Faculty

Malyk, Kaycie

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT

Chemistry

ACADEMIC SCHOOL

School of Arts and Sciences

TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry

CONTACT

Office phone: (716)-375-2561
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OFFICE

De La Roche 312 F

COURSES TAUGHT

ACADEMIC DEGREES

OTHER EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry, Monroe Community College, January 2025 – July 2025

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Publications

Pillai, V.G.; Malyk, K.R.; Kennedy, C.R.* Mechanistic insights on C(acyl)-N functionalization mediated by late transition metals. Dalton Transactions, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01829J. Selected as a “Hot Article” by Dalton Transactions in October 2024.
Malyk, K.R.‡; Pillai, V.G.‡; Brennessel, W.W.; Leon Baxin, R.; Silk, E.S.; Nakamura, D.T.; Kennedy, C.R.* Distinguishing Competing Mechanistic Manifolds for C(acyl)–N Functionalization by a Ni/NHeterocyclic Carbene Catalyst System. JACS Au. 2023, 3, 2451-2457. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00283
Malyk, K.R.‡; Craig, S.M.†‡; Silk, E.S.†‡; Nakamura, D.T.†; Brennessel, W.W.; Kennedy, C.R.* Synthesis and characterization of Ni(0) complexes supported by an unymmetric C,N ligand. J. Coord. Chem. 2022, 75, 1841-1852. DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2022.2117037.
Malyk, K.R.‡; Baker, B.‡; Cockram, C.J.‡; Dakein, S.‡; DeMaria, J.M.‡; George, D.M.‡; Sarno, M.J.F.‡; Cardenas, A.J.P.* Synthesis and characterization of anilinium ionic liquids: Exploring effect of π-π ring stacking. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021, 1225, 129122. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129122.

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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS

Organometallic chemistry, transition metal catalysis, coordination chemistry, organic chemistry.

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