaromaticity of the Dication of Tetrabenzo[5.5]fulvalene and Substituted Fluorenyl Cations.” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1999, 121, 11690-6.

N. S. Mills, J. L. Malandra, A. Hensen*,and J. A. Lowery*, "Attempted Synthesis of Bowl-Shaped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Oxidative Electrocyclization. Products from the Dications of Benzo[gp]chrysene, Tetrabenzo[5.5]fulvalene, and Diphenylmethylidenefluorene." Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, 1998, 12, 1-9.

N. S. Mills, E. E. Burns, J. Hodges*, J. Gibbs*, E. Esparza*, J. L. Malandra, J. Koch*, “Dications of Fluorenylidenes. Electronic Effects on the paratropicity/antiaromaticity of 2,7-disubstituted fluorenyl cations.” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998 63, 3017-3022.

N. S. Mills, J. L. Malandra, E.E. Burns, A. Greene*, K. E.Unruh*, D. E. Kadlecek* and J. E. Lowery*, "Dications of Fluorenylidenes. Conformational and electronic effects on the paratropicity/antiaromaticity of fluorenyl cations with cyclic substituents." Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1997, 62, 9318-9322.

N. S. Mills, C. C. Ruud*, "Dianions of 4-Phenyl-1-butene. Evidence for Complex-Induced Proximity Effects in the Double Metalation of Hydrocarbons",Chemical Society (London), Perkin Transactions II, 1996, 2035-39.

N. S. Mills, "Complete Assignment of Proton Chemical Shifts in Terpenes: An Experiment that Combines Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy with Molecular Modeling", Journal of Chemical Education 1996, 73, 1190-93.

J. M. Malandra, N. S. Mills, D. E. Kadlecek*, J. A. Lowery*, "Dications of Tetrabenzofulvalenes. Paratropicity and Sigma Donation in Perpendicular Antiaromatic Systems", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1994 116, 11622.

D. Di Maio*, N. S. Mills, A. Gum*, S. Mosser*,. "Attempted Synthesis of Hexamethyl Fulvene",Microchemical Journal, 1993 47, 167-171.

N. S. Mills, "Dication Formation by Oxidation of Hydrocarbons with SbF₅. Correlation between Ionization Potential, Heat of Formation, and Dication Formation", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1992 57, 1899-1904.

N. S. Mills, Martinez, L. E.;* Ramsey, D. L.* "Conformational Effects in the Dimetalation of Hydrocarbons",Trends in Organic Chemistry, 1992 3, 279-287.

S. D. Meyers,* N. S. Mills, J. B. Runnells,* D. K. Johnson, "Dianions of 1,4-bismethylenecyclohexane. Conformational Effects in Cyclic and Acyclic Dilithiated Hydrocarbons", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 56, 947.

C. E. BarryIII, R. B. Bates, W. A. Beavers, F. A. Camou, B. Gordon III, H. F.-J. Hsu, N. S. Mills, C. A. Ogle, T. J. Siahaan, K. Suvannachut, S. R. Taylor, J. A. White, K. M. Yager, "Delocalized Carbanions in Synthesis", Synlett 1991 4, 207.

W.T. Thorstad*, N.S. Mills, D.Q. Buckelew*, L.G. Govea*, "The Hydrocarbon Analogue of the Squarate Dianion. Evidence for its Possible Aromaticity and the Examination of its Behavior with Two Quenching Agents", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989 54, 773.

R.S. Lokey,* N.S. Mills, A.L. Rheingold, "A Sandwich Complex Containing Trimethylenemethane, [(h4-Trimethylenemethane)](h5-cyclo- pentadienyl) cobalt", Organometallics 1989 8, 1803.

N.S. Mills, D. K. Johnson, "A Guide Through the Groves of Academe", an invited review of The Academic's Handbook, Ed. A. L. DeNeef, C. D. Goodwin, E. S. McCrate, Duke University Press, 1988, in Chemical and Engineering News, August 22, 1988, p.65 .

N. S. Mills, "Student Presentations at Professional Meetings", Council on Undergraduate Research Newsletter 1988 VIII, 72.

A.M.M. Simmons*, N.S. Mills, S.R. Iyer, "Reactions of Delocalized Dianions with Transition Metal Complexes. Electron Transfer in the Reaction of the Isobutylene Dianion with Molydenum Carbonyl Dihalides", Inorganic Chimica Acta 1986 116, 43.

N.S. Mills, A.R. Rusinko, III, "Dianions from 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene. Metallation-Elimination in an Acyclic System", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 51, 2567.

N.S. Mills, "Undergraduate Research from the Perspective of a Young Faculty Member", Journal of Chemical Education, 1984 61, 513.

N. S. Mills, "Dianions of 2-Methyl-1,5-hexadiene: Evidence against Y-Aromaticity", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1982 104, 5689.

A. Rusinko, N. S. Mills, P. Morse*, "Dianions of 2,5-Dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene. Evidence for the Stability of an 8-¹-Electron Cross-Conjugated System", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1982 47, 5198.

N. S. Mills, J. Shapiro*, M. Hollingsworth*, "Dianion of 2-Methyl-2-Butene: Evidence for the Stability of a "Y-Aromatic Species", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1981 103, 1263

R. B. Bates, B. Gordon, P. C. Keller, J. V. Rund, N. S. Mills, "Reactions of Dianions with Nitriles. A New Pyridine Synthesis", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 45, 168.

R. B. Bates, W. A. Beavers, B. Gordon, N. S. Mills, "Reactions of 2-Methyleneallyl Dianion with Aldehydes, Ketones, Epoxides, and Allyl Halides", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1979 44, 3800.

N. S. Mills, "Reactions of Dicarbanions", Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Arizona, 1976.

J. J. Bahl, R. B. Bates, W. A., Beavers, N. S. Mills, "Reactions of Delocalized Dicarbanions with Dihalides", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1976 41,1620.

G. G. Wubbels, J. W. Jordon, N. S. Mills, "Hydrochloric Acid Catalyzed Photoreduction of Nitrobenzene by 2-Propanol. The Question of Protonation in the Excited State", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1973 95,1281.