Domingues' Research Group
CROSS-COUPLING
The cross-coupling reaction C-C, C-N, C-O and C-X (X is a heteroatom) assisted by catalysis involving catalysts containing transition metals, for example, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, via C-H activation is one of the extremely required advances in synthetic processes for the production, mainly of new drugs. However, catalysts are composed of extremely expensive metals and generally are not reused at the end of the reaction process. Thus, this line of research aims to develop new hybrid catalysts containing transition metals (Fe (III), Ni (II), Ru (II), Co (II) and Pd (II) to be applied in cross-coupling reactions via C-H activation.
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
This research group focuses on the development of heterogeneous catalysts to be applied to several organic reactions. We have been working mainly with some hybrid materials resulted from aminoacids always under the Green Chemistry perspective in order to optimize such reactions.
BIOCATALYSIS
This research group aims to apply whole cells of microorganisms or free enzymes into many organic reactions. Our researches also focus on the development of organic and inorganic supports for enzymes' immobilization as well as their use for the enzymatic catalysis and resolutions in several compounds of interest.
NEW MATERIALS
Our lab also works with the transformation of several industries' wastes adding value to such final products. In this sense, we own four patents depositions whose aiming are the nitrogenated biopolymers resulted from fishing industry wastes and others focused on Alzheimer's disease, cancer treatment and artificial skins production.