Apresentação Pessoal

2007 - 2011: Ph.D. in Chemistry 
at CIQ-UP - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto;
FCT grant SFRH/BD/29394/2006


2012 - 2018: Post-doc researcher in Chemistry 
at CIQ-UP - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto and QOPNA - Universidade de Aveiro;
FCT grant SFRH/BPD/77972/2011


Short CV:



- 40 papers in international peer-reviewed journals;
- 1 paper in national peer-reviewed journals;
- Experience as a referee for international peer-reviewed journals;
- Experience as co-supervisor of Master and Ph.D. students;
- Participation in various initiatives of science divulgation (ex. Science Fairs, Open University Days, Winter School)

Actual research interests:
Molecular structure and energetics, molecular symmetry and entropy, fundamental thermodynamics and quantum chemistry, aromatic interactions, charge transport in organic semiconductors, ionic liquids, phase change kinetics and thermodynamics, supramolecular chemistry, Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction, mechanisms of cross-coupling reactions.

Selected publications: 
1 - "Role of the Base and Control of Selectivity in the Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction"; Carlos F. R. A. C. Lima, Ana S. M. C. Rodrigues, Vera L. M. Silva, Artur M. S. Silva, Luís M. N. B. F. Santos, ChemCatChem, 2014, 6, 1291;
2 - "Experimental Support for the Role of Dispersion Forces in Aromatic Interactions"; Carlos F. R. A. C. Lima, Marisa A. A. Rocha, Lígia R. Gomes, John N. Low, Artur M. S. Silva, Luís M. N. B. F. Santos, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 8934 (VIP paper);
3 - "Understanding M-ligand bonding and mer-/fac- isomerism in tris(8-hydroxyquinolinate) metallic complexes"; Carlos F. R. A. C. Lima, Ricardo J. S. Taveira, José C. S. Costa, Ana M. Fernandes, André Melo, Artur M. S. Silva, Luís M. N. B. F. Santos, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 2016, 18, 16555.


Last actualization on 17/01/2018.

Áreas de Interesse

1. Physical sciences > Chemistry > Physical chemistry
2. Physical sciences > Chemistry > Molecular chemistry
3. Physical sciences > Chemistry > Organic chemistry
4. Physical sciences > Chemistry > Computational chemistry