Dr. Williams is a scientific advisor in organic chemistry. Prior to joining Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Dr. Williams was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research there focused on the implementation of biocatalysts in organic synthesis. Dr. Williams’s dissertation work at Princeton University focused on the development of nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.
Wendy L. Williams, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
Overview
Dr. Williams is a scientific advisor in organic chemistry. Prior to joining Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Dr. Williams was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research there focused on the implementation of biocatalysts in organic synthesis. Dr. Williams’s dissertation work at Princeton University focused on the development of nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.
Education
- Princeton University, Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2024
- Brigham Young University, B.S. in Chemistry, 2019
Honors
- NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2024-2025
- Brigham Young University Chemistry Department
- Garth L. Lee Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2019
- Hypercube Scholar Award, 2018
Articles, Publications & Lectures
- Williams, W. L.; Gutiérrez-Valencia, N. E.; Doyle, A. G. Branched-Selective Cross-Electrophile Coupling of 2-Alkyl Aziridines and (Hetero)aryl Iodides Using Ti/Ni Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 24175–24183.
- Tang, T.; Hazra, A.; Min, D. S.; Williams, W. L.; Jones, E.; Doyle, A. G.; Sigman, M. S. Interrogating the Mechanistic Features of Ni(I)-Mediated Aryl Iodide Oxidative Addition Using Electroanalytical and Statistical Modeling Techniques. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8689–8699.
- Ting, S. I.; Williams, W. L.; Doyle, A. G. Oxidative Addition of Aryl Halides to a Ni(I)-Bipyridine Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 5575–5582.
- Williams, W. L.; Zeng, L.; Gensch, T.; Sigman, M. S.; Doyle, A. G.; Anslyn, E. V. The Evolution of Data-Driven Modeling in Organic Chemistry. ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 1622–1637.
- Estrada, J. G.; Williams, W. L.; Ting, S. I.; Doyle, A. G. Role of Electron-Deficient Olefin Ligands in a Ni-Catalyzed Aziridine Cross-Coupling to Generate Quaternary Carbons. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8928–8937.
- Zhang, Y.; Karunananda, M. K.; Yu, H.-C.; Clark, K. J.; Williams, W.; Mankad, N. P.; Ess, D. H. Dynamically Bifurcating Hydride Transfer Mechanism and Origin of Inverse Isotope Effect for Heterodinuclear AgRu-Catalyzed Alkyne Semigydrogenation. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2657–2663.
Practices
Technologies
Wendy L. Williams, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor
- Office: Chicago
- Phone: 312-616-5600
- Email: wwilliams@leydig.com
Honors
- NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2024-2025
- Brigham Young University Chemistry Department
- Garth L. Lee Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2019
- Hypercube Scholar Award, 2018
Articles, Publications & Lectures
- Williams, W. L.; Gutiérrez-Valencia, N. E.; Doyle, A. G. Branched-Selective Cross-Electrophile Coupling of 2-Alkyl Aziridines and (Hetero)aryl Iodides Using Ti/Ni Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 24175–24183.
- Tang, T.; Hazra, A.; Min, D. S.; Williams, W. L.; Jones, E.; Doyle, A. G.; Sigman, M. S. Interrogating the Mechanistic Features of Ni(I)-Mediated Aryl Iodide Oxidative Addition Using Electroanalytical and Statistical Modeling Techniques. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8689–8699.
- Ting, S. I.; Williams, W. L.; Doyle, A. G. Oxidative Addition of Aryl Halides to a Ni(I)-Bipyridine Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 5575–5582.
- Williams, W. L.; Zeng, L.; Gensch, T.; Sigman, M. S.; Doyle, A. G.; Anslyn, E. V. The Evolution of Data-Driven Modeling in Organic Chemistry. ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 1622–1637.
- Estrada, J. G.; Williams, W. L.; Ting, S. I.; Doyle, A. G. Role of Electron-Deficient Olefin Ligands in a Ni-Catalyzed Aziridine Cross-Coupling to Generate Quaternary Carbons. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8928–8937.
- Zhang, Y.; Karunananda, M. K.; Yu, H.-C.; Clark, K. J.; Williams, W.; Mankad, N. P.; Ess, D. H. Dynamically Bifurcating Hydride Transfer Mechanism and Origin of Inverse Isotope Effect for Heterodinuclear AgRu-Catalyzed Alkyne Semigydrogenation. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2657–2663.