Sofia M. Bruno

• 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

• BSc (“Licenciatura”) in Chemistry by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, including a 9 month stay at the University of Bourgogne (Dijon, France) under the Erasmus Programme | 2004

• Organometallic complexes

• Immobilization and impregnation of organometallic oxides and carbonyl derivatives

• Homogeneous and heterogenous catalysts

• Molecular catalysts “immobilized” in ILs constitute systems

• Valorization of biomass derived terpenes through catalytic processes

• Oxidation catalysis

• Acid-catalyzed alcoholysis of epoxides

• Catalytic isomerization of monoterpenes

• Inês Silva - MSc student in Chemistry, 2022-2023

• Bárbara Pinto - MSc student in Chemical Engineering, 2023-2024

• Chemistry-physics Elements (P) - 48119

• Fundamentals of Chemistry (P) - 41937

• Laboratory C1 (TP, P) - 42883

• MSc in Chemistry and in Biochemistry: Dissertation / Project / Internship

• MSc in Chemical Engineering: Dissertation

Highlight publication

"Group 6 carbonyl complexes of N,O,P-ligands as precursors of high-valent metal-oxo catalysts for olefin epoxidation", Sofia M. Bruno, Anabela A. Valente, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Martyn Pillinger, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 478 (2023) 214983. DOI

Catalytic studies of homo/heterogeneous (pre)catalysts for acid-catalysed reactions

Heterogeneous (pre)catalysts

•  “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 alpha–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

• "Efficient isomerization of alpha-pinene oxide to campholenic aldehyde promoted by a mixed-ring analogue of molybdenocene", Sofia M. Bruno, Anabela A. Valente, Martyn Pillinger, Jeffrey Amelse, Carlos C. Romão, Isabel S. Gonçalves, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 7 (2019) 13639-13645. DOI
• "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 sulfoxidation

• "Oxidation of sulfides in aqueous media catalyzed by pyrazole-oxidoperoxido-molybdenum(VI) complexes", Sofia M. Bruno, Tatiana R. Amarante, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Martyn Pillinger, Anabela A.Valente, Isabel S.Gonçalves, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 511 (2020) 119814-119819. 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