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Antonio L. Braga is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil. Their research spans the fields of Chemistry and Medicine, with a strong focus on Organic Chemistry and related subfields such as Toxicology, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

Their work prominently covers topics including organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, radical photochemical reactions, and studies on synthesis and biological activity. Additional areas of research include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and synthesis combined with biological evaluation.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with both synthetic methodology and biological applications. Key papers include:

  • Electrochemical synthesis of selenyl-dihydrofurans via anodic selenofunctionalization of allyl-naphthol/phenol derivatives and their anti-Alzheimer activity, 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Electrohalogenation of organic compounds, 2021, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Electrochemical Selenation/Cyclization of Quinones: A Rapid, Green and Efficient Access to Functionalized Trypanocidal and Antitumor Compounds, 2020, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Trihaloisocyanuric acids in ethanol: an eco-friendly system for the regioselective halogenation of imidazo-heteroarenes, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Light-Mediated Seleno-Functionalization of Organic Molecules: Recent Advances, 2021, The Chemical Record

Antonio L. Braga has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jamal Rafique
  • Sumbal Saba
  • Marcos R. Scheide
  • José S. S. Neto
  • Adaílton J. Bortoluzzi

Their publications appear regularly in notable scientific journals and databases, with recurring contributions to venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, Current Medicinal Chemistry, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Vinylic tellurides: from preparation to their applicability in organic synthesis.

    Gilson Zeni;Diogo S. Lüdtke;Rodrigo B. Panatieri;Antonio L. Braga

  • Effect of organic forms of selenium on delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase from liver, kidney, and brain of adult rats.

    N.B.V. Barbosa;J.B.T. Rocha;G. Zeni;T. Emanuelli

  • Antioxidant Properties of New Chalcogenides Against Lipid Peroxidation in Rat Brain

    J. I. Rossato;L. A. Ketzer;F. B. Centurião;S. J. N. Silva

  • An efficient one-pot synthesis of symmetrical diselenides or ditellurides from halides with CuO nanopowder/Se0 or Te0/base.

    Devender Singh;Anna M. Deobald;Leandro R. S. Camargo;Greice Tabarelli

  • A Solvent- and Metal-Free Synthesis of 3-Chacogenyl-indoles Employing DMSO/I2 as an Eco-friendly Catalytic Oxidation System

    Juliano B. Azeredo;Marcelo Godoi;Guilherme M. Martins;Claudio C. Silveira

  • GPx-Like activity of selenides and selenoxides: experimental evidence for the involvement of hydroxy perhydroxy selenane as the active species.

    Vanessa Nascimento;Eduardo E Alberto;Daniel W Tondo;Daniel Dambrowski

  • “The green side of the moon: ecofriendly aspects of organoselenium chemistry”

    Stefano Santoro;Juliano B. Azeredo;Vanessa Nascimento;Luca Sancineto

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of sp2-Hybridized Tellurides

    Gilson Zeni;and Antonio L. Braga;Hélio A. Stefani

  • Catalytic application of selenium and tellurium compounds as glutathione peroxidase enzyme mimetics

    Eduardo E Alberto;Vanessa do Nascimento;Antonio L Braga

  • Diphenyl diselenide and diphenyl ditelluride differentially affect δ‐aminolevulinate dehydratase from liver, kidney, and brain of mice

    E. N. Maciel;R. C. Bolzan;A. L. Braga;J. B. T. Rocha

  • Synthesis of new chiral aliphatic amino diselenides and their application as catalysts for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes.

    Antonio L. Braga;Marcio W. Paixão;Diogo S. Lüdtke;Claudio C. Silveira

  • Regioselective, Solvent- and Metal-Free Chalcogenation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines by Employing I2/DMSO as the Catalytic Oxidation System

    Jamal Rafique;Sumbal Saba;Alisson R. Rosário;Antonio L. Braga

  • Catalytic chalcogenylation under greener conditions: a solvent-free sulfur- and seleno-functionalization of olefins via I2/DMSO oxidant system.

    André A Vieira;Juliano B Azeredo;Marcelo Godoi;Claudio Santi

  • New Organochalcogen Multitarget Drug: Synthesis and Antioxidant and Antitumoral Activities of Chalcogenozidovudine Derivatives

    Diego de Souza;Douglas O. C. Mariano;Fernanda Nedel;Eduarda Schultze

  • Stereoselective synthesis of enynes by nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of divinylic chalcogenides with alkynes.

    Claudio C. Silveira;Antonio L. Braga;and Adriano S. Vieira;Gilson Zeni

  • Direct, Metal-free C(sp2 )-H Chalcogenation of Indoles and Imidazopyridines with Dichalcogenides Catalysed by KIO3.

    Jamal Rafique;Sumbal Saba;Marcelo S. Franco;Luana Bettanin

  • Chiral organoselenium-transition-metal catalysts in asymmetric transformations

    Marcelo Godoi;Márcio W. Paixão;Antonio L. Braga

  • Catalytic Applications of Chiral Organoselenium Compounds in Asymmetric Synthesis

    Antonio L. Braga;Diogo S. Lüdtke;Fabrício Vargas;Rodolpho C. Braga

  • Rose Bengal catalysed photo-induced selenylation of indoles, imidazoles and arenes: a metal free approach.

    Sumbal Saba;Jamal Rafique;Marcelo Straesser Franco;Alex R. Schneider

  • Efficient Synthesis of Chiral β-Seleno Amides via Ring-Opening Reaction of 2-Oxazolines and Their Application in the Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation

    Antonio L. Braga;Fabricio Vargas;Jasquer A. Sehnem;Rodolpho C. Braga

  • Renal and hepatic ALA-D activity and selected oxidative stress parameters of rats exposed to inorganic mercury and organoselenium compounds.

    J Perottoni;O.E.D Rodrigues;M.W Paixão;G Zeni

  • Organoselenium Chemistry: Between Synthesis and Biochemistry

    Claudio Santi;Adrian Zając;Antonio L. Braga;Barahman Movassag

Frequent Co-Authors

Márcio W. Paixão
Márcio W. Paixão Federal University of São Carlos
Gilson Zeni
Gilson Zeni Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Cristina W. Nogueira
Cristina W. Nogueira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Diego Alves
Diego Alves Universidade Federal de Pelotas
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques University of Caxias Do Sul
Claudio Santi
Claudio Santi University of Perugia
Eder J. Lenardão
Eder J. Lenardão Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Rafael Roesler
Rafael Roesler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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