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Kristopher J. Kolonko
Professional Biography
KRISTOPHER KOLONKO joined the department in July 2010 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. Kris taught Organic Chemistry during the 2010-11 academic year and will be teaching General Chemistry for the 2011-12 academic year.
Education
B.S., Northland College, 2003
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009
Publications
Kolonko, K. J.; Wherritt, D. J.; Reich, H. J. "Mechanistic Studies of the Lithium Enolate of 4-Fluoroacetophenone: Rapid-Injection NMR Study of Enolate Formation, Dynamics, and Aldol Reactivity." Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133 (42), 16774-16777.
Kolonko, K. J.; Guzei, I. A.; Reich, H. J. "Structure and Dynamics of α-Aryl Amide and Ketone Enolates: THF, PMDTA, TMTAN, HMPA and Crypt Solvated Lithium Enolates, and Comparison with Phosphazenium Analogs" The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 75 (18), 6163-6172.
Kolonko, K. J.; Biddle, M; Guzei, I. A.; Reich, H. J. "Solution Structures of Lithium Enolates of Cyclopentanone, Cyclohexanone, Acetophenones and Benzyl Ketones. Triple Ions and Higher Lithiate Complexes" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131 (32),11525-11534.
Kolonko, K. J.; Reich, H.J.; "Stabilization of Ketone and Aldehyde Enols by Formation of Hydrogen Bonds to Phosphazene Enolates and Their Aldol Products" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130 (30), 9668-9669.
Guzei, I. A.; Kolonko, K. J.; Reich, H.J.; "Unexpected Crystallization of 1,3-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)propan-2-one in Paratone Oil" Acta Crystallographica Section E 2007, E63, o4094.
Course Information
Dr. Kolonko teaches the following courses:
CHM 111/112 - General Chemistry I and II
CHM 211/212 - Organic Chemistry I and II
