Morales, M.; Clark, J. A.; O'Mari, O.; Derr, J. B.; Espinoza, E. M.; Billones, M. K.; Valiev, R.; Baryshnikov, G.; Vullev, V. I. Twisting, Hydrogen Bonding, Exciplex Formation, and Charge Transfer. What Makes a Bright Fluorophore Not So Bright? J. Org. Chem. 2025

Morales, M.; Yang, M. Y.; Goddard, W. A.; Gray, H. B.; Winkler, J. R. Copper(II) Coordination to the Intrinsically Disordered Region of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024, 121, e2402653121.

Behring, L.; Ruiz-Gomez, G.; Morales, M.; et al. Dipeptide-Derived Alkynes as Potent and Selective Irreversible Inhibitors of Cysteine Cathepsins. J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 3818–3851.

Morales, M.; Ravanfar, R.; Oyala, P. H.; Gray, H. B.; Winkler, J. R. Copper(II) Binding to the Intrinsically Disordered C-Terminal Peptide of SARS-CoV-2 Virulence Factor Nsp1. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 8992–8996.

Espinoza, E. M.; Clark, J. C.; Silva, C. P. D.; Derr, J. B.; Silva, G. T. D.; Billones, M. K.; Morales, M.; et al. Charge Transfer vs. Proton Transfer in the Excited-State Dynamics of Biomimetic Pyranoflavylium Cations. J. Photochem. Photobiol. 2022, 10, 100110.

Barth, A. T.; Morales, M.; Winkler, J. R.; Gray, H. B. Photoredox Catalysis Mediated by Tungsten(0) Arylisocyanides in 1,2-Difluorobenzene. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 7251–7255.

Fajardo, J.; Barth, A. T.; Morales, M.; et al. Photoredox Catalysis Mediated by Tungsten(0) Arylisocyanides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 19389–19398.

Rybicka-Jasińska, K.; Espinoza, E. M.; Clark, J. C.; Derr, J. B.; Gregory, C.; Morales, M.; et al. Making Nitronaphthalene Fluoresce. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 10295–10303.

Sharma, V. K.; Mahammed, A.; Mizrahi, A.; Morales, M.; et al. Dimeric Corrole Analogs of Chlorophyll Special Pairs. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 9450–9460.

Derr, J. B.; Rybicka-Jasińska, K.; Espinoza, E. M.; Morales, M.; et al. On the Search of a Silver Bullet for the Preparation of Bioinspired Molecular Electrets with Propensity to Transfer Holes at High Potentials. Biomolecules 2021, 11, 429.

Yadav, P.; Khoury, S.; Mahammed, A.; Morales, M.; et al. Enhanced Synthetic Access to Tris-CF₃-Substituted Corroles. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3119–3122.

Skonieczny, K.; Espinoza, E. M.; Derr, J. B.; Morales, M.; et al. Biomimetic and Bioinspired Molecular Electrets: How to Make Them and Why Does the Established Peptide Chemistry Not Always Work? Pure Appl. Chem. 2020, 92, 275–299.

Derr, J. B.; Clark, J. A.; Morales, M.; et al. Solvent-Induced Selectivity of Williamson Etherification in the Pursuit of Amides Resistant Against Oxidative Degradation. RSC Adv. 2020, 10, 24419–24424.

Derr, J. B.; Tamayo, J.; Clark, J. C.; Morales, M.; et al. Multifaceted Aspects of Charge Transfer. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22, 21583–21629.

Espinoza, E. M.; Clark, J. C.; Soliman, J.; Derr, J. B.; Morales, M.; et al. Practical Aspects of Cyclic Voltammetry: How to Estimate Reduction Potentials When Irreversibility Prevails. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2019, 166, H3175–H3187.