B.S. Grand Valley State University, 2003 M.S, The University of Chicago, 2004 Ph.D. The University of Chicago, 2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts institute of technology, 2010-2014

Organometallics, Electrochemistry and Catalysis

Our group works at the interface of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry to develop catalytic systems and discover new modes of small molecule activation. By developing an understanding of catalytic processes, we can establish sustainable routes to chemical compounds, avoiding stoichiometric reagents and reducing necessary energy input.

This research program is based in organometallic chemistry. We explore the chemistry of the transition metals, employing a variety of techniques to synthesize and study reactive species.

Townsend, E. M.; Kilyanek, S. M. Schrock, R. R.; M黮ler, P.; Smith, S. J.; Hoveyda, A. H. High Oxidation State Molybdenum Imido Heteroatom-Substituted Alkylidene Complexes. Organometallics 2013, 32, 4612.

Flook, M. M.; B鰎ner, J.; Kilyanek, S. M.; Gerber, L. H. C. Schrock, R. R. Five-Coordinate 窻earrangements of Metallacyclobutane Intermediates during Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of 2,3-Dicarboalkoxynorbornenes by Molybdenum and Tungsten Monoalkoxide Pyrrolide Initiators. Organometallics 2012, 31, 6231.

Kilyanek, S. M.; Stoebenau, E. J. III; Vinayavekhin, N.; Jordan, R. F., Mechanism of the Reaction of Vinyl Chloride with (a-diimine)Pd-Me+ Species. Organometallics 2010, 29, 1750-1760.

Kilyanek, S. M.; Fang, X. D.; Jordan, R. F., Synthesis and Reactivity of a Tetragallium Macrocycle. Organometallics 2009, 28, 300�305.

Sydora, O. L.; Kilyanek, S. M.; Jordan, R. F., Mechanism of Alkyne Insertion of a Cationic Zirconocene Aryl Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12952-12953.

Sydora, O. L.; Kilyanek, S. M.; Jordan, R. F., Cationic Zirconocene and Hafnocene Aryl Complexes, Organometallics 2007, 26, 4746-4755.