Paulo Jorge Ferreira de Matos Costa

Post-doc Fellowship

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

Rotaxanes Capable of Recognising Chloride in Aqueous Media

Hancock, LM; Gilday, LC; Carvalho, S; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Serpell, CJ; Kilah, NL; Beer, PD
2010, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 16, 44, 13082-13094.

Molecular Dynamics Study of a Heteroditopic-Calix[4]diquinone-Assisted Transfer of KCl and Dopamine Through a Water-Chloroform Liquid-Liquid Interface

Santos, SM; Costa, PJ; Lankshear, MD; Beer, PD; Felix, V
2010, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 114, 34, 11173-11180.

Halogen Bond Anion Templated Assembly of an Imidazolium Pseudorotaxane

Serpell, CJ; Kilah, NL; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2010, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 49, 31, 5322-5326.

Mixed Valence Creutz-Taube Ion Analogues Incorporating Thiacrowns: Synthesis, Structure, Physical Properties, and Computational Studies (vol 9, 929, 2006)

Adams, H; Costa, PJ; Newell, M; Vickers, SJ; Ward, MD; Felix, V; Thomas, JA
2009, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 48, 12, 5584-5584.

Expanding the role of oxo-molybdenum(VI) catalysts: a DFT interpretation of X-H activation leading to reduction or oxidation

Calhorda, MJ; Costa, PJ
2009, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 39, 8155-8161.

MoO2Cl2 as a Novel Catalyst for C-P Bond Formation and for Hydrophosphonylation of Aldehydes

de Noronha, RG; Costa, PJ; Romao, CC; Calhorda, MJ; Fernandes, AC
2009, ORGANOMETALLICS, 28, 21, 6206-6212.

Sulfate anion templated synthesis of a triply interlocked capsule

Li, YT; Mullen, KM; Claridge, TDW; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Beer, PD
2009, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 46, 7134-7136.

Synthesis and differentiation of alpha- and beta-glycoporphyrin stereoisomers by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Lourenco, LMO; Tome, JPC; Domingues, MRM; Domingues, P; Costa, PJ; Felix, V; Neves, MGPMS; Cavaleiro, JAS
2009, RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 23, 21, 3478-3483.

Mapping the Mechanism of Nickel-Ferrophite Catalysed Methylation of Baylis-Hillman-Derived S(N)2 ' Electrophiles

Novak, A; Calhorda, MJ; Costa, PJ; Woodward, S
2009, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 6, 898-903.

Mixed Valence Creutz-Taube Ion Analogues Incorporating Thiacrowns: Synthesis, Structure, Physical Properties, and Computational Studies

Adams, H; Costa, PJ; Newell, M; Vickers, SJ; Ward, MD; Felix, V; Thomas, JA
2008, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 47, 24, 11633-11643.

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