R. Ferro, N. Viduedo, A. S. Santos, A. M. S. Silva, B. Royo, M. M. B. Marques
Bimetallic Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Arylindoles   Synthesis 2023, in press
S. Friães, C. S. B. Gomes, B. Royo
Bis-Triazolylidenes of Manganese and Rhenium and Their Catalytic Application in N-Alkylation of Amines with Alcohols   Organometallics 2023, in press.
Henrique Mourão, Clara S. B. Gomes, Sara Realista, Beatriz Royo.
Visible light-induced catalytic hydrosilylation of ketones mediated by manganese NHC complexes Appl Organomet Chem. 2022;e6846.  
D. Raydan, S. Friães, N. Viduedo, A. S. Santos, C. Gomes, B. Royo, M. M. B. Marques
Manganese-catalyzed Synthesis of Imines from Primary Alcohols and Aromatic Amines   Synlett 2022; 33(13): 1290-1294
S. Friães, S. Realista, H. Mourão, B. Royo
N-Heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbenes of Manganese and Rhenium in Catalysis,   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem 2022
Sofia Friães, Sara Realista, Clara S. B. Gomes, Paulo N. Martinho and Beatriz Royo
Click-Derived Triazoles and Triazolylidenes of Manganese for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 Molecules   2021, 26(21), 6325
A. Fernandes, B. Pinto, L. Bonnardo, B. Royo, M P. Robalo, L. O. Martins
Wasteful azo dyes as a source of biologically active building blocks   Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 2021, 9, Article 672436
S. Friães, S. Realista, C. S. B. Gomes, P. N. Martinho, L. F. Veiros, M. Albrecht, B. Royo
Manganese Complexes with Chelating and Bridging Di-Triazolylidene Ligands:Synthesis and Reactivity   Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 5911-5920
R. Lopes, A. Raya-Barón, M. P. Robalo, C. Vinagreiro, S. Barroso, M. J. Romão, I. Fernández, M. M. Pereira, B. Royo.
Donor Functionalized Iron(II) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 22–29
S. C. A. Sousa, S. Realista, B. Royo.
Bench-Stable Manganese NHC Complexes for the Selective Reduction of Esters to Alcohols with Silanes   Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2437-2443.
M. Pinto, M. Olivares, A. Vivancos, G. Guisado-Barros, M. Albrecht, B. Royo.
(Di)Triazolylidene Manganese Complexes in Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols to Ketones and Aldehydes   Catal. Sci. Technol. 2019, 9, 2421-2425
S. C. A. Sousa, C. J. Carrasco, M. Pinto, B. Royo.
A Manganese N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyst for Reduction of Sulfoxides with Silanes   ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 3839-3843
F. Franco, M. Pinto, B. Royo, J. Lloret-Fillol.
A Highly Active N-Heterocyclic Carbene Mn(I) Complex for Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57 (13), 4603-4606.
M. Pinto, S. Friães, J. Lloret-Fillol, B. Royo.
Manganese N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes for Catalytic Reduction of Ketones with Silanes   ChemCatChem 2018, 10 (13), 2734-2740.
R. Lopes, B. Royo.
Iron N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Reduction Reactions   Isr. J. Chem. 2017
A. Fernandes, B. Royo.
Water-soluble iridium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes for alkylation of amines with alcohols   ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 3912-3917.
R. Lopes, M. M. Pereira, B. Royo.
Selective reduction of nitroarenes with silanes catalysed by nickel N-heterocyclic carbenes   ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 3073-3077.
M. Pinto, B. Cardoso, S. Barroso, A. M. Martins, B. Royo.
Chelating bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of iron(II) containing bipyridyl ligands as catalyst precursors for oxidation of alcohols   Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 13541.
M. Ventura, V. Tabernero, T. Cuenca, B. Royo, G. Jimenez.
Cyclopentadienyl-silsesquioxane titanium catalysts: factors affecting their formation and their activity in olefin epoxidation using hydrogen peroxide   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 2843–2849
C. Mejuto, B. Royo, G. Guisado-Barrios, E. Peris.
Rhodium, iridium and nickel complexes with a 1,3,4-triphenyl-benzen tris-MIC ligand. Study of the electronic properties and catalytic activities   Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2584-2590.
B. P. Cardoso, B. Royo, M. J. C. Calhorda.
Preference for sulfoxide S- or O-bonding to 3d transition metals-DFT insights   Chem. 2015, 792, 167-176.
L. Postigo, M. Ventura, T. Cuenca, G. Jiménez, B. Royo.
Selective sulfoxidation with hydrogen peroxide catalysed by a titanium catalyst   Catalysis Science & Technology 2015, 5, 320.
J.M.S. Cardoso, R. Lopes, B. Royo.
Dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols catalysed by half-sandwich iron N-heterocyclic carbene complexes   J. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 775, 173
J. M. S. Cardoso, A. Fernandes, B. Cardoso, M. D. Carvalho, L. P. Ferreira, M. J. C. Calhorda, B. Royo.
Cationic Half-sandwich iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands   Organometallics 2014, 33, 5670-5677.
L. Postigo, R. Lopes, B. Royo.
Dehydrogenative coupling of thiols with Et3SiH catalysed by N-heterocyclic carbene nickel complexes   Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 853-858.
Z. Codolà, J. M. S. Cardoso, B. Royo, M. Costas, J. LLoret-Fillol.
Highly effective water oxidation catalysts with iridium complexes through the use of NaIO4   Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7203-7213.
S. Warratz, L. Postigo, B. Royo.
Direct synthesis of iron(0) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes by using Fe3(CO)12 and their application in reduction of carbonyl groups   Organometallics 2013, 32, 893-897.
R. Lopes, L. Postigo, B. Royo.
Reduction of ketones with silanes catalysed by a cyclopentadienyl-functionalised N-heterocyclic iron complex   Catal. Lett. 2013, 143, 1061-1066.
L. Postigo, B. Royo.
N-Heterocyclic carbene complexes of nickel as efficient catalysts for hydrosilylation of carbonyl derivatives   Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 2613-2618.
M. Ventura, M. E. G. Mosquera, T. Cuenca, B. Royo, G. Jiménez.
Cyclopentadienyl-Silsesquioxane Titanium Complexes: Highly Active Catalysts for Epoxidation of Alkenes with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide   Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 6345-6349.
J. M. S. Cardoso, B. Royo
Unpredecented synthesis of iron NHC complexes by C-H activation of imidazolium salts. Mild catalysts for reduction of sulfoxides   Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4944-4946.
S. Pottabathula, B. Royo.
First iron-catalyzed guanylation of amines: a simple and highly efficient protocol to guanidines   Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 5156-5158.
J. A. Brito, B. Royo, M. A. E. Amrani, E. Gómez-Bengoa, M. E. G. Mosquera, T. Cuenca, E. Royo.
Olefin epoxidation catalyzed by cis-dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral alkoxo-imino ligands derived from (+)-pinene, G. Chahboun   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 2940.
B. Royo, E. Peris.
Cyclopentadienyl- Indenyl- and Fluorenyl-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 1309-1318.
F. Madeira, S. Barroso, S. Namorado, P. Reis, B. Royo, A. M. Martins.
Epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene using diamine bis(phenolate) vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten complexes as catalysts   Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2012, 383, 152-157.
J. A. Brito, S. Ladeira, E. Teuma, B. Royo, M. Gómez.
Dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral oxazolines applied in alkenes epoxidation in ionic liquids: a highly diastereoselective catalyst   Applied Catal. A: General 2011, 398, 88-95.
J. A. Brito, B. Royo, M. Gómez.
An overview of chiral molybdenum complexes applied in enantioselective catalysis   Catalysis Science & Technology 2011, 1, 1109-1118.
J. A. Brito, N. Saffon, M. Gómez, B. Royo.
cis-Dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral ligands: synthesis and catalytic application in olefin epoxidation   Current Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1, 131-139.
A. P. da Costa, R. Lopes, J. M. S. Cardoso, J. A. Mata, E. Peris, B. Royo.
Enantiomerically pure cyclopentadienyl- and indenyl-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of iridium and rhodium   Organometallics 2011, 30, 4437-4442.
A. Pontes da Costa, J. A. Mata, B. Royo, E. Peris.
Preparation of Cp-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Ruthenium. Resolution of Chiral Complexes and Catalytic Studies   Organometallics 2010, 29, 1832.
V. V. K. M. Kandepi, J. M. S. Cardoso, B. Royo.
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Based Molybdenum and Tungsten Complexes as Efficient Epoxidation Catalysts with H2O2 and tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide   Catalysis Letters 2010, 136, 222.
V.V. Krishna Mohan, J. M. S. Cardoso, E. Peris, B. Royo.
Iron(II) Complexes Bearing Chelating Cyclopentadienyl N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands as Catalysts for Hydrosilylation and Hydrogen Transfer Reactions   Organometallics 2010, 29, 2777.
Oscar A. Lenis Rojas, Sandra Cordeiro, Pedro V. Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes
Half-sandwich Ru(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes in anticancer drug design   J Inorg Biochem, 2023, 245:112255.
Julie Pineau, Dr. Luís M. P. Lima, Prof. Carlos Platas-Iglesias, Prof. Jan Rijn Zeevaart, Dr. Cathryn H. S. Driver, Dr. Nathalie Le Bris, Prof. Raphaël Tripier.
Relevance of Palladium to Radiopharmaceutical Development Considering Enhanced Coordination Properties of TE1PA   Chem.Eur. J.2022,e202200942, 1
Nathalie Le Bris, Julie Pineau, Luís M.P. Lima, Raphaël Tripier.
Palladium(II) coordination with polyazacycloalkanes   Coordination Chemistry Reviews 455, 2022, 214343
S. S. Mendes, J. Marques, E. Mesterhàzy, J. Straetener, M. Arts, T. Pissarro, J. Reginold, A. Berscheid, J. Bornikoel, R. M. Kluj, C. Mayer, F. Oesterhelt, S. Friães, B. Royo, T. Schneider, H. Brotz-Oesterhelt, C. C. Romão, L. M. Saraiva
Synergetic Antimicrobial Activity and Mechanism of Clotrimazole-Linked CO-Releasing Molecules   ACS Bio Med Chem Au
Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas, Beatriz Carvalho, Rui Cabral, Margarida Silva, Sofia Friães, Catarina Roma-Rodrigues, Marta S. H. Meireles, Clara S. B. Gomes, Jhonathan A. A. Fernández, Sabela F. Vila, Juan A. Rubiolo, Laura Sanchez, Pedro V. Baptista, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Beatriz Royo.
Manganese(I) tricarbonyl complexes as potential anticancer agents   J Biol Inorg Chem (2021)
Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas, M. Paula Robalo, Ana Isabel Tomaz, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Catarina Roma-Rodrigues, Ricardo G. Teixeira, Fernanda Marques, Mónica Folgueira, Julián Yáñez, Anabel Alba Gonzalez, Martín Salamini-Montemurri, Dawrin Pech-Puch, Digna Vázquez-García, Margarita López Torres, Alberto Fernández, and Jesús J. Fernández
Half-Sandwich Ru(p‑cymene) Compounds with Diphosphanes: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation As Potential Anticancer Metallodrugs   Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 5, 2914–2930
Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas, Catarina Roma-Rodrigues, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Andreia Carvalho, Sandra Cordeiro, Jorge Guerra-Varela, Laura Sánchez, Digna Vázquez-García, Margarita López-Torres, Alberto Fernández and Jesús J. Fernández.
Evaluation of the In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Compounds against Breast Cancer   Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 8916.
Oscar A. Lenis-Rojas, Sandra Cordeiro, Marta Horta-Meireles, Jhonathan Angel Araujo Fernández,Sabela Fernández Vila, Juan Andrés Rubiolo, Pablo Cabezas-Sainz, Laura Sanchez, Alexandra R. Fernandes, and Beatriz Royo.
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Iron Complexes as Anticancer Agents: In Vitro and In Vivo Biological Studies   Molecules, 2021, 26, 5535.
O. A. Lenis-Rojas, R. Cabral, B. Carvalho, S. Friães, C. Roma-Rodrigues, J. A. A. Fernandez, S. F. Vila, L. Sanchez, C. S. B. Gomes, A. R. Fernandes, B. Royo.
Triazole-Based Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Compounds: From in vitro Antiproliferative Potential to in vivo Toxicity Evaluation   Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 8011-8026
Catarina Amaral, Wilson Antunes, Elin Moe, Américo G. Duarte, Luís M. P. Lima, Cristiana Santos, Inês L. Gomes, Gonçalo S. Afonso, Ricardo Vieira, Helena Sofia S. Teles, Marisa S. Reis, Manuel A. Ramalho da Silva, Ana Margarida Henriques, Miguel Fevereiro, M. Rita Ventura, Mónica Serrano, Catarina Pimentel
A molecular test based on RT-LAMP for rapid, sensitive and inexpensive colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples   Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 16430
Filipe M. Sousa, Luís M. P. Lima, Clément Arnarez, Manuela M. Pereira, Manuel N. Melo
Coarse-Grained Parameterization of Nucleotide Cofactors and Metabolites: Protonation Constants, Partition Coefficients, and Model Topologies   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2021, 61, 335–346
Ana Gaspar-Cordeiro, Sofia da Silva, Mário Aguiar, Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada, Hubertus Haas, Luís M. P. Lima, Catarina Pimentel
A copper(II)‑binding triazole derivative with ionophore properties is active against Candida spp.   Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 25, 1117–1128
Pech-Puch, D.; Pérez-Povedano, M.; Lenis-Rojas, O.A.; Rodríguez, J.; Jiménez, C.
Marine Natural Products from the Yucatan Peninsula.   Mar. Drugs 2020, 18, 59.
O. A. Lenis-Rojas, M. P. Robalo, A. I. Tomaz, A. Carvalho, A. R. Fernandes, F. Marques, M. Folgueira, J. Yáñez, D. Vázquez-García, M. López Torres, A. Fernández, J. J. Fernández.
RuII(p-cymene) Compounds as Effective and Selective Anticancer Candidates with No Toxicity in Vivo   Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 13150-13166
Daniel J. Fanna, Luís M. P. Lima, Gang Wei, Feng Li, Jason K. Reynolds
A colorimetric chemosensor for quantification of exchangeable Cu2+ in soil   Chemosphere, 2020, 238, 124664
Daniel J. Fanna, Luís M. P. Lima, Alexander R. Craze, Adrian Trinchi, Gang Wei, Jason K. Reynolds, Feng Li
Determination of Cu2+ in drinking water using a hydroxyjulolidine-dihydroperimidine colorimetric sensor   Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2019, 94, 141–154
Daniel J. Fanna, Luís M. P. Lima, Alexander R. Craze, Adrian Trinchi, Richard Wuhrer, Leonard F. Lindoy, Gang Wei, Jason K. Reynolds, Feng Li
Ultrasensitive Colorimetric and Ratiometric Detection of Cu2+: Acid−Base Properties, Complexation, and Binding Studies   ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 10471–10480
C. Vinagreiro, R. Lopes, B. Royo, G. J. da Dilva, M-Pereira.
Synthesis of Iron(II) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Paving the Way for a New Class of Antibiotics   Molecules 2020, 25, 2917-2927