BOOK CHAPTER
Maximilian N. Kopylovich, Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, “Mechanochemical Activation and Catalysis”, in Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis, edited by Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, M Fatima C. Guedes da Silva, Armando J.L. Pombeiro, RSC, 2019, Ch. 25, 548-563 (ISBN 978-1-78801-468-7). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788016490
Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, António Palavra, Armando J.L. Pombeiro,"Alkane functionalization under unconventional conditions: in ionic liquid, in supercritical CO2 and microwave assisted", in C-H activation in Alkanes, edited by A.J.L. Pombeiro and M.F.C. Guedes, Chapter 24, Wiley, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/9781119379256.ch24.
Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Pombeiro A.J.L. Synthesis and Biological Applications of Tris(pyrazol-1-yl)-methane and -borate Metal Complexes, invited ch. by P. Smolenski, P. Gawryszewska (Eds.), Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Role in Biotechnology, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , New York, 2014, Ch. 4, 117-140. ISBN: 978-1-63117-143-7.
PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
76. M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* T.R. Barman, H.M. Lapa, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Catalytic oxidation of a model volatile organic compound (toluene) with tetranuclear Cu(II) complexes, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2021.120314
75. A.F. Peixoto, M.M.A. Soliman, T.V. Pinto, S.M. Silva, P. Costa, E.C.B.A. Alegria, C. Freire, Highly active organosulfonic aryl-silica nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for biomass derived biodiesel and fuel additives, Biomass Bioenerg. 2021, 145, 105936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105936
74. M. Sutradhar,* T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M. F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Synthesis and characterization of metal coordination compounds, and their application in catalysis in cyclohexane oxidation by different energy stimuli, Catalysts, 2020, 10, 1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101175
73. H.M. Lapa, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria*, L.M.D.R.S. Martins,* C-scorpionate Au(III) complexes as catalysts for industrially significant toluene oxidation and benzaldehyde esterification reactions, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2020, 512, 119881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119881
72. M.M.A. Soliman, A.F. Peixoto, A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.N. Kopylovich,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, Mechanochemical preparation of Pd(II) and Pt(II) composites with carbonaceous materials and their application in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction at several energy inputs, Molecules 2020, 25, 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122951
71. M. Sutradhar, T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria, H.M. Lapa, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Cd(II) coordination compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of toluene and 1-phenyletanol, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 9163-9171. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj01408g. Front Cover
70. M.M.A. Soliman, A. Karmakar, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, G.M.D.M. Rúbio, M.S. Saraiva, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, ZnO nanoparticles: an efficient catalyst for transesterification reaction of α-keto carboxylic esters, Catal. Today, 2020, 348, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.08.053
69. M.M.A. Soliman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.M. Alves, M.S. Saraiva, M.F. Montemor, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Green Synthesis of zin oxide particles with apple-derived compounds and their application as catalysts in the transesterification of methyl benzoates, Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 6488-6494. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT01069C
68. M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, T.R. Barman, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, C.-M. Liu, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Aroylhydrazone-Copper(II) 1D Coordination Polymers: Magnetic Properties and Microwave Assisted Oxidation of a Secondary Alcohol. Front. Chem. 2020, 8:157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00157
67. M.M.A. Soliman, M.N. Kopylovich, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, A.M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, L. Correia, M.S. Saraiva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Ultrasound and radiation-induced catalytic oxidation of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone with iron-containing particulate catalysts, Molecules, 2020, 25(3), 740. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030740
66. A. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, Ana Carvalho, Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, Characterization of AuNP+rGO as a functionalized layer for LSPR sensors, Mater. Lett., 2020, 5, 100032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2019.100032
65. M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, F. Ferretti, L.R. Raposo, M. F.C. Guedes da Silva, P.V. Baptista, A.R. Fernandes, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Antiproliferative activity of heterometallic sodium or potassium-dioxidovanadium(V) polymers, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110811.
64. M. Sutradhar,* T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, C.-M. Liu, H.-Z. Kou, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Cu(II) complexes of N-rich aroylhydrazone: magnetism and catalytic activity towards microwave-assisted oxidation of xylenes, Dalton Trans., 2019, Advance Article. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9DT02196E. Front Cover
63. A. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, M. Fernandes, P. Louro, M. Vieira, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.P.C. Ribeiro, A. Carvalho, M. G. Almeida, Characterization of plasmonic effects in AuNP+rGO composite as a sensing layer for a low-cost lab-on-chip biossensor. In Proceedings of PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium — Spring (PIERS — SPRING). Rome, Italy: SPRING, 2019. ISSN 1559-9450. Pp. 4180- 4186.
62. A. Karmakar, M.M.A. Soliman, E.C.B.A. Alegria, G.M.D.M. Rúbio M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Copper-amidocarboxylate Based Metal Organic Macrocycle and Framework: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Activities towards Microwave assisted Oxidation and Knoevenagel reactions, New J. Chem., 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ02064KA.
61. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, M. Fernandes, M. Vieira, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.P.C. Ribeiro, Plasmonic properties of gold nanospheres coupled to reduced graphene oxide for biosensing applications, 2019 IEEE 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG). https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692559
60. Z. Ma, Q. Wang, H. Yang, E.C.B.A. Alegria, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, J.P. Telo, I. Correia, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Synthesis and Structure of Copper Complexes of a N6O4 Macrocyclic Ligand and Catalytic Application in Alcohol Oxidation,
Catalysts, 2019, 9, 424. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal9050424
59. I.A.S. Matias, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.J.L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, C-scorpionate iron(II) complexes as highly selective catalysts for the hydrocarboxylation of cyclohexane, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2019, 489, 269-274. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.02.035
58. F. Ferretti, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.M. Ferraria, M.N. Kopylovich,* M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, F. Marchetti, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* Synergistic catalytic action of vanadia-titania composites towards the microwave-assisted benzoin oxidation, Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 3198-3203. https://doi.10.1039/C8DT04274H.
57. A. Fantoni, M. Fernandes, Y. Vygranenko, M. Vieira, Rui P. Oliveira-Silva, Miguel Prazeres, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, Optical properties of metal nanoparticles embedded in amorphous silicon analysed using discrete dipole approximation, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI, 2018, Vol. 10526, p. 1052609). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289983.
56. M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva,* C.-M. Liu, A.J. L. Pombeiro, Peroxidative oxidation of alkanes and alcohols under mild conditions by di and tetranuclear copper(II) complexes of bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)isophthalohydrazide, Molecules, 2018, 23, 2699 https://doi.10.3390/molecules23102699.
55. T.R. Barman, M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva,* M.L. Kuznetsov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Efficient solvent-free Friedel-Crafts benzoylation and acylation of m-xylene by N-acetylpyrazine-2-carbohydrazide-Fe(III)-chloro complexes, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 8349-8355. https://doi.10.1002/slct.201801656.
54. A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M.N. Kopylovich, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* On the comparison of microwave and mechanochemical energy inputs in catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 8193-8198. https://doi.10.1039/C8DT00866C
53. E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro,* M. Mendes, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* Effect of phenolic compounds on the synthesis of gold nanoparticles and its catalytic activity in the reduction of nitro compounds, Nanomaterials, 2018, 8, 320. https://doi:10.3390/nano8050320
52. G.S. Mishra, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins,* Highly Active and Selective Supported Rhenium Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of n-Hexane and n-Heptane, Catalysts, 2018, 8(3), 114-130.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8030114
51. A. Fantoni, M. Fernandes, Y. Vygranenko, P. Louro, M. Vieira, D. Texeira, A.P.C. Ribeiro, Rui P. Oliveira-Silva, Miguel Prazeres, E.C.B.A. Alegria, Analysis of metallic nanoparticles embedded in thin film semiconductors for optoelectronic applications, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2018, 50:246.
50. A.P.C. Ribeiro, S. Anbu, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.R. Fernandes, P.V. Baptista,* R. Mendes, A.S. Matias, M. Mendes, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Evaluation of cell toxicity and DNA and protein binding of green synthesized silver nanoparticles, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018, 101,137-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2018.02.069.
49. A.P.C. Ribeiro, I.A. S. Matias, E.C. B. A. Alegria, A.M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J. L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, New Trendy Magnetic C-Scorpionate Iron Catalyst and Its Performance towards Cyclohexane Oxidation, Catalysts 2018, 8(2), 69, invited paper for the special issue " New Trends in Scorpionate Catalysts". http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal8020069
48. R. Jlassi, A.P.C. Ribeiro,* E.C.B.A Alegria,* Naïli Houcine,* G.A.O. Tiago, T. Rüffer, H. Lang, F.I. Zuukov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, W. Rekik, Copper(II) complexes with an arylhydrazone of methyl 2-cyanoacetate as effective catalysts in the microwave-assisted oxidation of cyclohexane, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 471, 658-663. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.001
47. Ribeiro A.P.C., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Matias I.A.S., Duarte T.A.G., Pombeiro A.J.L., Catalytic performance of Fe(II)-scorpionate complexes towards cyclohexane oxidation in organic, ionic liquid and/or supercritical CO2 media: a comparative study, Catalysts, 2017, 7, 230 - invited paper for the special issue "Catalysis in Innovative Solvents". http://doi.org/10.3390/catal7080230
46. Fantoni A., Fernandes M., Vygranenko Y., Louro P., Vieira M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Ribeiro, A., Texeira D., Simulation study of surface plasmons in metallic nanoparticles: dependence on the properties of an embedding a-Si:H matrix, Phys. Status Solidi A 2017 , 215, 1700487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700487
45. Fantoni A., Fernandes M. , Vygranenko Y., Louro P., Vieira M., Texeira D., Ribeiro A., Alegria E. , "Simulation of localized surface plasmon in metallic nanoparticles embedded in amorphous silicon", Proc. SPIE 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 104530D, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2271552.
44. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Fontolan, E.; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Domingos, C.; Ferraria, A.M.; Bertani, R.; Rego, A.M.B.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Direct mechanochemical preparation of 3d metal catalytic composites and their application in oxidation and hydrocarboxylation in aqueous medium of cyclohexane”, Materials Today Chemistry, 2017, 5, 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2017.07.002
43. Sutradhar M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Barman T.R., Scorcelletti F., Guedes da Silva M.F.C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of toluene and 1-phenylethanol with monomeric keto and polymeric enol aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes, Molecular Catalysis, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2017.07.00
42. Fontolan, E.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Bertani, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Ball milling as an effective method to prepare magnetically recoverable heterometallic catalysts for alcohol oxidation”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2017, 455, 653-658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.04.042
41. Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Fontolan, E.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Kopylovich, M.N.; Bertani, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., The influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide additives on the catalytic activity of 3d metal catalysts towards alcohol oxidation, J. Molec. Catal, A: Chem. 2017, 426, 557-563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2016.07.015
40. Mendes, M.; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*, Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins,1,2,* Armando J.L. Pombeiro, Liquid phase oxidation of xylenes catalyzed by the tripodal C-scorpionate iron(II) complex [FeCl2{η3-HC(pz)3}], Polyhedron, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.10.037
39. Nesterov*, Alegria, E.C.B.A., D.M.; Jezierska, J.; “A New Member of CuII8 Family: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of an Octanuclear Copper Complex with N-tert-butyldiethanolamine”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2017, 460, 83-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.09.036
38. Frija, L.M.T.*; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Sutradhar, M.; Cristiano, M.L.S.; Ismael, A.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.*; “Copper(II) and cobalt(II) tetrazole-saccharinate complexes as effective catalysts for oxidation of secondary alcohols”; J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., 2016, 425, 283-290.
37. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.*; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Mono-alylation of cyanoimide ligand at a molybdenum(IV) diphosphinic centre by different alkyl halides. Crystal structure trans- [Mo(NCN)(NCNCH3)(dppe)2]”, Electrochim. Acta, 2016, 218, 252-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.120
36. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Barman, T.R.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Mahmudov, K.T.; Guseynov, F.I.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “New copper(II) tetramer with arylhydrazone of barbituric acid and its catalytic activity in the oxidation of cyclic C5-C8 alkanes”, Polyhedron, 2016, 117, 666-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.07.002
35. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S;. Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form: structural characterization and catalytic activity towards cyclohexane oxidation”, Molecules, 2016, 21, 425. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040425
34. Tăbăcaru, A.; Xhaferaj, N.; Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Chay, R.S.; Giacobbe, C.; Domasevitch, K.V.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Galli, S.; Pettinari, C., “Metal Azolate/Carboxylate Frameworks as Catalysts in Oxidative and C-C Coupling Reactions”, Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55 (12), 5804-5817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02997
33. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Mahmudov, K.T.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Iron(III) and cobalt(III) complexes with both tautomeric (keto and enol) forms of aroylhydrazone ligands: catalysts for the microwave assisted oxidation of alcohols”, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 8079-8088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA25774C
32. M.N. Kopylovich, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, N.M.R. Martins, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Catalytic oxidation of alcohols: recent advances, Adv. Organomet. Chem., 2015, 63, Ch.3, 91-174 (invited).
31. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Anbu, S.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Electrochemical Properties of Robson type macrocyclic dicopper(II) complexes”, Port. Electrochim. Acta, 2015, 33(4), 201-207.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4152/pea.201504201.
30. Timokhin, I.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, R.; Condello, F.; Galli, S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Novel Coordination Polymers with (Pyrazolato)-based Tectons: Catalytic Activity in the Peroxidative Oxidation of Alcohols and Cyclohexane”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2015, 15 (5), pp 2303-2317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00083
29. Anbu, S; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Catalytic activity of a benzoyl hydrazone based dimeric dicopper(II) complex in catechol and alcohol oxidation reactions”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2015, 431, 139-144.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2014.11.038
28. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro A.J.L., “Electrochemical Properties of (5-C5Me5)-Rhodium and -Iridium Complexes Containing Bis(pyrazolyl)alkane Ligands”, Port. Electrochim. Acta, 2014, 32(4), 253-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.4152/pea.201404253
27. Zaltariov, Mirela-Fernanda; Alexandru, Mihaela; Cazacu, M.; Shova,S.; Novitchi, G.; Train, C.; Dobrov,A.; Kirillova, M.V. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Arion; V.B., “Tetranuclear copper(II) complexes with macrocyclic and open-chain disiloxane ligands as catalyst precursors for hydrocarboxylation and oxidation of alkanes and 1-phenylethanol”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 29, 4946-4956. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201402578
26. Orbisaglia, S.; Di Nicola, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, C.; Pettinari, R.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Rocha, B.G.M.; Kuznetsov, M.L.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Skelton, B.W.; Sobolev, A.N.; White, A.H. “Novel (arene)Ru(II) complexes with halogen-substituted bis- and tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borate ligands”, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 3689-3704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304406
25. Arroyo, M.; Gómez-Iglesias, P.; Antón, N.; García-Rodríguez, R.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Miguel, D.; Villafañe, F., “Homo- and Heteropolymetallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazolate Manganese and Rhenium Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (10), 4009-4020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53439a
24. Sutradhar, M.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Liu, Cai-Ming; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Dinuclear Mn(II,II) complexes: magnetic properties and microwave assisted oxidation of alcohols”, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (10), 3966-3977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt52774c
23. Nunes, P.; Nagy, N.V.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; A. Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Correia, I., “The solvation and electrochemical behaviour of copper acetylacetonate complexes in ionic liquids”, J. Molec. Struct., 2014, 1060, 142-149.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.12.025
22. Nunes, P.; Nagy, N.V.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Correia, I., “The solvation and redox behaviour of mixed ligand copper(II) complexes of acetylacetonate and aromatic diimines in ionic liquids”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2014, 409, 465-471. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2013.09.040
21. Alexandru, M.; Cazacu, M.; Arvinte, A.; Shova, Turta, S.C.; Simionescu, B.C.; Dobrov, A.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Arion, V.B. “m-Chlorido-bridged dimanganese(II) complexes of the Schiff base derived from [2+2]condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol and 1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane: Structure, Magnetism, Electrochemical Behaviour and Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 120-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201300969
20. Ma, Z.; Mai, F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S, Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(II) 4’-phenyl-terpyridine Compounds and Catalytic Application for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols”, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4048-4058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53054j
19. Anbu, S.; Killivalavan A., Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Mathan, G.; Kandaswamy, M., “Effect of 1,10–phenanthroline moiety on DNA Binding, DNA cleavage, cytotoxic and Lactate Dehydrogenase inhibition properties of Robson type macrocyclic dicopper(II) complex”, J. Coord. Chem., 2013, 66:22, 3989-4003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2013.858136
18. Milunovic M.N.M., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Pombeiro A.J.L., Krachler R., Trettenhahn G., Turta C., Shova S., Arion V.B., “Hexanuclear and Undecanuclear Iron(III) Carboxylates as Catalyst Precursors for Cyclohexane Oxidation”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42 (40), 14388-14401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt50966d
17. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Martins, A.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Carvalho, A.P.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Efficient Cyclohexane Oxidation Catalysed in Heterogeneous Media over Scorpionate Complexes Immobilized on MOR Zeolite”, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2013, 464-465, 43-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.05.022
16. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Smolenski, P.; Kuznetsov, M.L.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Oxorhenium complexes bearing the water-soluble tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methanesulfonate, 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane or related ligands, as catalysts for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones”, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52 (8), 4534-4546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic400024r
15. Shang. X.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Li, Q.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Redox-Active Antitumor Diorganotin(IV) Cycloalkylhydroxamate Complexes with Different Ring Sizes: Correlation of in Vitro Potency and Reduction Potential”, J. Inorg. Biochem, 2012, 117, 147-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.08.019
14. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S; Kirillova, M.V.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones by rhenium complexes bearing N- or O-ligands”, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2012, 443-444, 27-32.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2012.07.007
13. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Kuznetov, M.L.; Cunha, S.M.P.R.M.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; “Acylated Cyanoimido-Complexes trans-[Mo(NCN){NCNC(O)R}(dppe)2]Cl and their reactions with Electrophiles: Chemical, Electrochemical and Theoretical Study”, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41(45), 13876-13890. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2DT30867C
12. Arroyo, M.; Miguel, D.; Villafañe, F. Alegria, E.C.B.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Molybdenum- and Tungsten(II) Monometallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazole and Bimetallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazolate Complexes”, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 7017-7025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2DT12388F
11. Shang, X. ; Meng, X.G.; Alegria, E.C.B.A. ; Li, Q.S. ; da Silva, M.F.C.G. ; Pombeiro, A.J.L., ”Syntheses, Molecular Structures, Electrochemical Behavior, Theoretical Study, and Antitumor Activities of Organotin(IV) complexes containing 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-cyclopentanecarboxylato ligands”, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 8158-8167.
http://dx.doi.org/10.10021/ic200635g
10. Dinoi, C.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A., Smoleński, P.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Poli, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; ”Molybdenum complexes bearing the tris(1-pyrazolyl)methanesulfonate ligand: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical behavior”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 16, 2415-2424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201000018
9. Kirillov A.M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Guedes da Silva M.F., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Sousa C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Synthesis, characterization and redox behaviour of benzoyldiazenido- and oxorhenium complexes bearing N,N- and S,S-type ligands”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 1269-1274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2009.08.030
8. Mishra G.S., Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L., Cyclohexane Oxidation with Dioxygen Catalyzed by Supported Pyrazole Rhenium Complexes, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 2008, 285, 92-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2008.01.022
7. Silva T.F.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L., Half-sandwich Scorpionate Vanadium, Iron and Copper Complexes: Synthesis and Application in the Catalytic Peroxidative Oxidation of Cyclohexane under Mild Conditions, Adv., Synth. Cat., 2008, 350, 706-716. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.200700529
6. Alegria E.C.B., Kirillova M.V., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L.,”Pyrazole and tris(pyrazolylmethane Rhenium(III, V and VII) Complexes as Catalysts for Ethane and cyclohexane oxidations”, Appl. Cat. A: General, 2007, 317, 43-52.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/apcata.2006.09.038
5. Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Haukka M., Pombeiro A.J.L., Rhenium Complexes of Tris(pyrazolyl)methanes and Sulfonate derivative, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2006, 4954-4961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b611209a
4. Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., da Silva M.F.C.G., Pombeiro A.J.L., Syntheses and properties of Re(III) complexes derived from hydrotris(1-pyrazolyl)methanes. Molecular structure of [ReCl2(HCpz3)(PPh3)][BF4], J. Organomet. Chem., 2005, 690, 1947-1958. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.11.005
3. Alegria E.C.B.A., Cunha S.M.P.R.M., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Guedes da Silva M.F.C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Comparative Electrochemical Behaviour of the Complexes trans-[Mo(NCN){NCNC(O)R(dppe)2}]Cl (R = Et or Ph) and trans-[Mo(NCN)Cl(dppe)2][BF4], Portugalie Electrochim. Acta, 2004, 22(1), 19-23, ISSN 1647-1571.
2. Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Hughes D.L., Fraústo da Silva J.J.R., Pombeiro A.J.L., Synthesis and Properties of Hydride-cyanamide and Derived Hydrogen-cyanamide Complexes of Molybdenum (IV). Crystal Structure of [MoH2(NCNH2)2(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2][BF4]2 , J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2003, 3743-3754.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b306368b
1. Alegria E.C.B.A., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Fraústo da Silva J.J.R., Pombeiro A.J.L., Redox Behaviour of a Biscyanamide-dihydride Mo Complex, a Preliminary Study, Portugaliae Electrochim. Acta, 2001, 19(3), 357-360.
Maximilian N. Kopylovich, Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, “Mechanochemical Activation and Catalysis”, in Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis, edited by Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, M Fatima C. Guedes da Silva, Armando J.L. Pombeiro, RSC, 2019, Ch. 25, 548-563 (ISBN 978-1-78801-468-7). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788016490
Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, António Palavra, Armando J.L. Pombeiro,"Alkane functionalization under unconventional conditions: in ionic liquid, in supercritical CO2 and microwave assisted", in C-H activation in Alkanes, edited by A.J.L. Pombeiro and M.F.C. Guedes, Chapter 24, Wiley, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/9781119379256.ch24.
Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Pombeiro A.J.L. Synthesis and Biological Applications of Tris(pyrazol-1-yl)-methane and -borate Metal Complexes, invited ch. by P. Smolenski, P. Gawryszewska (Eds.), Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Role in Biotechnology, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , New York, 2014, Ch. 4, 117-140. ISBN: 978-1-63117-143-7.
PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
76. M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* T.R. Barman, H.M. Lapa, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Catalytic oxidation of a model volatile organic compound (toluene) with tetranuclear Cu(II) complexes, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2021.120314
75. A.F. Peixoto, M.M.A. Soliman, T.V. Pinto, S.M. Silva, P. Costa, E.C.B.A. Alegria, C. Freire, Highly active organosulfonic aryl-silica nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for biomass derived biodiesel and fuel additives, Biomass Bioenerg. 2021, 145, 105936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105936
74. M. Sutradhar,* T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M. F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Synthesis and characterization of metal coordination compounds, and their application in catalysis in cyclohexane oxidation by different energy stimuli, Catalysts, 2020, 10, 1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101175
73. H.M. Lapa, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria*, L.M.D.R.S. Martins,* C-scorpionate Au(III) complexes as catalysts for industrially significant toluene oxidation and benzaldehyde esterification reactions, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2020, 512, 119881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2020.119881
72. M.M.A. Soliman, A.F. Peixoto, A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.N. Kopylovich,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, Mechanochemical preparation of Pd(II) and Pt(II) composites with carbonaceous materials and their application in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction at several energy inputs, Molecules 2020, 25, 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122951
71. M. Sutradhar, T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria, H.M. Lapa, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Cd(II) coordination compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of toluene and 1-phenyletanol, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 9163-9171. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj01408g. Front Cover
70. M.M.A. Soliman, A. Karmakar, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, G.M.D.M. Rúbio, M.S. Saraiva, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, ZnO nanoparticles: an efficient catalyst for transesterification reaction of α-keto carboxylic esters, Catal. Today, 2020, 348, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.08.053
69. M.M.A. Soliman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.M. Alves, M.S. Saraiva, M.F. Montemor, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Green Synthesis of zin oxide particles with apple-derived compounds and their application as catalysts in the transesterification of methyl benzoates, Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 6488-6494. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT01069C
68. M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, T.R. Barman, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, C.-M. Liu, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Aroylhydrazone-Copper(II) 1D Coordination Polymers: Magnetic Properties and Microwave Assisted Oxidation of a Secondary Alcohol. Front. Chem. 2020, 8:157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00157
67. M.M.A. Soliman, M.N. Kopylovich, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro, A.M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, L. Correia, M.S. Saraiva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Ultrasound and radiation-induced catalytic oxidation of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone with iron-containing particulate catalysts, Molecules, 2020, 25(3), 740. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030740
66. A. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, Ana Carvalho, Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria, Characterization of AuNP+rGO as a functionalized layer for LSPR sensors, Mater. Lett., 2020, 5, 100032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2019.100032
65. M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, F. Ferretti, L.R. Raposo, M. F.C. Guedes da Silva, P.V. Baptista, A.R. Fernandes, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Antiproliferative activity of heterometallic sodium or potassium-dioxidovanadium(V) polymers, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110811.
64. M. Sutradhar,* T.R. Barman, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, C.-M. Liu, H.-Z. Kou, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Cu(II) complexes of N-rich aroylhydrazone: magnetism and catalytic activity towards microwave-assisted oxidation of xylenes, Dalton Trans., 2019, Advance Article. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9DT02196E. Front Cover
63. A. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, M. Fernandes, P. Louro, M. Vieira, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.P.C. Ribeiro, A. Carvalho, M. G. Almeida, Characterization of plasmonic effects in AuNP+rGO composite as a sensing layer for a low-cost lab-on-chip biossensor. In Proceedings of PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium — Spring (PIERS — SPRING). Rome, Italy: SPRING, 2019. ISSN 1559-9450. Pp. 4180- 4186.
62. A. Karmakar, M.M.A. Soliman, E.C.B.A. Alegria, G.M.D.M. Rúbio M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Copper-amidocarboxylate Based Metal Organic Macrocycle and Framework: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Activities towards Microwave assisted Oxidation and Knoevenagel reactions, New J. Chem., 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ02064KA.
61. Fantoni, V. Stojkovic, M. Fernandes, M. Vieira, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.P.C. Ribeiro, Plasmonic properties of gold nanospheres coupled to reduced graphene oxide for biosensing applications, 2019 IEEE 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG). https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692559
60. Z. Ma, Q. Wang, H. Yang, E.C.B.A. Alegria, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, J.P. Telo, I. Correia, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Synthesis and Structure of Copper Complexes of a N6O4 Macrocyclic Ligand and Catalytic Application in Alcohol Oxidation,
Catalysts, 2019, 9, 424. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal9050424
59. I.A.S. Matias, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, A.J.L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, C-scorpionate iron(II) complexes as highly selective catalysts for the hydrocarboxylation of cyclohexane, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2019, 489, 269-274. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.02.035
58. F. Ferretti, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.M. Ferraria, M.N. Kopylovich,* M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, F. Marchetti, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* Synergistic catalytic action of vanadia-titania composites towards the microwave-assisted benzoin oxidation, Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 3198-3203. https://doi.10.1039/C8DT04274H.
57. A. Fantoni, M. Fernandes, Y. Vygranenko, M. Vieira, Rui P. Oliveira-Silva, Miguel Prazeres, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, Optical properties of metal nanoparticles embedded in amorphous silicon analysed using discrete dipole approximation, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXVI, 2018, Vol. 10526, p. 1052609). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289983.
56. M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva,* C.-M. Liu, A.J. L. Pombeiro, Peroxidative oxidation of alkanes and alcohols under mild conditions by di and tetranuclear copper(II) complexes of bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)isophthalohydrazide, Molecules, 2018, 23, 2699 https://doi.10.3390/molecules23102699.
55. T.R. Barman, M. Sutradhar,* E.C.B.A. Alegria, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva,* M.L. Kuznetsov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Efficient solvent-free Friedel-Crafts benzoylation and acylation of m-xylene by N-acetylpyrazine-2-carbohydrazide-Fe(III)-chloro complexes, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 8349-8355. https://doi.10.1002/slct.201801656.
54. A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M.N. Kopylovich, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* On the comparison of microwave and mechanochemical energy inputs in catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 8193-8198. https://doi.10.1039/C8DT00866C
53. E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.P.C. Ribeiro,* M. Mendes, A. M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* Effect of phenolic compounds on the synthesis of gold nanoparticles and its catalytic activity in the reduction of nitro compounds, Nanomaterials, 2018, 8, 320. https://doi:10.3390/nano8050320
52. G.S. Mishra, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins,* Highly Active and Selective Supported Rhenium Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of n-Hexane and n-Heptane, Catalysts, 2018, 8(3), 114-130.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8030114
51. A. Fantoni, M. Fernandes, Y. Vygranenko, P. Louro, M. Vieira, D. Texeira, A.P.C. Ribeiro, Rui P. Oliveira-Silva, Miguel Prazeres, E.C.B.A. Alegria, Analysis of metallic nanoparticles embedded in thin film semiconductors for optoelectronic applications, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2018, 50:246.
50. A.P.C. Ribeiro, S. Anbu, E.C.B.A. Alegria,* A.R. Fernandes, P.V. Baptista,* R. Mendes, A.S. Matias, M. Mendes, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Evaluation of cell toxicity and DNA and protein binding of green synthesized silver nanoparticles, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018, 101,137-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2018.02.069.
49. A.P.C. Ribeiro, I.A. S. Matias, E.C. B. A. Alegria, A.M. Ferraria, A.M. Botelho do Rego, A.J. L. Pombeiro, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, New Trendy Magnetic C-Scorpionate Iron Catalyst and Its Performance towards Cyclohexane Oxidation, Catalysts 2018, 8(2), 69, invited paper for the special issue " New Trends in Scorpionate Catalysts". http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal8020069
48. R. Jlassi, A.P.C. Ribeiro,* E.C.B.A Alegria,* Naïli Houcine,* G.A.O. Tiago, T. Rüffer, H. Lang, F.I. Zuukov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, W. Rekik, Copper(II) complexes with an arylhydrazone of methyl 2-cyanoacetate as effective catalysts in the microwave-assisted oxidation of cyclohexane, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 471, 658-663. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.001
47. Ribeiro A.P.C., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Matias I.A.S., Duarte T.A.G., Pombeiro A.J.L., Catalytic performance of Fe(II)-scorpionate complexes towards cyclohexane oxidation in organic, ionic liquid and/or supercritical CO2 media: a comparative study, Catalysts, 2017, 7, 230 - invited paper for the special issue "Catalysis in Innovative Solvents". http://doi.org/10.3390/catal7080230
46. Fantoni A., Fernandes M., Vygranenko Y., Louro P., Vieira M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Ribeiro, A., Texeira D., Simulation study of surface plasmons in metallic nanoparticles: dependence on the properties of an embedding a-Si:H matrix, Phys. Status Solidi A 2017 , 215, 1700487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700487
45. Fantoni A., Fernandes M. , Vygranenko Y., Louro P., Vieira M., Texeira D., Ribeiro A., Alegria E. , "Simulation of localized surface plasmon in metallic nanoparticles embedded in amorphous silicon", Proc. SPIE 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 104530D, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2271552.
44. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Fontolan, E.; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Domingos, C.; Ferraria, A.M.; Bertani, R.; Rego, A.M.B.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Direct mechanochemical preparation of 3d metal catalytic composites and their application in oxidation and hydrocarboxylation in aqueous medium of cyclohexane”, Materials Today Chemistry, 2017, 5, 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2017.07.002
43. Sutradhar M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Barman T.R., Scorcelletti F., Guedes da Silva M.F.C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of toluene and 1-phenylethanol with monomeric keto and polymeric enol aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes, Molecular Catalysis, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2017.07.00
42. Fontolan, E.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Bertani, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Ball milling as an effective method to prepare magnetically recoverable heterometallic catalysts for alcohol oxidation”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2017, 455, 653-658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.04.042
41. Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Fontolan, E.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Kopylovich, M.N.; Bertani, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., The influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide additives on the catalytic activity of 3d metal catalysts towards alcohol oxidation, J. Molec. Catal, A: Chem. 2017, 426, 557-563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2016.07.015
40. Mendes, M.; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.*, Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins,1,2,* Armando J.L. Pombeiro, Liquid phase oxidation of xylenes catalyzed by the tripodal C-scorpionate iron(II) complex [FeCl2{η3-HC(pz)3}], Polyhedron, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.10.037
39. Nesterov*, Alegria, E.C.B.A., D.M.; Jezierska, J.; “A New Member of CuII8 Family: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of an Octanuclear Copper Complex with N-tert-butyldiethanolamine”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2017, 460, 83-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.09.036
38. Frija, L.M.T.*; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Sutradhar, M.; Cristiano, M.L.S.; Ismael, A.; Kopylovich, M.N.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.*; “Copper(II) and cobalt(II) tetrazole-saccharinate complexes as effective catalysts for oxidation of secondary alcohols”; J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., 2016, 425, 283-290.
37. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.*; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Mono-alylation of cyanoimide ligand at a molybdenum(IV) diphosphinic centre by different alkyl halides. Crystal structure trans- [Mo(NCN)(NCNCH3)(dppe)2]”, Electrochim. Acta, 2016, 218, 252-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.120
36. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Barman, T.R.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Mahmudov, K.T.; Guseynov, F.I.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “New copper(II) tetramer with arylhydrazone of barbituric acid and its catalytic activity in the oxidation of cyclic C5-C8 alkanes”, Polyhedron, 2016, 117, 666-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.07.002
35. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S;. Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form: structural characterization and catalytic activity towards cyclohexane oxidation”, Molecules, 2016, 21, 425. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040425
34. Tăbăcaru, A.; Xhaferaj, N.; Luísa M.D.R.S. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Chay, R.S.; Giacobbe, C.; Domasevitch, K.V.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Galli, S.; Pettinari, C., “Metal Azolate/Carboxylate Frameworks as Catalysts in Oxidative and C-C Coupling Reactions”, Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55 (12), 5804-5817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02997
33. Sutradhar, M.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Mahmudov, K.T.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Iron(III) and cobalt(III) complexes with both tautomeric (keto and enol) forms of aroylhydrazone ligands: catalysts for the microwave assisted oxidation of alcohols”, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 8079-8088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA25774C
32. M.N. Kopylovich, A.P.C. Ribeiro, E.C.B.A. Alegria, N.M.R. Martins, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Catalytic oxidation of alcohols: recent advances, Adv. Organomet. Chem., 2015, 63, Ch.3, 91-174 (invited).
31. Alegria, E.C.B.A.*; Anbu, S.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Electrochemical Properties of Robson type macrocyclic dicopper(II) complexes”, Port. Electrochim. Acta, 2015, 33(4), 201-207.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4152/pea.201504201.
30. Timokhin, I.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, R.; Condello, F.; Galli, S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Novel Coordination Polymers with (Pyrazolato)-based Tectons: Catalytic Activity in the Peroxidative Oxidation of Alcohols and Cyclohexane”, Cryst. Growth Des., 2015, 15 (5), pp 2303-2317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00083
29. Anbu, S; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Catalytic activity of a benzoyl hydrazone based dimeric dicopper(II) complex in catechol and alcohol oxidation reactions”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2015, 431, 139-144.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2014.11.038
28. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pettinari, C.; Marchetti, F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro A.J.L., “Electrochemical Properties of (5-C5Me5)-Rhodium and -Iridium Complexes Containing Bis(pyrazolyl)alkane Ligands”, Port. Electrochim. Acta, 2014, 32(4), 253-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.4152/pea.201404253
27. Zaltariov, Mirela-Fernanda; Alexandru, Mihaela; Cazacu, M.; Shova,S.; Novitchi, G.; Train, C.; Dobrov,A.; Kirillova, M.V. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Arion; V.B., “Tetranuclear copper(II) complexes with macrocyclic and open-chain disiloxane ligands as catalyst precursors for hydrocarboxylation and oxidation of alkanes and 1-phenylethanol”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 29, 4946-4956. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201402578
26. Orbisaglia, S.; Di Nicola, C.; Marchetti, F.; Pettinari, C.; Pettinari, R.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Rocha, B.G.M.; Kuznetsov, M.L.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Skelton, B.W.; Sobolev, A.N.; White, A.H. “Novel (arene)Ru(II) complexes with halogen-substituted bis- and tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borate ligands”, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 3689-3704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304406
25. Arroyo, M.; Gómez-Iglesias, P.; Antón, N.; García-Rodríguez, R.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Miguel, D.; Villafañe, F., “Homo- and Heteropolymetallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazolate Manganese and Rhenium Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (10), 4009-4020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53439a
24. Sutradhar, M.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Liu, Cai-Ming; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Dinuclear Mn(II,II) complexes: magnetic properties and microwave assisted oxidation of alcohols”, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (10), 3966-3977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt52774c
23. Nunes, P.; Nagy, N.V.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; A. Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Correia, I., “The solvation and electrochemical behaviour of copper acetylacetonate complexes in ionic liquids”, J. Molec. Struct., 2014, 1060, 142-149.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.12.025
22. Nunes, P.; Nagy, N.V.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Correia, I., “The solvation and redox behaviour of mixed ligand copper(II) complexes of acetylacetonate and aromatic diimines in ionic liquids”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2014, 409, 465-471. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2013.09.040
21. Alexandru, M.; Cazacu, M.; Arvinte, A.; Shova, Turta, S.C.; Simionescu, B.C.; Dobrov, A.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; Arion, V.B. “m-Chlorido-bridged dimanganese(II) complexes of the Schiff base derived from [2+2]condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol and 1,3-bis(3-aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane: Structure, Magnetism, Electrochemical Behaviour and Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 120-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201300969
20. Ma, Z.; Mai, F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S, Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Synthesis and Characterization of Copper(II) 4’-phenyl-terpyridine Compounds and Catalytic Application for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols”, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4048-4058. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53054j
19. Anbu, S.; Killivalavan A., Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Mathan, G.; Kandaswamy, M., “Effect of 1,10–phenanthroline moiety on DNA Binding, DNA cleavage, cytotoxic and Lactate Dehydrogenase inhibition properties of Robson type macrocyclic dicopper(II) complex”, J. Coord. Chem., 2013, 66:22, 3989-4003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2013.858136
18. Milunovic M.N.M., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Pombeiro A.J.L., Krachler R., Trettenhahn G., Turta C., Shova S., Arion V.B., “Hexanuclear and Undecanuclear Iron(III) Carboxylates as Catalyst Precursors for Cyclohexane Oxidation”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42 (40), 14388-14401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt50966d
17. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Martins, A.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Carvalho, A.P.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Efficient Cyclohexane Oxidation Catalysed in Heterogeneous Media over Scorpionate Complexes Immobilized on MOR Zeolite”, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2013, 464-465, 43-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.05.022
16. Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Smolenski, P.; Kuznetsov, M.L.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Oxorhenium complexes bearing the water-soluble tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methanesulfonate, 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane or related ligands, as catalysts for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones”, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52 (8), 4534-4546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic400024r
15. Shang. X.; Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Li, Q.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Redox-Active Antitumor Diorganotin(IV) Cycloalkylhydroxamate Complexes with Different Ring Sizes: Correlation of in Vitro Potency and Reduction Potential”, J. Inorg. Biochem, 2012, 117, 147-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.08.019
14. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S; Kirillova, M.V.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones by rhenium complexes bearing N- or O-ligands”, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2012, 443-444, 27-32.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2012.07.007
13. Alegria, E.C.B.A.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.C.; Kuznetov, M.L.; Cunha, S.M.P.R.M.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; “Acylated Cyanoimido-Complexes trans-[Mo(NCN){NCNC(O)R}(dppe)2]Cl and their reactions with Electrophiles: Chemical, Electrochemical and Theoretical Study”, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41(45), 13876-13890. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2DT30867C
12. Arroyo, M.; Miguel, D.; Villafañe, F. Alegria, E.C.B.; Pombeiro, A.J.L., “Molybdenum- and Tungsten(II) Monometallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazole and Bimetallic 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazolate Complexes”, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 7017-7025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2DT12388F
11. Shang, X. ; Meng, X.G.; Alegria, E.C.B.A. ; Li, Q.S. ; da Silva, M.F.C.G. ; Pombeiro, A.J.L., ”Syntheses, Molecular Structures, Electrochemical Behavior, Theoretical Study, and Antitumor Activities of Organotin(IV) complexes containing 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-cyclopentanecarboxylato ligands”, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 8158-8167.
http://dx.doi.org/10.10021/ic200635g
10. Dinoi, C.; Guedes da Silva, M.F.; Alegria, E.C.B.A., Smoleński, P.; Martins, L.M.D.R.S.; Poli, R.; Pombeiro, A.J.L.; ”Molybdenum complexes bearing the tris(1-pyrazolyl)methanesulfonate ligand: synthesis, characterization and electrochemical behavior”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 16, 2415-2424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201000018
9. Kirillov A.M., Alegria E.C.B.A., Guedes da Silva M.F., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Sousa C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Synthesis, characterization and redox behaviour of benzoyldiazenido- and oxorhenium complexes bearing N,N- and S,S-type ligands”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 1269-1274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2009.08.030
8. Mishra G.S., Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L., Cyclohexane Oxidation with Dioxygen Catalyzed by Supported Pyrazole Rhenium Complexes, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 2008, 285, 92-100.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2008.01.022
7. Silva T.F.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L., Half-sandwich Scorpionate Vanadium, Iron and Copper Complexes: Synthesis and Application in the Catalytic Peroxidative Oxidation of Cyclohexane under Mild Conditions, Adv., Synth. Cat., 2008, 350, 706-716. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.200700529
6. Alegria E.C.B., Kirillova M.V., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Pombeiro A.J.L.,”Pyrazole and tris(pyrazolylmethane Rhenium(III, V and VII) Complexes as Catalysts for Ethane and cyclohexane oxidations”, Appl. Cat. A: General, 2007, 317, 43-52.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/apcata.2006.09.038
5. Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Haukka M., Pombeiro A.J.L., Rhenium Complexes of Tris(pyrazolyl)methanes and Sulfonate derivative, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2006, 4954-4961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b611209a
4. Alegria E.C.B., Martins L.M.D.R.S., da Silva M.F.C.G., Pombeiro A.J.L., Syntheses and properties of Re(III) complexes derived from hydrotris(1-pyrazolyl)methanes. Molecular structure of [ReCl2(HCpz3)(PPh3)][BF4], J. Organomet. Chem., 2005, 690, 1947-1958. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.11.005
3. Alegria E.C.B.A., Cunha S.M.P.R.M., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Guedes da Silva M.F.C., Pombeiro A.J.L., Comparative Electrochemical Behaviour of the Complexes trans-[Mo(NCN){NCNC(O)R(dppe)2}]Cl (R = Et or Ph) and trans-[Mo(NCN)Cl(dppe)2][BF4], Portugalie Electrochim. Acta, 2004, 22(1), 19-23, ISSN 1647-1571.
2. Martins L.M.D.R.S., Alegria E.C.B.A., Hughes D.L., Fraústo da Silva J.J.R., Pombeiro A.J.L., Synthesis and Properties of Hydride-cyanamide and Derived Hydrogen-cyanamide Complexes of Molybdenum (IV). Crystal Structure of [MoH2(NCNH2)2(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2][BF4]2 , J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2003, 3743-3754.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b306368b
1. Alegria E.C.B.A., Martins L.M.D.R.S., Fraústo da Silva J.J.R., Pombeiro A.J.L., Redox Behaviour of a Biscyanamide-dihydride Mo Complex, a Preliminary Study, Portugaliae Electrochim. Acta, 2001, 19(3), 357-360.
