"Two-Dimensional Correlated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Spin-Coupled 11B-1H Systems,"  D.C. Finster, W.C.Hutton, and R.N. Grimes, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102,  400.

"Electron-rich Carboranes.  Studies of a Stereochemically Novel System, (CH3)4C4B7H9, an 11-vertex Arachno Cluster,"  D.C. Finster, and R.N. Grimes, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 2675.

"Intramolecular B-B Linkage Between Polyhedral Cages in Commo-metallacarboranes.  Synthesis and Structure of a Fluxional Metal-boron Cluster, (eta-5-C5(CH3)4)2Co3-(CH3)4C4B8H7," D.C. Finster, E. Sinn, and R.N. Grimes, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 1399.

"Mercury-bridged Cobaltacarboranes Containing B-Hg-B Three-center Bonds. Synthesis and Structure of ?,?'- ((eta-5-(C5R5)Co(CH3)2C2B3H4)2Hg, ((eta-5-C5R5)Co(CH3)2-C2B3H4)HgCl (R= H,CH3) and Related Compounds," D.C. Finster and R.N. Grimes, Inorg. Chem., 1981, 20, 863.

"eta-1-Benzene Coordination:  The Synthesis and X-ray Crystal Structure of a Novel Silver Salt of the Weakly Coordinating Carborane Anion, B11CH12-,:  K. Shelley, D.C.  Finster, Y.J. Lee, W.R. Scheidt, and C.A. Reed, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 5955.

"Freshman Can Be Taught To Think Creatively, Not Just Amass Information,"  D. C. Finster, Chronicle of Higher Education, July, 1988   (This essay has been re-printed on numerous occasions in faculty development newsletters and also used several times in “University Survey,” the reading guide for all freshmen at the Ohio State University.)

"Revising Generalities About Hydrogen Bonding," D. C. Finster, abstract in Journal of College Science Teaching, September 1988

"Developmental Instruction: Part I. Perry's Model of Intellectual Development,"  D. C. Finster, Journal of  Chemical Education, 1989, 66(8), 659.

"Developmental Instruction: Part II.  Application of the Perry Model to General Chemistry," D. C. Finster,  Journal of Chemical Education, 1991, 68(9), 753.

"New Pathways for Teaching Chemistry: Reflective Judgment in Science", David C. Finster, Liberal Education, 1992,  Jan-Feb, 14.

"When the Fire Department Comes...", David C. Finster, Chemical Health and Safety, 1997, 4 (4), 14.