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Publications in CATALYSIS and MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

 CATALYSIS-Synthesis and Catalysis

  • N-Heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbenes of Manganese and Rhenium in Catalysis, S. Friães, S. Realista, H. Mourão, B. Royo, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem 2022. DOI:10.1002/ejic.202100884

  • Click-Derived Triazoles and Triazolylidenes of Manganese for Electrocatalytic Reduction CO2, S. Friães, S. Realista, C. S. B. Gomes,P. N. Martinho,B.Royo,Molecules 2021,26,6325. DOI:10.3390/molecules2621632

  • Wasteful azo dyes as a source of biologically active building blocks, A. Fernandes, B. Pinto, L. Bonnardo,  B. Royo,  M P. Robalo, L. O. Martins, Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 2021, 9, Article 672436. DOI:10.3389/fbioe.2021.672436.

  • Manganese Complexes with Chelating and Bridging Di-Triazolylidene Ligands: Synthesis and Reactivity, S. Friães, S. Realista, C. S. B. Gomes, P. N. Martinho, L. F. Veiros, M. Albrecht, B. Royo,  Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 5911-5920. DOI: 10.1039/D1DT00444A. 

  • Donor Functionalized Iron(II) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions, R. Lopes, A. Raya-Barón, M. P. Robalo, C. Vinagreiro, S. Barroso, M. J. Romão, I. Fernández, M. M. Pereira, B. Royo,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 22-29. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000868. Selected as Very Important Paper, Highlighted in the Cover Journal.

  • Bench-Stable Manganese NHC Complexes for the Selective Reduction of Esters to Alcohols with Silanes, S. C. A. Sousa, S. Realista, B. Royo, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2437-2443. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000148.

  • (Di)Triazolylidene Manganese Complexes in Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols to Ketones and Aldehydes, M. Pinto, M. Olivares, A. Vivancos,  G. Guisado-Barros, M. Albrecht, B. Royo, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2019, 9, 2421-2425. DOI: 10.1039/C9CY00685K5.

  • A Manganese N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyst for Reduction of Sulfoxides with Silanes, S. C. A. Sousa, C. J. Carrasco, M. Pinto, B. Royo, ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 3839-3843. DOI:10.1002/cctc.201900662. Selected as a Highly Important Paper. Special Issue of Women in Catalysis.

  • Recent advances in catalytic hydrosilylation of carbonyl groups mediated by well-defined first-row late transition metals, B. Royo, Adv. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 72, 59-102.

  • A Highly Active N-Heterocyclic Carbene Mn(I) Complex for Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO, F. Franco, M. Pinto, B. Royo, J. Lloret-Fillol, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57 (13), 4603-4606. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800705.

  • Manganese N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes for Catalytic Reduction of Ketones with Silanes, M. Pinto, S. Friães, J. Lloret-Fillol, B. Royo, ChemCatChem 2018, 10 (13), 2734-2740. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800241R1. Selected as a Highly Important Paper, Cover Journal.
  • Iron N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Reduction Reactions, R. Lopes, B. Royo, Isr. J. Chem. 2017, DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700055. Review by invitation Special issue “Iron Catalysis".
  • Water-soluble iridium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for alkylation of amines with alcohols, A. Fernandes, B. Royo, ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 3912-3917. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700678. 
  • Selective reduction of nitroarenes with silanes catalysed by nickel N-heterocyclic carbenes, R. Lopes, M. M. Pereira, B. Royo, ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 3073-3077. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700218. 
  •  Chelating bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of iron(II) containing bipyridyl ligands as catalyst precursors for oxidation of alcohols, M. Pinto, B. Cardoso, S. Barroso, A. M. Martins, B. Royo, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 13541. DOI: 10.1039/C6DT02718K.
  • Cyclopentadienyl-silsesquioxane titanium catalysts: factors affecting their formation and their activity in olefin epoxidation using hydrogen peroxide, M. Ventura, V. Tabernero, T. Cuenca, B. Royo, G. Jimenez, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 2843–2849, DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501474.
  • Rhodium, iridium and nickel complexes with a 1,3,4-triphenyl-benzen tris-MIC ligand. Study of the electronic properties and catalytic activities, C. Mejuto, B. Royo, G. Guisado-Barrios, E. Peris, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2584-2590. DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.278.
  • Preference for sulfoxide S- or O-bonding to 3d transition metals-DFT insights , B. P. Cardoso, B. Royo, M. J. C. Calhorda, J. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 792, 167-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.04.022. Special issue dedicated to  Prof. Mike Mingos on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
  • Selective sulfoxidation with hydrogen peroxide catalysed by a titanium catalyst, L. Postigo, M. Ventura, T. Cuenca, G. Jiménez, B. Royo, Catalysis Science & Technology 2015, 5, 320. DOI: 10.1039/c4cy00965g. 
  • Dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols catalysed by half-sandwich iron N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, J.M.S. Cardoso, R. Lopes, B. Royo, J. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 775, 173 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.06.005. Invitation to Special Issue "N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Applied Organometallic Chemistry". 
  • Cationic Half-sandwich iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, J. M. S. Cardoso, A. Fernandes, B. Cardoso, M. D. Carvalho, L. P. Ferreira, M. J. C. Calhorda, B. Royo, Organometallics 2014, 33, 5670-5677. DOI:  10.1021/om500528p. Invitation Special issue "Catalytic and Organometallic Chemistry of Earth-Abundant Metals"
  • Dehydrogenative coupling of thiols with Et3SiH catalysed by N-heterocyclic carbene nickel complexes, L. Postigo, R. Lopes, B. Royo, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 853-858. DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52052H. 
  • Highly effective water oxidation catalysts with iridium complexes through the use of NaIO4, Z. Codolà, J. M. S. Cardoso, B. Royo, M. Costas, J. LLoret-Fillol,  Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7203-7213. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204568. 
  • Direct synthesis of iron(0) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes by using Fe3(CO)12 and their application in reduction of carbonyl groups, S. Warratz, L. Postigo, B. Royo, Organometallics 2013, 32, 893-897. Most read from Organometallics between January and March 2013, Top Ten.
  • Reduction of ketones with silanes catalysed by a cyclopentadienyl-functionalised N-heterocyclic iron complex, R. Lopes, L. Postigo, B. Royo, Catal. Lett. 2013, 143, 1061-1066. DOI: 10.1007/s10562-013-1081-8013-1081-8.
  • N-Heterocyclic carbene complexes of nickel as efficient catalysts for hydrosilylation of carbonyl derivatives, L. Postigo, B. Royo, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 2613-2618. DOI 10.1002/adsc.201200389. 
  • Cyclopentadienyl-Silsesquioxane Titanium Complexes: Highly Active Catalysts for Epoxidation of Alkenes with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide, M. Ventura, M. E. G. Mosquera, T. Cuenca, B. Royo, G. Jiménez, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 6345-6349. DOI: 10.1021/ic300583g.
  • Unpredecented synthesis of iron NHC complexes by C-H activation of imidazolium salts. Mild catalysts for reduction of sulfoxides, J. M. S. Cardoso, B. Royo, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4944-4946. Highlighted in journal´s cover. Highlighted in Chemical Communication Blogs (Hot article) 
  • First iron-catalyzed guanylation of amines: a simple and highly efficient protocol to guanidines, S. Pottabathula, B. Royo, Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 5156-5158, DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.07.065.
  • Olefin epoxidation catalyzed by cis-dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral alkoxo-imino ligands derived from (+)-pinene, G. Chahboun, J. A. Brito, B. Royo, M. A. E. Amrani, E. Gómez-Bengoa, M. E. G. Mosquera, T. Cuenca, E. Royo, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 2940. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201200144.
  • Cyclopentadienyl- Indenyl- and Fluorenyl-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications, B. Royo, E. Peris, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 1309-1318. Minireview-Special issue: Organometallic Chemistry (Cluster issue). 2nd article most accessed in 03/2012.
  • Epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene using diamine bis(phenolate) vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten complexes as catalysts, F. Madeira, S. Barroso, S. Namorado, P. Reis, B. Royo, A. M. Martins, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2012, 383, 152-157.

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY-Inorganic Chemistry

  • Manganese(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes as Potential Anticancer Agents, O. A. Lenis-Rojas, B. Carvalho, R. Cabral, M. Silva, S. Friães, C. Roma-Rodrigues, M. Horta-Meireles, C. Gomes, J. A. A. Fernández, S. F. Vila, J. A. Rubiolo, L. Sanchez, P. V. Baptista, A. R. Fernandes, B. Royo, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s00775-021-01910-7.

  • Heterocyclic Carbene Iron Complexes as Anticancer Agents: In vitro and In Vivo Biological Studies, O. A. Lenis-Rojas, S. Cordeiro, M. Horta-Meireles, J. A. A. Fernández, S. F. Vila, J. A. Rubiolo, P. Cabezas-Sainz, L. Sanchez, A. R. Fernandes, B. Royo, Molecules, 2021, 26, 5535-5549. DOI:/10.3390/molecules26185535.

  • Triazole-Based Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Compounds: From in vitro Antiproliferative Potential to in vivo Toxicity Evaluation, O. A. Lenis-Rojas, R. Cabral, B. Carvalho, S. Friães, C. Roma-Rodrigues, J. A. A. Fernández, S. F. Vila, L. Sanchez, C. S. B. Gomes, A. R. Fernandes, B. Royo, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 8011-8026. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00527.

  • Half-Sandwich Ru(p‑cymene) Compounds with Diphosphanes: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation As Potential Anticancer Metallodrugs, O. A. Lenis-Rojas, M. P. Robalo, A. I. Tomaz, A. R. Fernandes, C. Roma-Rodrigues, R. G. Teixeira, F. Marques, M. Folgueira, J. Yáñez, A. Alba-Gonzalez, M. Salamini-Montemurri, D. Pech-Puch, D. Vázquez-García, M. López Torres, A. Fernández, J. J. Fernández, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60 (5), 2914–2930. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02768.

  • Evaluation of the In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Compounds against Breast Cancer, O. A. Lenis-Rojas, C. Roma-Rodrigues, A. R. Fernandes, A. Carvalho, S. Cordeiro, J. Guerra-Varela, L. Sánchez, D. Vázquez-García, M. López-Torres, A. Fernández, J. J. Fernández Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2021, 22, 8916. DOI:10.3390/ijms22168916.

  • Synthesis of Iron(II) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Paving the Way for a New Class of Antibiotics, C. Vinagreiro, R. Lopes, B. Royo, G. J. da Dilva, M-Pereira, Molecules 2020, 25, 2917-2927.

  • Marine Natural Products from the Yucatan Peninsula. Pech-Puch, D.; Pérez-Povedano, M.; Lenis-Rojas, O.A.; Rodríguez, J.; Jiménez, C., Mar. Drugs 2020, 18, 59.  https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010059

  • Coarse-Grained Parameterization of Nucleotide Cofactors and Metabolites: Protonation Constants, Partition Coefficients, and Model Topologies, F. M. Sousa, L. M. P. Lima, C. Arnarez, M. M. Pereira, M. N. Melo, J. Chem. Information and Modeling, 2021, 61, 335–346.

  • A molecular test based on RT-LAMP for rapid, sensitive and inexpensive colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples, C. Amaral, W. Antunes, E. Moe, A. G. Duarte, L. M. P. Lima, C. Santos, I. L. Gomes, G. S. Afonso, R. Vieira, H. S. S. Teles, M. S. Reis, M. A. Ramalho da Silva, A. M. Henriques, M. Fevereiro, M. R. Ventura, M. Serrano, C. Pimentel, Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 16430.

  • A colorimetric chemosensor for quantification of exchangeable Cu2+ in soil, D. J. Fanna, L. M. P. Lima, G. Wei, F. Li, J. K. Reynolds, Chemosphere, 2020, 238, 124664.

  • A copper(II)‑binding triazole derivative with ionophore properties is active against Candida spp., A. Gaspar-Cordeiro, S. da Silva, M. Aguiar, C. Rodrigues-Pousada, H. Haas, L. M. P. Lima, C. Pimentel, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem, 2020, 25, 1117–1128.

  • Determination of Cu2+ in drinking water using a hydroxyjulolidine-dihydroperimidine colorimetric sensor, D. J. Fanna, L. M. P. Lima, A. R. Craze, A. Trinchi, G. Wei, J. K. Reynolds, F. Li, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2019, 94, 141–154.

  • Ultrasensitive Colorimetric and Ratiometric Detection of Cu2+: Acid−Base Properties, Complexation, and Binding Studies, D. J. Fanna, L. M. P. Lima, A. R. Craze, A. Trinchi, R. Wuhrer, L. F. Lindoy, G. Wei, J. K. Reynolds, F. Li, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 10471–10480.

 PATENTS

  1.  Colorimetric method for the detection of amplified genetic material and uses thereof,  C. I. R. Pimentel, C. S. A. Amaral, L. M. P. Lima (2020) Provisional patent application P995.5 PP 2020.12.21.
  2. Catalizadores tipo silsesquioxano de titanio para la oxidación de grupos sulfuros a sulfóxido o sulfona, M. Ventura, G. Jimenez, T. Cuenca, B. Royo. Publication Number: ES 2415529 B2. Date: 25 March 2014.
  3. Method for treating a mammal by administration of a compound having the ability to release CO and pharmaceutical composition thereof, W. Haas, C. C. Romão, B. Royo, A. C. Fernandes and I. S. Gonçalves. Publication number: US 2011/237546 (A1). Publication Date: 29 September 2011.
  4. Method for treating a mammal by administration of a compund having the ability to release CO. W. Hass, C. Romão, S. Rodrigues, J.D. Seixas, A.R.M. Pina, B. Royo, A. C. Fernandes, I.S. Gonçalves. Alfama Investigacao e Desenvolvimento de Produtos Farmaceuticos Lda. Publication number: US: 2007/0207217 (A1) Publication date: 6 September 2007.
  5. Method for treating a mammal by administration of a compound having the ability to release CO and pharmaceutical composition thereof, W. Haas, C.C. Romão, B. Royo, A.C. Fernandes, I.S. Gonçalves. Publication Number: US 2004/0667261 A1, Publication Date: 8 April 2004. 

  6.  Method for treating a mammal by administration of a compound having the ability to release CO and pharmaceutical composition thereof”, W. Haas, C.C. Romão, B. Royo, A.C. Fernandes, I.S. Gonçalves. Publication Number: WO 03/066067 A2, Publication Date: 14 August 2003. 


BOOK CHAPTERS

  • N-heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbene Complexes of Group 7 Metals. In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV,  Royo, B; Realista, S; Friães S (2021). Elsevier, in press.

  • Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Heterocycles via Borrowing-Hydrogen Annulation. In Synthetic Approaches to Nonaromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles, Santos, A; Raydan, D; Viduedo, N; Marues, M M B; Royo B (2021) Volume 3,  Wiley, in press.

  • Recent Advances in Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Groups Mediated by Well-defined First-Row Transition Metals. In Advances of Organometallic Chemistry,  Royo, B. (2019). 59-102. Academic Press. Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adomc.2019.02.001.

  • Transfer Hydrogenation with Non-Toxic Metals for Drug Synthesis. In Sustainable Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals Using Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts, Royo, B. (2018). RSC Green Chemistry Series. Ed. M. M. Pereira and M. J. F. Calvete.
  • Oxidation Reactions with NHC-Metal Complexes. In N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: from laboratory curiosities to efficient synthetic tools, B. Royo,  S. M. Podhajsky, M. S. Sigman (2017). Edition 2, RSC Catalysis Series, Ed. S. Díez-González. DOI: 10.1039/9781782626817-00456;  ISBN: 978-1-78262-423-3. Chapter 12, page 456-483. 
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  • Royo, B (2014) "Cyclopentadienyl-functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Iron and Nickel: Catalysts for Reductions". In Advances in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis: ICOMC Silver/Gold Jubilee Book (A. J. L. Pombeiro Ed.) pp.113-144, J. Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118742952.fmatter/pdf
  • C.C. Romão, B. Royo, in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry 3: Rhenium, Elsevier, 2006.
  • B. Royo, in Catalysis from Theory to Application, An Integrated Course, Ed. J. L. Figuereido, M. M. Pereira, J. Faria. Chapter: "Homogenous Catalysis: Oxidations" Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra 2008.

 

 

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