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Sónia Maria Gomes Pires. Completed the Doutoramento in Programa Doutoral em Química in 2014/12/22 by Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Mestrado in Mestrado em Química Orgânica e dos Produtos Naturais in 2008/12/17 by Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares and Licenciatura in Química Industrial e Gestão in 2006/07/28 by Universidade de Aveiro. Is Researcher in Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares. Published 15 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books. Participated in 2 event(s). Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Maria Gomes Pires

Citation names

  • Pires, Sónia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C614-4D56-C315

Email addresses

  • sonia.pires@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 917823924 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Aveiro. Departamento de Química, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
  • Travessa da Nogueira, nº 307 , 3750-780, Trofa do Vouga, Águeda, Portugal (Personal)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/12/22
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
"Catalytic oxidation of organic compounds: a sustainable approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2008/12/17
Concluded
 Mestrado em Química Orgânica e dos Produtos Naturais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
"Homogenous and heterogeneous Catalytic studies with metalloporphyrins and analogues" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 valores
2006/07/28
Concluded
 Química Industrial e Gestão (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"não aplicável" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/07/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2020/04/01 - 2021/04/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/06/18 - 2017/06/30 Researcher (Research) RAIZ Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e Papel, Portugal
RAIZ Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e Papel, Portugal
2009/02 - 2010/05 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/07 - 2020/03 AgroForWealth - Biorefining of agricultural and forest products, by-products and wastes: integrated strategic valorisation of resources towards society wealth and sustainability
(BPD/UI89/4413/2017
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Ongoing
2010/06/01 - 2014/12/22 Metalloporphyrins: biomimetic oxidation of organic compounds using hydrogen peroxide
SFRH/BD/64354/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/02 - 2010/05 Monitorization of metal – peptide linkage in individual molecules
PTDC/QUI/64658/2006
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/04/01 - 2021/04/30 pAGE –Protein aggregation across the lifespan
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000003
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Simões, Mário M. Q.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.. "Oxidative Transformations of Organic Compounds Mediated by Metalloporphyrins as Catalysts". In Handbook of Porphyrin Science (Volumes 41 – 44), 197-306. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2016.
    10.1142/9789813149649_0004
  2. Serra, Vanda I. Vaz; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Alonso, Cristina M. A.; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.; Tomé, Augusto C.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.. "Meso-Tetraarylporphyrins Bearing Nitro or Amino Groups: Synthetic Strategies and Reactivity Profiles". In Synthesis and Modifications of Porphyrinoids, 35-78. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    10.1007/7081_2013_101
Conference poster
  1. Pires, Sónia; Tomé, Augusto C.; Silva, Artur M.S.. "Synthesis of cyanovinylquercetin derivatives with potential biological activity". Paper presented in XXVI National Meeting of SPQ, 2019.
  2. Pires, Sónia; Tomé, Augusto C.; Silva, Artur M.S.. "Synthesis of new quercetin-based derivatives with potential antioxidant activity". Paper presented in XXIV Portuguese-Galician Meeting in Chemistry, 2018.
  3. Pires, Sónia; Oliveira, Elisabete; Lodeiro, Carlos; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Fluorimetric and Colorimetric properties of a Porphyrin derivative towards Hg2+ and Cysteine". Paper presented in 1st International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials, 2014.
  4. Pires, Sónia; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Silva, Artur M.S.; Neves, M.Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Biomimetic oxidation of benzofuran derivatives with H2O2 using metalloporphyrin catalysts". Paper presented in 10th National Meeting of Organic Chemistry, 2013.
  5. Pires, Sónia; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Pereira, M.M.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Biomimetic oxidation of 3-methylbenzofuran with H2O2 using metalloporphyrin catalysts". Paper presented in XIII National meeting of SPQ, 2013.
  6. Pires, Sónia; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Manganese(III) porphyrins as catalysts in the biomimetic oxidation of sulphur drugs: preliminary results". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, 2012.
  7. Pires, Sónia; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Pereira, M. M.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Biomimetic oxidation of organosulfur compounds with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by Mn(III) porphyrins". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2012.
  8. Pires, Sónia; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Biomimetic oxidation of 3-methylbenzofuran using manganese porphyrins as catalysts”, S. M.G.Pires". Paper presented in XV International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2011.
  9. Pires, Sónia; De Paula, Rodrigo; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Silva, Artur M.S.; Domingues, M. Rosário M.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; et al. "Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of Lapachol catalysed by a matalloporphyrin derivative: a biomimetic approach". Paper presented in 2nd Iberoamerican symposium on Organic Chemistry, 2010.
  10. Pires, Sónia; Serra, Vanda I. Vaz; Faustino, Maria A. F.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Ferreira, José A. B.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Synthesis of porphyrin-rhodamine conjugates with potential application as fluorescent probes". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines,, 2010.
  11. Pires, Sónia; De Paula, Rodrigo; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Novel Heterogeneous Manganese Chlorin Catalyst for Alkene Epoxidation". Paper presented in 8th National Meting on Organic chemistry of Portuguese Chemical Society, 2009.
  12. Pires, Sónia; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Ferreira, José A. B.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "New Porphyrinic Precursors for Fluorescent Probes". Paper presented in 8th National Meting on Organic chemistry of Portuguese Chemical Society, Aveiro (Portugal),, 2009.
  13. Pires, Sónia; De Paula, Rodrigo; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Vargas, Maria D.; Ferreira, Vítor F.. "Potential Application of a Novel Heterogeneous Manganesechlorin Catalyst in the Oxidation of Lapachol". Paper presented in 1st National Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, 2008.
  14. Pires, Sónia. "Novel Mn(III) chlorin as catalyst in epoxidation of alkenes". Paper presented in 1st Portuguese Young Chemical Meeting, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Rebelo, Susana L. H.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; de Castro, Baltazar; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Medforth, Craig J.. "Biomimetic Oxidation of Benzofurans with Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Mn(III) Porphyrins". Catalysts 10 1 (2020): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal10010062.
    10.3390/catal10010062
  2. Marcelo, Gonçalo A.; Pires, Sónia M.G.; Faustino, M. Amparo F.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Neves, M.Graça P.M.S.; Santos, Hugo M.; Capelo, José Luís; et al. "New dual colorimetric/fluorimetric probes for Hg2+ detection & extraction based on mesoporous SBA-16 nanoparticles containing porphyrin or rhodamine chromophores". Dyes and Pigments 161 (2019): 427-437. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.09.068.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.09.068
  3. Rebelo, Susana L. H.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Medforth, Craig J.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.. "A Green and Versatile Route to Highly Functionalized Benzofuran Derivatives Using Biomimetic Oxygenation". ChemistrySelect 3 5 (2018): 1392-1403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.201702643.
    10.1002/slct.201702643
  4. Pires, Sónia M.G.; Núñez, Cristina; Serra, Vanda Vaz; Sánchez-Coronilla, Antonio; Faustino, Maria A.F.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Silva, Artur M.S.; et al. "Porphyrin-rhodamine conjugates as new materials with sensing ability". Dyes and Pigments 135 (2016): 113-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.04.003.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.04.003
  5. Duarte, Tiago A. G.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Santos, Isabel C. M. S.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Cavaleiro, Ana M. V.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.. "A Mn(iii) polyoxotungstate in the oxidation of organosulfur compounds by H2O2 at room temperature: an environmentally safe catalytic approach". Catalysis Science & Technology 6 9 (2016): 3271-3278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5cy01564b.
    10.1039/c5cy01564b
  6. Castro, Kelly A.D.F.; Pires, Sónia M.G.; Ribeiro, Marcos A.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Schreiner, Wido H.; Wypych, Fernando; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; Nakagaki, Shirley. "Manganese chlorins immobilized on silica as oxidation reaction catalysts". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 450 (2015): 339-352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.03.028.
    10.1016/j.jcis.2015.03.028
  7. Mesquita, Mariana Q.; Menezes, José C.J.M.D.S.; Pires, Sónia M.G.; Neves, Maria G.P.M.S.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Tomé, Augusto C.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.; et al. "Pyrrolidine-fused chlorin photosensitizer immobilized on solid supports for the photoinactivation of Gram negative bacteria". Dyes and Pigments 110 (2014): 123-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.025.
    10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.025
  8. Pires, Sónia M.G.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Paz, Filipe A. Almeida; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "Oxidation of organosulfur compounds using an iron(III) porphyrin complex: An environmentally safe and efficient approach". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 160-161 (2014): 80-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.05.003.
    10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.05.003
  9. da Silva, Gustavo; Pires, Sónia M.G.; Silva, Vera L.M.; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Rebelo, Susana L.H.; Silva, Artur M.S.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "A green and sustainable method for the oxidation of 1,3-dihydrobenzo[c]thiophenes to sulfones using metalloporphyrin complexes". Catalysis Communications 56 (2014): 68-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2014.06.032.
    10.1016/j.catcom.2014.06.032
  10. Gonçalves, Gil A. B.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Marques, Paula A. A. P.. "Three-dimensional graphene oxide: a promising green and sustainable catalyst for oxidation reactions at room temperature". Chem. Commun. 50 57 (2014): 7673-7676. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cc02092h.
    10.1039/c4cc02092h
  11. Simões, Mário M. Q.; Neves, Cláudia M. B.; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Neves, M. Graça P. M. S.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.. "Mimicking P450 processes and the use of metalloporphyrins". Pure and Applied Chemistry 85 8 (2013): 1671-1681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac-con-12-11-15.
    10.1351/pac-con-12-11-15
  12. Ferreira, José A. B.; Serra, Vanda V.; Sánchez-Coronilla, Antonio; Pires, Sónia M. G.; Faustino, Maria A. F.; Silva, Artur M. S.; Neves, Maria G. P. M. S.; Cavaleiro, José A. S.; Costa, Sílvia M. B.. "The Near-Mid-IR HOMO–LUMO gap in amide linked porphyrin–rhodamine dyads". Chemical Communications 49 78 (2013): 8809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cc44925d.
    10.1039/c3cc44925d
  13. Pires, S.M.G.; Simões, M.M.Q.; Santos, I.C.M.S.; Rebelo, S.L.H.; Pereira, M.M.; Neves, M.G.P.M.S.; Cavaleiro, J.A.S.. "Biomimetic oxidation of organosulfur compounds with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by manganese porphyrins". Applied Catalysis A: General 439-440 (2012): 51-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2012.06.044.
    10.1016/j.apcata.2012.06.044
  14. Pires, Sónia M. G.; Paula, Rodrigo De; Simões, Mário M. Q.; Silva, Artur M. S.; Domingues, M. Rosário M.; Santos, Isabel C. M. S.; Vargas, Maria D.; et al. "Novel biomimetic oxidation of lapachol with H2O2 catalysed by a manganese(iii) porphyrin complex". RSC Advances 1 7 (2011): 1195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1ra00578b.
    10.1039/c1ra00578b
  15. Pires, Sónia M.G.; Paula, Rodrigo De; Simões, Mário M.Q.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Santos, Isabel C.M.S.; Tomé, Augusto C.; Cavaleiro, José A.S.. "A new silica-supported manganese chlorin as a biomimetic oxidation catalyst". Catalysis Communications 11 1 (2009): 24-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2009.08.004.
    10.1016/j.catcom.2009.08.004
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pires, Sónia. "Catalytic oxidation of organic compounds: a sustainable approach". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, 2014.
  2. Pires, Sónia. "Homogenous and heterogeneous Catalytic studies with metalloporphyrins and analogues". Master, Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/11 Biomimetic oxygenation of benzofuran derivatives under environmentally benign conditions XXIV Portuguese-Galician Meeting in Chemistry
(Oporto, Portugal)
2013/05 Metalloporphyrins as catalysts: Biomimetic oxidation of organosulfur compounds by H2O2 9th National meeting on catalysis and mesoporous materials
(Oporto, Portugal)
2011/09 Biomimetic oxidation of organic compounds International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
(Berlin, Germany)
2010/06 Oxidation of Lapachol by H2O2 using metalloporphyrins as catalysts XVI Portuguese-Galician Meeting in Chemistry
(Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2014/02 - 2014/07 SÍNTESE DE METALOPORFIRINAS COMO CATALISADORES NA OXIDAÇÃO DE COMPOSTOS ORGANOSULFORADOS
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura (Specialization course)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/01 - Current Staff member
Meeting
 13th National Organic Chemistry Meeting - 6th National Medicinal Chemistry Meeting
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/12 Dissemination activity
Meeting
 Techdays
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal