Prof. Artur Manuel Soares Silva

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Email: artur.silva@ua.pt

Qualifications

2001 - present Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro

2001 - 2006 Head of the Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro

Publications (Selected)

1. “1,3-Dioxopyrrolo[3,4-b]porphyrins: Synthesis and Chemistry”, Carla M. B. Carvalho, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusto C. Tomé, Filipe A. A. Paz, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 130-133.
2. “Characterisation of galactooligosaccharides produceed by β-galactosidase immobilized onto magnetized Dacron”, David F. M. Neri, Victor M. Balção, Susana M. Cardoso, Artur M. S. Silva, M. Rosário Domingues, Duarte P. M. Torres, Lígia R. M. Rodrigues, Luiz B. Carvalho Jr., José A. C. Teixeira, Int. Dairy J., 2011, 21, 172-178.
3. “A new spiro heterocyclic compound and the cytotoxic activity of the secondary metabolites from Juniperus brevifolia leaves”, Laila M. Moujir, Ana M. L. Seca, Liliana Araújo, Artur M. S. Silva, M. Carmo Barreto, Fitoterapia, 2011, 82, 225-229.
4. “Synthesis and Reactivity of 6-Methyl-4H-furo[3,2c]pyran-3,4-dione”, Djamila Hikem-oukacha, Yahïa Rachedi, Maamar Hamdi, Artur M. S. Silva, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 2011, 48, 31-37.
5. “New Synthesis and Reactivity of 3-Bromoacetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one with Binucleophilic Amines”, Djamila Hikem-oukacha, Maamar Hamdi, Artur M. S. Silva, Yahïa Rachedi, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 2011, 48, 63-68.
6. “Atropisomerism and conformational aspects of meso-tetraarylporphyrins and related compounds”, Augusto C. Tomé, Artur M. S. Silva, Ibon Alkorta, José Elguero, J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2011, 15, 1-28.
7. “Structure-activity relatioship in hydroxy-2,3-diarylxanthone antioxidants. Fast kinetic spectroscopy as a tool to evaluate the potential for antioxidant activity in biological systems”, Clementina M. M. Santos, Artur M. S. Silva, Paulo Filipe, René Santus, Larry K. Patterson, Jean-Claude Mazière, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Patrice Morlière, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 3965-3974.
8. “Oxidation of caffeine with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by metalloporphyrins”, Cláudia M. B. Neves, Mário M. Q. Simões, Isabel C. M. S. Santos, Fernando M. J. Domingues, M. Graça P. M. S. Neves, Filipa A. A. Paz, Artur M. S. Silva, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2898-2902.
9. “Oxidation mechanisms in wines”, Carla M. Oliveira, António C. S. Ferreira, Victor de Freitas, Artur M. S. Silva, Food Res. Internat., 2011, 44, 1115–1126.
10. “The Heck Reaction of Protected Hydroxychromones: On route to Natural Preoducts”, Attila Vasas, Tamás Patonay, Krisztina Kónya, Artur M. S. Silva, Aust. J. Chem., 2011, 64, 647-657.
11. “Sartoryglabrins, Analogs of Ardeemins, from Neosartorya glabra”, Anake Kijjoa, Sónia Santos, Tida Dethoup, Leka Manoch, Ana P. Almeida, Maria H. Vasconcelos, Artur M. S. Silva, Luís Gales and Werner Herz, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2011, 6, 807-812.
12. “Synthesis of a new pyranoanthocyanin dimer linked through a methyl-methine bridge”, Joana Oliveira, Nuno Mateus, José E. Rodriguez-Borges, Eurico J. Cabrita, Artur M. S. Silva, Vitor Freitas, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2957-2960.
13. “Synthesis of Novel 1-Aryl-9H-xanthen-9-ones”, Cátia I. C. Esteves, Clementina M. M. Santos, Cristela M. Brito, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2011, 1403-1406.
14. “Prenylated derivatives of baicalein and 3,7-dihydroxyflavone: Synthesis and study of their effects on tumor cell lines growth, cell cycle and apoptosis”, Marta P. Neves, Honorina Cidade, Madalena Pinto, Artur M. S. Silva, Luís Gales, Ana M. Damas, Raquel T. Lima, M. Helena Vasconcelos, Maria S. J. Nascimento, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2011, 46, 2562-2574.
15. “Porphyrin-Phosphoramidate Conjugates: Synthesis, Photostability and Singlet Oxygen Generation”, Leandro F. Pedrosa, Marcus C. de Souza, Maria A. F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Artur M. S. Silva, Augusto C. Tomé, Vitor F. Ferreira, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Aust. J. Chem., 2011, 64, 939-944.
16. “An experimental NMR and computational study of 4-quinolones and related compounds”, Raquel S. G. R. Seixas, Artur M. S. Silva, Ibon Alkorta, José Elguero, Monatsh. Chem., 2011, 142, 731-742.
17. “Organic acids on the fabrication of sol-gel lead zirconate titanate fibers”, Mei Zhang, Paula M. Vilarinho, Isabel M. M. Salvado, Artur Silva, Mater. Res. Bull., 2011, 46, 1515-1520.
18. “Reaction of β-vinyl-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin with o-Quinone Methides”, José C. J. M. D. S. Menezes, Ana T. P. C. Gomes, Artur M. S. Silva, Maria A. F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusto C. Tomé, Fernando de C. da Silva, Vitor F. Ferreira, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2011, 1841-1844.
19. “Catalytic carbene insertion into an aminoporphyrin and formation of a new chiral supramolecular porphyrin system”, Ana T. P. C. Gomes, Filipe A. A. Paz, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusto C. Tomé, Artur M. S. Silva, M. Cecília B. V. de Souza, Vitor F. Ferreira, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Tertrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 4741-4744.
20. “A Novel Short-Step Synthesis of New Xanthenedione Derivatives from the Cyclization of 3-Cinnamoyl-2-styrylchromones”, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Ana M. L. Seca, Stéphenie B. Leal, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2011, 2005-2008.
21. “cis-Glyco-fused benzofuran compounds as new amyloid-β peptide ligands”, Cristina Airoldi, Francisco Cardona, Erika Sironi, Laura Colombo, Mario Salmona, Artur M. S. Silva, Francesco Nicotra, Barbara La Ferla, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10266-10268.
22. “Tandem mass spectrometry based investigation of cinnamylideneacetophenone derivatives: valuable tool for th edifferentiation of position isomers”, Diana I. S. P. Resende, Eduarda M. P. Silva, Cristina Barros, M. Rosário Domingues, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2011, 25, 3185.
23. “Chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis of heavy crude oil mixtures with emphasis in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A review”, Sandra L. Silva, Artur M. S. Silva, Jorge C. Ribeiro, Fernando G. Martins, Francisco A. Da Silva, Carlos M. Silva, Anal. Chem. Acta, 2011, 707, 18-37.
24. “Synthesis and characterisation of new porphyrin/4-quinolone conjugates”, Ana T. P. C. Gomes, Anna C. Cunha, Maria R. M. Domingues, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusto C. Tomé, Artur M. S. Silva, Fernanda C. Santos, Maria C. B. V. Souza, Vitor F. Ferreira, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 7336-7342.
25. “Oxidative formation and structural cheracterisation of new α-pyranone (lactone) compounds of non-oxonium nature originated from fruit anthocyanins”, Jingren He, Artur M. S. Silva, Nuno Mateus, Victor de Freitas, Food Chem., 2011, 127, 984-992.
26. “Distorted fused porphyrin-phthalocyanine conjugates: synthesis and photophysics of supramolecular assembled systems with a pyridylfullerene”, Ana M. V. M. Pereira, Ana R. M. Soares, Anata Hausmann, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, Augusro C. Tomé, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Dirk M. Guldi, Tomás Torres, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 11858-11863.
27. “Novel biomimetic oxidation of lapachol with H2O2 catalysed by a manganese(III) porphrin complex”, Sónia M. G. Pires, Rodrigo de Paula, Mário M. Q. Simões, Artur M. S. Silva, M. Rosário M. Domingues, Isabel C. M. S. Santos, Maria D, Vargas, Vitor F. Ferreira, M. Graça P. M. S. Neves, José A. S. Cavaleiro, RSC Adv., 2011, 1, 1195-1199.
28. “1,6-Conjugated Addition of Nitromethane to (E)-2-Styrylchromones: A New Synthesis of Novel 2-Substituted 4-Arylpyrrole Derivatives”, Eduarda M. P. Silva, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2011, 2740-2744.
29. “1,3-Dicyclohexylimidazolidine-2,4,5-trione”, Oualid Talhi, José A. Fernandes, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Artur M. S. Silva, Filipe A. A. Paz, Acta Cryst., 2011, E67, o3243.
30. “Chloro-3-iodoquinoline as a Synthon in the Development of New Syntheses of 1,2-Disubstituted 1H-Pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinolines, Andreia I. S. Almeida, Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Synlett, 2011, 2955-2958.
31. “Supported TBD-Assisted Solution Phase Diversification of Formyl-Aza-Heterocycles Through Alkylation-Knoevenagel One Pot Sequences”, Abdelaziz El Maatougui, Abel Crespo, Artur M. S. Silva, Alberto Coelho, Comb Chem High Throughput Screen., 2011, 14, 570-582.
32. “Indentification of phenolic constituents of Cytisus multiflorus”, Olívia R. Pereira, Artur M. S. Silva, Maria R. M. Domingues, Susana M. Cardoso, Food Chem., 2012, 131, 652-659.
33. “Flavone-Nitrogen Heterocyclic Conjugate Formation by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions”, Regina M. S. Sousa, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Artur M. S. Silva, Vanda V. Serra, Ana I. R. N. A. Barros, Maria A. F. Faustino, Maria G. P. M. S. Neves, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2012, 132-143.
34. “Solid-phase synthesis of 2’-hydroxychalcones. Effects on cell growth inhibition, cell cycle and apoptosis of human tumor cell lines”, Marta P. Neves, Sara Cravo, Raquel T. Lima, M. Helena Vasconcelos, M. São José Nascimento, Artur M. S. Silva, Madalena Pinto, Honorina Cidade, Arlene G. Correia, Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2012, 20, 25-33.