- Researcher at the associated laboratory CICECO since 2019
- Post-doctoral associate at the associated laboratory CICECO, 2009-2019
- X-Ray Diffraction technician at the Central Analysis Laboratory of the University of Aveiro, 2009
- PhD degree in Chemistry by the University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Isabel Sousa Gonçalves and Prof. Paulo Ribeiro Claro, 2009
- Graduation in Chemistry by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, including a 9 month stay at the University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France, 2009
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- Organometallic complexes
- Immobilization and impregnation of organometallic oxides and carbonyl derivatives
- Homogeneous and heterogenous catalyts
- Oxidation catalysis
- Acid catalyzed alcoholysis and isomerization
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- Professor Isabel Gonçalves
- Professor Paulo Ribeiro Claro
- Professor Luís Dias Carlos
- Professor Carlos Romão (ITQB-UNL)
- Dr Maria Rute Sá Ferreira
- Dr Susana Santos Braga
- Dr Filipe Paz
- Dr Marta Abrantes (IST-UTL)
- Dr Carla Gamelas (ITQB-UNL)
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Catalytic studies of homo/heterogeneous (pre)catalysts for acid-catalysed reactions
Heterogeneous (pre)catalysts

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- “Catalytic alcoholysis of epoxides using metal-free cucurbituril-based solids”, Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Gomes, Tânia S. M. Oliveira, Margarida M. Antunes, André D. Lopes, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 14 (2016) 3873-3877. DOI
- "Catalytic isomerization of alfa–pinene oxide in the presence of ETS-10 supported ferricinium ions", Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Gomes, Ana C. Coelho, Paula Brandão, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 791 (2015) 66-71. DOI
Homogeneous (pre)catalysts
- "Acid-catalyzed epoxide alcoholysis in the presence of indenyl molybdenum carbonyl complexes", Sofia M. Bruno, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger, Carlos C. Romão, Anabela A. Valente, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 855 (2018) 12-17. DOI
- “Acid-catalysed epoxide ring-opening reactions promoted by organometallic complexes of the type [(η5-C5H4-R)Mo(CO)2(η3-C3H5)] and [(η5-C5H5)Mo(CO)3(CH2R)]”, Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Gomes, Marta Abrantes, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Anabela A. Valente, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 799-800 (2015) 179-183. DOI
- "Application of an indenyl molybdenum dicarbonyl complex in the isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehyde", Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Gomes, Carla A. Gamelas, Marta Abrantes, Maria Conceição Oliveira, Anabela A. Valente, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Martyn Pillinger, Carlos C. Romão, Iisabel S. Gonçalves, New Journal of Chemistry, 38 (2014) 3172-3180. DOI
- "Isomerization of alfa-pinene oxide in the presence of methyltrioxorhenium(VII)", Sofia M. Bruno, Martyn Pillinger, Fritz E. Kühn, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Anabela A. Valente, Catalysis Communications, 35 (2013) 40-44. DOI
- "Isomerization of alpha-pinene oxide in the presence of indenyl allyl dicarbonyl molybdenum(II) and tungsten(II) complexes", Sofia M. Bruno, Carla A. Gamelas, Ana C. Gomes, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Carlos C. Romão, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Catalysis Communications, 23 (2012) 58-61. DOI
Catalytic studies of homo/heterogeneous (pre)catalysts for olefin epoxidation
Homogeneous (pre)catalysts

- "High-yield synthesis and catalytic response of chainlike hybrid materials of the [(MoO3)m(2,2'-bipyridine)n] family", Sofia M. Bruno, Lucie S. Nogueira, Ana C. Gomes, Anabela A. Valente, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger, New Journal of Chemistry, 42 (2018) 16483-16492. DOI
- “Catalytic olefin epoxidation with a carboxylic acid-functionalized cyclopentadienyl molybdenum tricarbonyl complex”, Ana C. Gomes, Sofia M. Bruno, Marta Abrantes, Clara I. R. Magalhães, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 760 (2014) 205-211. DOI
- "Epoxidation of olefins using a dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI)-pyridylimine complex as catalyst", Salete S. Balula, Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Gomes, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Duncan J. Macquarrie, James H. Clark, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 387 (2012) 234-239. DOI
- "Epoxidation of DL-limonene using an indenyl molybdenum(II) tricarbonyl complex as catalyst precursor", Marta Abrantes, Sofia M. Bruno, Cátia Tomé, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Anabela A. Valente, Catalysis Communications, 15 (2011) 64-67. DOI
- "Synthesis and catalytic properties in olefin epoxidation of dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes bearing a bidentate or tetradentate salen-type ligand", Sofia M. Bruno, Salete S. Balula, Anabela A. Valente, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Martyn Pillinger, Carla Sousa, Jacek Klinowski, Cristina Freire, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 270 (2007) 185-194. DOI
- "New chloro and triphenylsiloxy derivatives of dioxomolybdenum(VI) chelated with pyrazolylpyridine ligands: Catalytic applications in olefin epoxidation", Sofia M. Bruno, Cláudia C. L. Pereira, Maria S. Balula, Mariela Nolasco, Anabela A. Valente, Alan Hazell, Martyn Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 261 (2006) 79-87. DOI
- "Synthesis and catalytic properties in olefin epoxidation of chiral oxazoline dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes", Sofia M. Bruno, Bernardo Monteiro, Maria S. Balula, Filipe M. Pedro, Marta Abrantes, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Fritz E. Kühn, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 260 (2006) 11-18. DOI
Heterogeneous (pre)catalysts in:
Ordered Mesoporous MCM-41
- "Epoxidation of cyclooctene using soluble or MCM-41-supported molybdenum tetracarbonyl-pyridylimine complexes as catalyst precursors", Ana C. Gomes, Sofia M. Bruno, Sandra Gago, Rita P. Lopes, David A. Machado, Anna P. Carminatti, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 696 (2011) 3543-3550. DOI
- "Oxidation of ethylbenzene in the presence of an MCM-41-supported or ionic liquid-standing bischlorocopper(II) complex", Sandra Gago, Sofia M. Bruno, Diogo C. Queirós, Anabela A. Valente, Isabel S. Gonçalves Martyn Pillinger, Catalysis Letters, 141 (2011) 1009-1017. DOI
- "Dioxomolybdenum(VI) modified mesoporous materials for the catalytic epoxidation of olefins", Sofia M. Bruno, José A. Fernandes, Luísa S. Martins, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, João Rocha, Anabela A. Valente, Catalysis Today, 114 (2006) 263-271. DOI
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
- “Post-Synthetic Modification of Crystal-Like Periodic Mesoporous Phenylene-Silica with Ferrocenyl Groups”, Ana C. Gomes, Mirtha A. O. Lourenço, Sofia M. Bruno, Paula Ferreira, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 751 (2014) 501-507. DOI
- "Preparation of crystal-like periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica derivatized with ferrocene and its application as a catalyst for the oxidation of styrene", Ana C. Gomes, Maria J. Ferreira, Sofia M. Bruno, Nicolas Bion, Paula Ferreira, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, João Rocha, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Dalton Transactions, 42 (2013) 14612-14620. DOI
- "Grafting of molecularly ordered mesoporous phenylene-silica with molybdenum carbonyl complexes: efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the epoxidation of olefins", Ana C. Coelho, Salete S. Balula, Sofia M. Bruno, João C. Alonso, Nicolas Bion, Paula Ferreira, Martyn Pillinger, Anabela A. Valente, João Rocha, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 352 (2010) 1759-1769. DOI
Layered Double Hydroxide
- "Intercalation of a molybdenum(0)-tetracarbonyl-bipyridine complex in a layered double hydroxide", Ana C. Gomes, Sofia M. Bruno, Anabela A. Valente, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 744 (2013) 53-59. DOI
- "Intercalation of a molybdenum eta3-allyl dicarbonyl complex in a layered double hydroxide and catalytic performance in olefin epoxidation", Ana C. Gomes, Sofia M. Bruno, Carla A. Gamelas, Anabela A. Valente, Marta Abrantes, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Carlos C. Romão, Martyn Pillinger, Dalton, 42 (2013) 8231-8240. DOI
Cyclodextrins
- "Synthesis and characterization of CpMo(CO)3(CH2PhCO2CH3) and its inclusion compounds with methylated cyclodextrins. Applications in Olefin Epoxidation Catalysis", Ana C. Gomes, Sofia M. Bruno, Cátia Tomé, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Marta Abrantes, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 730 (2013) 116-122. DOI
Metal-Organic Frameworks
- "Photoluminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks: Rapid Preparations, Catalytic Activity and Framework Relationships", Patrícia Silva, Duarte Ananias, Sofia M. Bruno, Anabela A. Valente, Luís Dias Carlos, João Rocha, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2013 (2013) 5576-5591. DOI
- "Thermal transformation of a layered multi-functional network into a metal-organic framework based on a polymeric organic linker", Patrícia Silva, Fabiana Vieira, Ana C. Gomes, Duarte Ananias, José A. Fernandes, Sofia M. Bruno, Rosário Soares, Anabela A. Valente, João Rocha, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Journal of American Chemical Society, 133 (2011) 15120-15138. DOI
Cytotoxic studies
- "Structural studies and cytotoxicity of trimethyl(ferrocenylmethyl)ammonium iodide encapsulated in ß-Cyclodextrin", Sofia M. Bruno, José A. Fernandes, Joana Marques, Sara C. Neto, Paulo J. Ribeiro-Claro, Martyn Pillinger, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Maria Paula M. Marques, Susana S. Braga, Isabel S. Gonçalves, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 32 (2011) 4955-4963. DOI
Photoluminescence studies
- "Crystal structure and temperature-dependent luminescence of a heterotetranuclear sodium-europium(III) β-diketone complex", Sofia M. Bruno, Duarte Ananias, Filipe Almeida A. Paz, Martyn Pillinger, Anabela A. Valente, Luís D. Carlos, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Dalton Trans., 44 (2015) 488-492. DOI
- "Structural and photoluminescence studies of a europium(III) tetrakis(ß-diketonate) complex with tetrabutylammonium, imidazolium, pyridinium and silica-supported imidazolium counterions", Sofia M. Bruno, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Luís D. Carlos, Martyn Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Inorganic Chemistry, 48 (2009) 4882-4895. DOI
- "MCM-41 derivatised with pyridyl groups and its use as a support for luminescent europium(III) complexes", Sofia M. Bruno, Ana C. Coelho, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Luís D. Carlos, Martyn Pillinger, Anabela A. Valente, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Isabel S. Gonçalves, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (2008) 3786-3795. DOI
- "Synthesis, characterisation and luminescence properties of MCM-41 impregnated with an Eu3+ ß-diketonate complex", Sofia M. Bruno, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Luís D. Carlos, Martyn Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 113 (2008) 453-462. DOI
Lanthanide borohydrides for polymerization
- "Lanthanide Borohydrido Complexes for MMA Polymerisation: Syndio- versus Iso- Stereocontrol", Denise Barbier-Baudry, Frédéric Bouyer, Ana Sofia Madureira Bruno, Marc Visseaux, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 20 (2006) 24-31. DOI
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Acid-catalyzed epoxide alcoholysis in the presence of indenyl molybdenum carbonyl complexesBruno, SM; Goncalves, IS; Pillinger, M; Romao, CC; Valente, AA 2018, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 855, 12-17.
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High-yield synthesis and catalytic response of chainlike hybrid materials of the [(MoO3)(m)(2,2 '-bipyridine)(n)] familyBruno, SM; Nogueira, LS; Gomes, AC; Valente, AA; Goncalves, IS; Pillinger, M 2018, NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 42, 20, 16483-16492.
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Urinary Free Cortisol: Interference in the DeterminationPrazeres, S; Bruno, SM; da Silva, TN; Godinho, C; Proenca, H; Rodrigues, I; Pinheiro, J; Castro, R; Mendo, S; Madureira, D 2017, REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE ENDOCRINOLOGIA DIABETES E METABOLISMO, 12, 1, 2-8.
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Catalytic alcoholysis of epoxides using metal-free cucurbituril-based solidsBruno, SM; Gomes, AC; Oliveira, TSM; Antunes, MM; Lopes, AD; Valente, AA; Goncalves, IS; Pillinger, M 2016, ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 14, 16, 3873-3877.
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Crystal structure and temperature-dependent luminescence of a heterotetranuclear sodium-europium(III) beta-diketonate complexBruno, SM; Ananias, D; Paz, FAA; Pillinger, M; Valente, AA; Carlos, LD; Goncalves, IS 2015, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 44, 2, 488-492.
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Ring-opening of epoxides promoted by organomolybdenum complexes of the type [eta(5)-C5H4R)mo(CO)(2)(773-C3H5)] and [(eta(5)-C5H5) Mo(CO)(3)(CH2R)]Bruno, SM; Gomes, AC; Abrantes, M; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M; Goncalves, IS 2015, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 799-800, 179-183.
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Catalytic isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide in the presence of ETS-10 supported ferrocenium ionsBruno, SM; Gomes, AC; Coelho, AC; Brandao, P; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M; Goncalves, IS 2015, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 791, 66-71.
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Catalytic olefin epoxidation with a carboxylic acid-functionalized cyclopentadienyl molybdenum tricarbonyl complexGomes, AC; Bruno, SM; Abrantes, M; Magalhaes, CIR; Goncalves, IS; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M 2014, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 760, 205-211.
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Post-synthetic modification of crystal-like periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica with ferrocenyl groupsGomes, AC; Lourenco, MAO; Bruno, SM; Ferreira, P; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M; Goncalves, IS 2014, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 751, 501-507.
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Application of an indenyl molybdenum dicarbonyl complex in the isomerisation of alpha-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehydeBruno, SM; Gomes, AC; Gamelas, CA; Abrantes, M; Oliveira, MC; Valente, AA; Paz, FAA; Pillinger, M; Romao, CC; Goncalves, IS 2014, NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 38, 7, 3172-3180.
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Isomerization of alpha-pinene oxide in the presence of methyltrioxorhenium(VII)Bruno, SM; Pillinger, M; Kuhn, FE; Goncalves, IS; Valente, AA 2013, CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS, 35, 40-44.
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Synthesis and characterization of CpMo(CO)(3)(CH2-pC(6)H(4)-CO2CH3) and its inclusion compounds with methylated cyclodextrins. Applications in olefin epoxidation catalysisGomes, AC; Bruno, SM; Tome, C; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M; Abrantes, M; Goncalves, IS 2013, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 730, 116-122.
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Intercalation of a molybdenum eta(3)-allyl dicarbonyl complex in a layered double hydroxide and catalytic performance in olefin epoxidationGomes, AC; Bruno, SM; Gamelas, CA; Valente, AA; Abrantes, M; Goncalves, IS; Romao, CC; Pillinger, M 2013, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 42, 23, 8231-8240.
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Preparation of crystal-like periodic mesoporous phenylene-silica derivatized with ferrocene and its use as a catalyst for the oxidation of styreneGomes, AC; Ferreira, MJ; Bruno, SM; Bion, N; Ferreira, P; Valente, AA; Pillinger, M; Rocha, J; Goncalves, IS 2013, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 42, 40, 14612-14620.
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Photoluminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks - Rapid Preparation, Catalytic Activity, and Framework RelationshipsSilva, P; Ananias, D; Bruno, SM; Valente, AA; Carlos, LD; Rocha, J; Paz, FAA 2013, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 2013, 32, 5576-5591.
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