2016

256 P. Mandal,  N. Malviya, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,  S.S. Dhankhar,   C.M. Nagaraja,  S.M. Mobin, S. Mukhopadhyay, Fine tuning through valence bond tautomerization of ancillary ligands in ruthenium(II) arene complex for better anticancer activity and enzyme inhibition properties. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 19277-19289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02969H

255        S. Hazra, A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, C.A. Nieto de Castro, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Syntheses and crystal structures of benzene-sulfonate and -carboxylate copper polymers and their application to oxidation of cyclohexane in ionic liquid under mild conditions. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 13957-13968. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02271E

254        M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form: structural characterization and catalytic activity towards cyclohexane oxidation. Molecules, 2016, 21, 425. (invited to the Special Issue Coinage Metal (Copper, Silver, and Gold) Catalysis). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040425

253        M. Sutradhar*, L.M.D.R.S. Martins*, S.A.C. Carabineiro*, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva*, J.G. Buijnsters, J.L. Figueiredo, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Oxidovanadium(V) complexes anchored on carbon materials as catalysts for the oxidation of 1-phenylethanol”. ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 2254-2266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600316

252 T. Anisimova, M. Kinzhalov, M. Kuznetsov, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A. Zolotarev, V.Yu. Kukushkin, A.J.L. Pombeiro,* K. Luzyanin*, 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrones to Gold(III)-bound Isocyanides. Organometallics, 2016, 35 (20), 3569-3576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00635

251 A. Paul,* A.P.C. Ribeiro,* A. Karmakar, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, A Cu(II) MOF with a flexible bifunctionalised terpyridine as an efficient catalyst for the single-pot hydrocarboxylation of cyclohexane to carboxylic acid in water/ionic liquid medium. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 12779-12789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6DT01852A

250 A. Karmakar,* A. Paul, G.M.D.M. Rúbio, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Zn(II) and Cu(II) Metal Organic Frameworks Constructed from Terphenyl-4,4′′-dicarboxylic Acid Derivative: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Application in Aldehyde Cyanosilylation. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 36, 5557–5567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201600902

249S S. Hazra,* R. Meyrelles, A.J. Charmier, P. Rijo, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, N-H…O and N-H…Cl Supported 1D Chains of Heterobimetallic CuII/NiII–SnIV Cocrystals. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 17929-17938. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03118H

248 N. Martins, K. Mahmudov,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* L. Martins,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Copper(II) and iron(III) complexes with arylhydrazone of ethyl 2-cyanoacetate or formazan ligands: E/Z isomerization assisted by cooperative coordination and ionic interaction, catalysts for oxidation of alcohols. New J. Chem., 2016, 40, 10071-10083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6NJ02161A

247 A.G. Mahmoud, K.T. Mahmudov,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Reaction of sodium 2-(2-(2,4-dioxopentan-3-ylidene)hydrazinyl) benzenesulfonate with ethylenediamine on Cu(II) and Ni(II) centres: efficient Cu(II) homogeneous catalysts for cyanosilylation of aldehydes. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 54263-54269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra12274d

246 E.C.B.A. Alegria,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* M.L. Kuznetsov,  L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Mono-alkylation of cyanoimide at a molybdenum(IV) diphosphinic center by alkyl halides: synthesis, cathodically induced isomerization and theoretical studies. Electrochim. Acta, 2016, 218, 252-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.120

245 A. Karmakar*, G.M.D.M. Rúbio, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva*, A.P.C. Ribeiro, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, ZnII and CdII MOFs based on Amidoisophthalic acid ligand: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Application in Transesterification. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 89007-89018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RA17518J

244  G.A.O. Tiago, A.P.C. Ribeiro,* K.T. Mahmudov,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* L.C. Branco, A.J.L. Pombeiro*, Mononuclear copper(II) complexes of an arylhydrazone of 1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione as catalysts for the oxidation of 1-phenylethanol in ionic liquid medium. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 83412-83420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra18948b

243 N. Martins, K. Mahmudov, L. Martins, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, 1D Zn(II) coordination polymer of arylhydrazone of 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione as a pre-catalyst for the Henry reaction. Cat. Commun., 2016, 87, 49-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2016.08.039

242 L.M. Martins, S. Hazra, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, A Sulfonated Schiff Base Dimethyltin(IV) Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Characterization and Application as a Catalyst for Ultrasound- or Microwave-Assisted Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation under Solvent-free Conditions. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 78225-78233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RA14689A

241 M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria, T.R. Barman, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, K.T. Mahmudov, F.I. Guseynov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, New copper(II) tetramer with arylhydrazone of barbituric acid  and its catalytic activity in the oxidation of cyclic C5-C8 alkanes. Polyhedron, 2016, 666-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.07.002

240 S. Hazra, A. Paul, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, B. Koch, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Sulfonated Schiff Base Sn(IV) Complexes as Potential Anticancer Agents. J. Inorg. Biochem., 2016, 83-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.06.008

239 S.W. Jaros, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, M. Florek, P. Smoleński, A.J.L. Pombeiro, A.M. Kirillov, Silver(I)-1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane Coordination Polymers Driven by Substituted Glutarate and Malonate Building Blocks: Self-assembly Synthesis, Structural Features, and Antimicrobial Properties. Inorg. Chem, 2016, 55 (12), 5886-5894. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00186

238 S. Anbu, A. Paul, A.P.C. Ribeiro, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, M.L. Kuznetsov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Biomolecular interaction, catecholase like activity and alkane oxidation in ionic liquids of a phenylcarbohydrazone-based monocopper(II) complex. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2016, 450, 426–436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.06.005

237 M. Sutradhar, E.C.B.A. Alegria,  K. Mahmudov, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, 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 Advances, 2016, 6, 8079-8088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra25774c

236 A. Karmakar, L.M. Martins, S. Hazra, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Metal–Organic Frameworks with Pyridyl-Based Isophthalic Acid and Their Catalytic Applications in Microwave Assisted Peroxidative Oxidation of Alcohols and Henry Reaction. Cryst. Grow. Des., 2016, 16 (4), 1837–1849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01178

235 A.P. Ribeiro, Y. Karabach, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.G. Mahmoud, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Nickel(II)-2-amino-4-alkoxy-1,3,5-triazapentadienato complexes as catalysts for Heck and Henry reactions. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 29159-29163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RA02989B

234 M.L. Corvo, A.S. Mendo, S. Figueiredo, R. Gaspar, M. Larguinho, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, P.Viana Baptista,* A.R Fernandes , Liposomes as delivery system of a Sn(IV) complex for cancer therapy. Pharmaceutical Research, 2016, 33(6), 1351-1358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-016-1876-6

233 Z. Ma,* B. Zhang, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* J. Silva, A.S. Mendo, P. Viana Baptista, A.R. Fernandes,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, Synthesis, Characterization, Thermal Properties and Antiproliferative Potential of Copper(II) 4′-phenyl-terpyridine Compounds. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 5339-5355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5DT02744F

232 A. Karmakar, S. Hazra, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva, A. Paul, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Nanoporous Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysts for Diastereoselective Henry Reaction. CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 1337-1349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5CE01456E

231 M. Martins, P.V. Baptista, A.S. Mendo, C. Correia, P. Videira, A.S. Rodrigues, J. Muthukumaran, T. Santos-Silva, A. Silva, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, J. Gigante, A. Duarte, M. Gajewska, A.R. Fernandes*, In vitro and in vivo biological characterization of the anti-proliferative potential of a cyclic trinuclear organotin(IV) complex. Mol. BioSyst. 2016, 12, 1015-1023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5MB00791G

230 S.W. Jaros, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, J. Król, M.C. Oliveira, P. Smoleński, A.J.L. Pombeiro, A.M. Kirillov, Bioactive Silver-Organic Networks Assembled from 1,3,5-Triaza-7-Phosphaadamantane and Flexible Cyclohexanecarboxylate Blocks. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 1486–1496. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02235

229 A.V.M.M. Nunes, C.A. Montoya, C.F. Gómez, A.B. Paninho, K.T. Mahmudov, V. Najdanovic-Visak, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, M.F.C Guedes da Silva, A.J.L. Pombeiro, M. Nunes da Ponte, Cyclic carbonate synthesis from CO2 and epoxides using zinc(II) complexes of arylhydrazones of B-diketones. J. Catal., 2016, 335, 135-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2015.12.027

228 A. Karmakar,* A. Paul, K.T. Mahmudov, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* A.J.L. Pombeiro, pH dependent synthesis of Zn(II) and Cd(II) coordination polymers withdicarboxyl-functionalized arylhydrazone of barbituric acid: photoluminescence properties and catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation. New J. Chem. S, 2016, 40, 1535-1546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5NJ02411K

227 J. Palmucci, K.T. Mahmudov,* M.F.C. Guedes da Silva,* F. Marchetti, C. Pettinari, D. Petrelli, L.A. Vitali, L. Quassinti, M. Bramucci, G. Lupidi,,* A.J.L. Pombeiro*, DNA and BSA Binding, Anticancer and Antimicrobial Properties of Co(II), Co(II/III), Cu(II) and Ag(I) Complexes of Arylhydrazones of Barbituric Acid. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 4237-4249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20157h

226 T.F.S. Silva, B.G.M. Rocha, M.F.C. Guedes da Silva, L.M.D.R.S. Martins, A.J.L. Pombeiro, V(IV), Fe(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes bearing 2,2,2-tris(pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl methanesulfonate: application as catalysts for the cyclooctane oxidation. New J. Chem., 2016, 40, 528-537.http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5NJ01865J