Paulo Jorge Ferreira de Matos Costa

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Short CV

2007-present – Post-doc research fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, in the Molecular Modeling group
Feb 2007 – PhD in Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry) at the University of Lisbon (UL)
2003 – BSc (“Licenciatura”) in Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (FCUL)

Scientific Interests

Diffusion of drug-delivery systems across cellular membrane models
Molecular recognition of anions and cations by synthetic receptors and calculation of binding free energies
Study of reaction mechanisms in inorganic and organometallic chemistry using DFT or ab initio calculations
Calculation and interpretation of electronic spectra of transition metal complexes by means of TD-DFT

Present Research Group

Selected Publications

See my ResearcherID page
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-4623-2008
2010
- Sérgio M. Santos, Paulo J. Costa, Michael D. Lankshear, Paul D. Beer, Vítor Félix, “Molecular Dynamics Study of a Heteroditopic-Calix[4]diquinone-Assisted Transfer of KCl and Dopamine Through a Water−Chloroform Liquid−Liquid Interface” J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 11173–11180 (2010) LINK
- Christopher J. Serpell, Nathan L. Kilah, Paulo J. Costa, Vítor Félix, Paul D. Beer, “Halogen Bond Anion Templated Assembly of Imidazolium Pseudorotaxanes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 5322-5326 (2010) LINK
- Rita Delgado, Judite Costa, Xiuling Cui, Michael G. B. Drew, Paulo J. Costa, Vítor Félix, “Rigid Ferrocenophane and its Metal Complexes with Transition and Alkaline-earth Metal Ions” Polyhedron 29, 1697-1705 (2010) LINK
- Paulo J. Costa, Maria José Calhorda, Fritz E. Kühn, “Olefin Epoxidation catalyzed by η5-Cyclopentadienyl Molybdenum Compounds: a computational study” Organometallics 29, 303-311 (2010) LINK
2009
- Yitong Li, Kathleen M. Mullen, Tim Claridge, Paulo J. Costa, Vitor Felix, Paul D. Beer, “Sulfate anion templated synthesis of a triply interlocked capsule” Chem. Comm. 7134-7136 (2009). LINK
- Rita G. de Noronha, Paulo Jorge Costa, Carlos C. Romão, Maria José Calhorda, Ana C. Fernandes, “MoO2Cl2 as a novel catalyst for C-P bond formation and for hydrophosphonylation of aldehydes”, Organometallics 28, 6206-6212 (2009). LINK
- Leandro M.O. Lourenço, João P.C. Tomé, Maria R.M. Domingues, P. Domingues, P. J. Costa, Vítor Félix, Maria G.P.M.S. Neves, José A.S. Cavaleiro, “Synthesis and differentiation of α- and β-glycoporphyrin stereoisomers by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry”, Rapid. Commun. Mass Spectrom. 23, 3478-3483 (2009). LINK
- Maria José Calhorda, Paulo J. Costa, “Expanding the role of oxomolybdenum(VI) catalysts: a DFT interpretation of X-H activation leading to reduction or oxidation”, Dalton Trans., 8155-8161 (2009). LINK

Publications

Unveiling the Mechanisms of Catalytic Oxidation Reactions Mediated by Oxo-Molybdenum Complexes: A Computational Overview

Calhorda, MJ; Costa, PJ
2012, CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 16, 1, 65-72.

A Halogen-Bonding Catenane for Anion Recognition and Sensing

Caballero, A; Zapata, F; White, NG; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2012, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 51, 8, 1876-1880.

Ruthenium(II) Thiacrown Complexes Incorporating Noninnocent Redox Active Ligands: Synthesis, Electrochemical Properties, and Theoretical Studies

Ingram, JD; Costa, PJ; Adams, H; Ward, MD; Felix, V; Thomas, JA
2012, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 51, 20, 10483-10494.

Fluorescent Charge-Assisted Halogen-Bonding Macrocyclic Halo-Imidazolium Receptors for Anion Recognition and Sensing in Aqueous Media

Zapata, F; Caballero, A; White, NG; Claridge, TDW; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2012, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 134, 28, 11533-11541.

Tunable transmembrane chloride transport by bis-indolylureas

Haynes, CJE; Moore, SJ; Hiscock, JR; Marques, I; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Gale, PA
2012, CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 3, 5, 1436-1444.

In situ TEM Measurements of Nanotube and Nanosheet Properties

Golberg D.; Costa P.J.; Tang D.; Ren C.; Wei X.; Yamaguchi M.; Kawamoto N.; Mitome M.; Zhi C.; Liu C.; Bando Y.
2012, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18, S2, 1542-1543.

Anion templated assembly of [2]catenanes capable of chloride anion recognition in aqueous solvent media

Evans, NH; Allinson, ESH; Lankshear, MD; Ng, KY; Cowley, AR; Serpell, CJ; Santos, SM; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2011, RSC ADVANCES, 1, 6, 995-1003.

Investigating the Imidazolium-Anion Interaction through the Anion-Templated Construction of Interpenetrated and Interlocked Assemblies

Spence, GT; Serpell, CJ; Sardinha, J; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2011, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 17, 46, 12955-12966.

Olefin Epoxidation Catalyzed by eta(5)-Cyclopentadienyl Molybdenum Compounds: A Computational Study

Costa, PJ; Calhorda, MJ; Kuhn, FE
2010, ORGANOMETALLICS, 29, 2, 303-311.

Rigid ferrocenophane and its metal complexes with transition and alkaline-earth metal ions

Cui, XL; Delgado, R; Costa, J; Drew, MGB; Costa, PJ; Felix, V
2010, POLYHEDRON, 29, 6, 1697-1705.

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