Clara Gomes

I have been interested in the synthesis of metal complexes containing different classes of ligands for applications as luminescent materials and as catalysts for olefin oligo-/polymerization. These include boron and copper complexes with luminescent properties for applications in OLEDs, Ni(II) based catalytic systems, containing either indenyl or α-diimine (DI) ligands for applications as oligo-/polymerization catalysts.
More recently, I started working in the preparation of Cu(I), Ag(I), Cu(II), Au(III), Zn(II), Pd(II) and Pt(II)/(IV) metal complexes containing carbene-, N,N- or S,O-ligands, using both conventional synthetic methods and mechanochemistry. These complexes find applications as catalysts for: aerobic oxidation of alcohols, cycloaddition reactions, synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides, oxidation of styrene, and also for biological applications.
Expertise in single-crystal X-ray diffraction, multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, inert- atmosphere techniques (Schlenk tube and glovebox), GPC/SEC.

1. Gomes, C. S.B.; Gomes, P. T.; Duarte, M.; “α-Diimine transition-metal complexes: Mechanochemistry - A new synthetic approach”, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 760, 101-107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.11.040
2. André, V.; Gomes, C. S. B.; Duarte, M. T.; Chapter 37 - "Mechanochemistry: a tool in the synthesis of catalysts, metallodrugs and metallopharmaceuticals" included in the book "Advances in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis: The Silver/Gold Jubilee International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Celebratory Book", Ed. Armando J. L. Pombeiro, ISBN: 978-1-118-51014-8, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., January 2014.

1. Rodrigues, A. I.; Figueira, C. A.; Gomes, C. S. B.; Suresh, D.; Ferreira, B.; Di Paolo, R. E.; de Sa Pereira, D.; Dias, F. B.; Calhorda, M. J.; Morgado, J.; Maçanita, A. L.; Gomes; P. T.; “Boron complexes of aromatic 5-substituted iminopyrrolyl ligands: synthesis, structure, and luminescence properties”, Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 13337–13352. DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02718a
2. Figueira, C. A.; Lopes, P. S.; Gomes, C. S. B.; Gomes, J. C. S.; Veiros, L. F.; Lemos, F.; Gomes, P. T.; “"Neutral Mono(5-aryl-2-iminopyrrolyl)nickel(II) Complexes as Precatalysts for the Synthesis of Highly Branched Ethylene Oligomers: Preparation, Molecular Characterization, and Catalytic Studies", Organometallics 2019, 38, 614−625 - Cover picture and ACS Editors' Choice®. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00669.
3. Gomes, C. S. B.; Ribeiro, A. F. G.; Fernandes, A. C.; Bento, A.; Ribeiro, M. R.; Kociok-Köhn, G.; Pascu, S. I.; Duarte, M. T.; Gomes, P. T.; “Reactivity of cationic alpha-diimine cyclopentadienyl nickel complexes towards AlEt2Cl: Synthesis, characterisation and ethylene polymerisation", Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 3128-3142. DOI: 10.1039/c7cy00875a.
4. Gomes, C. S. B.; Krishnamoorthy, P.; Silva, L. C.; Costa, S. I.; Gomes, P. T.; Jiménez-Tenorio, M.; Valerga, P.; Puerta, M. C.; “First examples of neutral and cationic indenyl nickel(II) complexes bearing arsine or stibine ligands: highly active catalysts for the oligomerisation of styrene”, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 17015–17019. DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02794b.
5. Suresh, D.; Gomes, C. S. B.; Lopes, P. S.; Figueira, C. A.; Ferreira, B.; Gomes, P. T.; Di Paolo, R. E.; Maçanita, A. L.; Duarte, M. T.; Charas, A.; Morgado, J.; Vila-Viçosa, D.; Calhorda, M. J.; “Luminescent Di- and Trinuclear Boron Complexes Based on Aromatic Iminopyrrolyl Spacer Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Application in OLEDs”, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 9133 – 9149. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500109.

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