Paulo Ribeiro-Claro

ORCID: 0000-0001-5171-2153
LinkedIn:  http://pt.linkedin.com/in/pauloribeiroclaro/

Academic degrees: Doctor in Sciences (Molecular Structure), University of Coimbra, 1987. Licentiate in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 1983.

Positions, institutions, dates: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 2001-present. Auxiliary Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 1999-2001 Auxiliary Professor, Department of Chemistry, FCT, University of Coimbra, 1988-1999 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, FCT, University of Coimbra, 1983-1988. Research Trainee, Department of Chemistry, FCT, University of Coimbra, 1982-1983.

Author/co-author of ca. 150 research articles in ISI journals, with average citation per paper of 34 (H-index=35, SCOPUS).

Prizes: Honour mention in “Prémio Científico IBM 1995” (IBM Scientific Prize 1995) for the work “Ab initio calculations in large molecular systems: application of effective core potentials”.

Other activities: Member of the Governing Board of EUROSCIENCE - The voice of Science in Europe (1998-2002). Secretary-General of The Portuguese Chemical Society (2007-2009). Deputy Secretary-General of The Portuguese Chemical Society (2001-2006). Coordinator of the Portuguese Chemistry Olympiads (2000-2013). Member of the editorial board of "Casa das Ciências" since 2013.

Molecular and Supramolecular Structure - C-H...O hydrogen bonds - Cyclodextrin inclusion compounds - Coordination compounds - Molecular Modelling - Computational Spectroscopy (computationally-assisted analysis of spectra).

Public Awareness of Science:

Ana Catarina Fernades Araújo (Ph.D. Student)
Simão Vidinha Pandeirada (Ph.D. Student)
Guilherme Brízido Rosa (Master' Student)
Rafael Alexandre Farinha Serrano (Master' Student)
Muhib Al-Rawi (Grad. Student)

Mariela M. Nolasco (University of Aveiro)

J. Coutinho (University of Aveiro)

Leonel Pereira (University of Coimbra)

Juan Carlos Otero (University of Málaga)

Svemir Rudic (ISIS - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Pedro D. Vaz (Champalimaud Center for the Unknown)

Mariana Coutinho Sardo (University of Aveiro)

Andreia de Sousa (University of Aveiro)

Usually teaches theoretical and/or practical classes in the area of Physical Chemistry and 1st year Chemistry.

He received the Honour Mention in the "Good Pedagogical Practices Award" 2023.

Is author of the work "Active learning in theoretical-practical classes"(2012) and co-author of the "Manual de Boas Práticas de Avaliação do Departamento de Química da Universidade de Aveiro" (2010).

Co-author of the text book "Pascal: programação e aplicações", published by Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Cálculo Científico Nacional (FCCN). (Editora Minerva, Coimbra, 1988-1ªEd., 1990-2ª Ed.)

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"Inelastic Neutron Scattering", 5 relevant papers:

142  Exploring asymmetry induced entropy in tetraalkylammonium–urea DES systems: what can be learned from inelastic neutron scattering. C. F. Araujo, P. Ribeiro-Claro, P. D. Vaz, S. Rudić, R. A. F. Serrano, L. P. Silva, J. A. P. Coutinho, M. M. Nolasco. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26 (2024) 5969-5977. DOI:10.1039/D3CP04961B

140  Shedding Light on Cuprorivaite, the Egyptian Blue Pigment: Joining Neutrons and Photons for a Computational Spectroscopy Study. Mariana M. Coimbra, Inês Martins, Sofia M. Bruno, Pedro D. Vaz, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, Svemir Rudić, Mariela M. Nolasco. Cryst. Growth Des. 23 (2023) 4961–4969. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00211

137 Water in Deep Eutectic Solvents: New Insights From Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy. Mariela M. Nolasco, Sónia N. Pedro,Carla Vilela,Pedro D. Vaz,Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, Svemir Rudić, Stewart F. Parker, Carmen S.R. Freire, Mara G. Freire and Armando J. D. Silvestre.Frontiers in Physics, 10 (2022) 834571. DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.834571  

126  Inside PEF: Chain Conformation and Dynamics in Crystalline and Amorphous Domains, C. F. Araujo, M.M. Nolasco, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, S. Rudić, A.J.D. Silvestre, P. D. Vaz, and A. F. Sousa, Macromolecules (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00192

124  Inelastic Neutron Scattering study of Reline: shedding light on the hydrogen bonding network of deep eutectic solvents,  C. Araujo, J. A. P. Coutinho, M. M. Nolasco, S.F. Parker, P. Ribeiro-Claro, S. Rudić, B. I. G. Soares, P. D. Vaz, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys 19 (2107) 17998-18009

"Computationally-Assisted analysis of Vibrational Spectra", 5 relevant papers:

141  Intermolecular Interactions in 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-Methyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane: Insights from Computational Spectroscopy. M. M. Nolasco, S.F. Parker, P. D. Vaz, P. Ribeiro-Claro. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24 (2023) 16634. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316634

127 Understanding the vibrational spectra of crystalline isoniazid: Raman, IR and INS spectroscopy and solid-state DFT study.Paulo J.A. Ribeiro-Claro, Pedro D. Vaz, Mariela M. Nolasco, Ana M. Amado. Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 204 (2018) 452–459.

125  Hydrogen Bond Dynamics of Cellulose through Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy, Araujo, C., Freire, C.S.R., Nolasco, M.M., Ribeiro-Claro, P.J.A., Rudić, S., Silvestre, A.J.D., Vaz, P.D., Biomacromolecules,19 (2018) 1305-1313. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00192

110   Effects of hydrogen-bond and cooperativity in the vibrational spectra of Luminol, N.F.C. Mendes, Mariela M. Nolasco, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, Vib. Spectrosc., 64 (2013) 119–125.

75     Computationally-Assisted Approach to the Vibrational Spectra of Molecular Crystals: Study of Hydrogen-bonding and Pseudo-Polymorphism, Mariela Nolasco, Ana M. Amado, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, ChemPhysChem, 7 (2006)  2150-2161.

“C-H...O hydrogen bonds”, 5 relevant papers:   

126  Inside PEF: Chain Conformation and Dynamics in Crystalline and Amorphous Domains, C. F. Araujo, M.M. Nolasco, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, S. Rudić, A.J.D. Silvestre, P. D. Vaz, and A. F. Sousa, Macromolecules (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00192

100    Hydrogen bond dynamics of C–H•••O interactions: the chloroform–acetone case, Pedro D. Vaz, Mariela M. Nolasco, Francisco P.S.C. Gil, Paulo J.A. Ribeiro-Claro, John Tomkinson, Chemistry – Eur. J., 16 (2010) 9010-9017

91    Hydrogen-bonding in Nitrofurantoin polymorphs: a computationally-assisted spectroscopic study, Mariana Sardo, Ana M. Amado, Paulo J.A. Ribeiro-Claro, J. Raman Spectrosc., 40 (2009) 1956–1965

56 C-H•••O Hydrogen Bonds in Cyclohexenone Reveal the Spectroscopic Behaviour of C(sp3)-H and C(sp2)-H donors Mariela M. Nolasco, Paulo J.A. Ribeiro-Claro ChemPhysChem, 6 (2005) 496-502

52 Towards the understanding of the spectroscopic behaviour of the C-H oscillator in C-H•••O hydrogen bonds: the effect of solvent polarity Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, Pedro D. Vaz Chem. Phys. Lett., 390 ( 2004) 358-361.

“Cyclodextrin inclusion compounds”,  5 relevant papers:

73 Modification of the luminescence properties of a europium(III tris(-diketonate) complex by inclusion -cyclodextrin and 2,3,6-trimethyl--cyclodextrins J.A. Fernandes, S.S. Braga, R.AS. Ferreira, M. Pillinger, L.D. Carlos, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, I.S. Gonçalves J. Incl. Phenom. (2006)
68 para-Halogenated Benzaldehyde Molecules included in Cyclodextrins:a combined thermogravimetric and spectroscopic study Paulo J.A. Ribeiro-Claro, A.M. Amorim da Costa, M. L. Vueba, M.E. Pina, Ana M. Amado J. Raman Spectrosc. 37 (2006) 472-479.
67 Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Encapsulation of a Linear Oligo(ferrocenylsilane) Trimer with b-cyclodextrin J.A. Fernandes, S. Lima, S.S. Braga,M. Pillinger, J.E. Rodríguez-Borges, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, J.J.C. Teixeira-Dias, I.S. Gonçalves Eur. J. Iorg. Chem. (2005) 4729–4734
50 Interactions of omeprazole and precursors with b-cyclodextrin host molecules S.S. Braga, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, M. Pillinger, I.S. Gonçalves, A. C. Fernandes, F. Pereira, C.C. Romão, P.B. Correia, J.J.C. Teixeira-Dias Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry,
47 (2003) 47-52. 45 Study of the inclusion compound formed between a luminescent europium(III) beta-diketonate complex and gamma-cyclodextrin Braga SS, Ferreira RAS, Goncalves IS, Ribeiro-Claro P, Pillinger M, Rocha J, Teixeira-Dias JJC, Carlos LD J. Incl. Phenom. Macrom, 44 (2002) 261-265

“Coordination compounds”: 5 relevant papers:

72 Dioxomolybdenum(VI) modified mesoporous materials for the catalytic epoxidation of olefins S.M. Bruno, J.A. Fernandes, L.S. Martins, A.A. Valente, M. Pillinger, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, J. Rocha, I.S. Gonçalves Catalysis Today 114 (2006) 263–271
64 Highly Luminescent Tris(b-diketonate)europium(III) Complexes Immobilized in a Functionalized Mesoporous Silica S. Gago, J. A. Fernandes, R. A. Sá Ferreira, J.P. Rainho, M. Pillinger, A. A. Valente, T. M. Santos, L. D. Carlos, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro and I. S. Gonçalves Chem. Mater. 17 (2005) 5077-5084
57 Investigation of europium(III) and gadolinium(III) complexes with naphthoyltrifluoroacetone and bidentate heterocyclic amines J. A. Fernandes, R. A. Sá Ferreira, M. Pillinger, L. D. Carlos, J. Jepsen, A. Hazell, Paulo Ribeiro-Claro, I. S. Gonçalves J. Luminesc., 113 (2005) 50-63
55 Ru(II) Complexes Incorporating Tetrathia-macrocycles: Synthesis And Conformational Analysis H. Adams, A. M. Amado, V. Félix, B. E. Mann, J. Antelo-Martinez, M. Newell, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro, S.E. Spey, and J. A. Thomas Chemistry Eur. J., 11 (2005) 2031-2046
53 Spectroscopic studies of europium(III) and gadolinium(III) tris-beta-diketonate complexes with diazabutadiene ligands J. A. Fernandes, R. A. Sá Ferreira, M. Pillinger, L. D. Carlos, I. S. Gonçalves, Paulo J. A. Ribeiro-Claro Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2004) 3913-3919