Publications (undergraduates are astericked)

•  R. West, D. F. Moser, M. Haaf, T. A. Schmedake, I. Guzei, "New Reactions of stable Silylenes," Organosilicon Chemistry V, Auner & Weis, Eds, John Wiley & Sons, in press.
•  R. West, D. Moser, M. Haaf, "Silylenes as Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization," patent issued, May 2003.
•  D. Amoroso, M. Haaf, G. P. A. Yapp, R. West, D. Fogg, "A Stable Silylene in a Reactive Environment: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Silicon Extrusion Chemistry of a Coodinatively Unsaturated Ruthenium Silylene Complex Containing Chloride and h3-P-C-P Ligands," Organometallics, 21, 2002, 534.
•  M. Haaf, T. A. Schmedake, B. J. Paradise, D. R. Powell, R. West "Electronic and Steric Properties of Stable Silylene Ligands," Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 636, 2001, 17.
•  R. West, T. A. Schmedake, M. Haaf, J. Becker, T. Mueller, "A Disilanyl Dianion and a Silyl Dianion from a Stable Silylene," Chemistry Letters, 2001, 68.
• M. Haaf, T. A. Schmedake, R. West, "Stable Silylenes," Accounts of Chemical Research, 2000, 33 (10), 704.
• T. A. Schmedake, M. Haaf, B. J. Paradise, D. Powell, and R. West, "Two Trigonal Ni(silylene)3 Complexes," Organometallics, 2000, 19(17)3263-3265
• M. Haaf, T. Schmedake, B. Paradise*, R. West, "Synthesis and Reactivity of the Stable Silylene N,N'-Di-tert-butyl-1,3-diaza-2-sila-2-ylidene," Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2000, 78, 1526.
• L. Leites, S. Bukalov, M. Haaf, R. West, "Raman Evidence for Aromaticity of a Stable Silylene," Journal of Molecular Structure, 2000, 550, 329.
• T. A. Schmedake, M. Haaf, Y. Apeloig, T. Müller, S. Bukalov, R. West, "Reversible Transformation Between a Diaminosilylene and a Novel Disilene," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1999; 121(40); 9479-9480.
• M. Haaf, A. Schmiedl, T. A. Schmedake, D. Powell, A. Millevolte, M. Denk, R. West, "Synthesis and Reactivity of a Stable Silylene," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998, 120(49), 12714.
• R.West, J. J. Buffy, M. Haaf, T. Muller, Y. Apeloig, "Chemical Shift Tensors and Electron Delocalization in Stable Silylenes," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1998, 120(7), 1639.

Recent Presentations

• "The Fellowship of the Rings: The First Chapter in an Undergraduate Research Program," Utica College, April 2003. (invited talk)
• "The Role of Silylenes in C-C Bond Formation", Undergraduate Seminar, Hamilton College, Hamilton, NY, April 2001. (invited talk)
•  "Conducting Polymers: A Context for Alan MacDiarmid's Address", Faculty Forum, Elizabethtown College, March 2001.
•  "From Earth to Life: A New Interdisciplinary Course in Science", University of Wisconsin Women in Science Curriculum Reform Institute, Wisconsin Dells, May, 1999.
•  "Synthesis and Reactivity of a Stable Silylene", 32nd Annual Organosilicon Symposium, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, March, 1999.

Undergraduate Talks and Posters(presenting author in bold)

• "Synthesis and Future Prospects of a Stable Silylene." Mike Sangi, Christina Spado, Eric Leibensperger, Michael Haaf. Eastern College Science Conference, Ithaca College, March 2003.
• "The synthesis of the mitochondrially targeted antioxidant, TPPB (2-[2-(triphenylphosphino)ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8 -tetramethyl-2h-1-benzopyran-6-ol bromide), and its ability to protect cells from acute iron/peroxide toxicity." Bozho Todorich, Crystal Matthews, Michael Haaf, Elise A. Malecki, and James R. Connor. Presented at the Intercollegiate Student Chemists Conference, Lebanon Valley College, April 2002.