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Overview

Gilson Zeni is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Toxicology, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic alkyne reactions, and the synthesis and characterization of pyrroles.

Gilson Zeni has published extensively in various scholarly venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • The Chemical Record
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Gilson Zeni include:

  • A decade of advances in the reaction of nitrogen sources and alkynes for the synthesis of triazoles, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Alkynes and Nitrogen Compounds: Useful Substrates for the Synthesis of Pyrazoles, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed and Metal-Free Cyclization Reactions of Alkynes with Nitrogen-Containing Substrates: Synthesis of Pyrrole Derivatives, 2020, ChemCatChem
  • Synthesis of indoles from alkynes and a nitrogen source under metal-free conditions, 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Diorganyl Diselenides and Iron(III) Chloride Drive the Regio- and Stereoselectivity in the Selenation of Ynamides, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in Gilson Zeni's work include:

  • Davi F. Back
  • Tales A. C. Goulart
  • Cristina W. Nogueira
  • Ana M. S. Recchi
  • José S. S. Neto

Best Publications

  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Compounds: Toxicology and Pharmacology

    Cristina W Nogueira;Gilson Zeni;João B T Rocha

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium π-Olefin and π-Alkyne Chemistry

    Gilson Zeni;Richard C. Larock

  • Synthesis of heterocycles via palladium-catalyzed oxidative addition.

    Gilson Zeni;Richard C. Larock

  • Synthesis of heterocycles via electrophilic cyclization of alkynes containing heteroatom.

    Benhur Godoi;Ricardo F. Schumacher;Gilson Zeni

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

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

  • Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity of diphenyl diselenide.

    C. W. Nogueira;E. B. Quinhones;E. A. C. Jung;G. Zeni

  • Protective role of aryl and alkyl diselenides on lipid peroxidation

    F.C Meotti;E.C Stangherlin;G Zeni;C.W Nogueira

  • 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

  • Potential renal and hepatic toxicity of diphenyl diselenide, diphenyl ditelluride and Ebselen for rats and mice.

    F C Meotti;V C Borges;G Zeni;J B T Rocha

  • Investigations into the potential neurotoxicity induced by diselenides in mice and rats.

    C.W Nogueira;F.C Meotti;E Curte;C Pilissão

  • Recent advances in the synthesis of indoles from alkynes and nitrogen sources

    José Sebastião Santos Neto;Gilson Zeni

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of sp2-Hybridized Tellurides

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

  • Ebselen blocks the quinolinic acid-induced production of thiobarbituric acid reactive species but does not prevent the behavioral alterations produced by intra-striatal quinolinic acid administration in the rat

    J I Rossato;Gilson Zeni;Carlos Fernando Mello;Maribel Antonello Rubin

  • Electrophilic Cyclization of 2-Chalcogenealkynylanisoles: Versatile Access to 2-Chalcogen-benzo[b]furans

    Flávia Manarin;Juliano A. Roehrs;Ricardo Brandão

  • Synthesis of polyacetylenic acids isolated from Heisteria acuminata.

    Gilson Zeni;Rodrigo B. Panatieri;Eliseo Lissner;Paulo H. Menezes

  • Antinociceptive properties of diphenyl diselenide: evidences for the mechanism of action.

    Lucielli Savegnago;Larissa G. Pinto;Cristiano R. Jesse;Diego Alves

  • Diphenyl diselenide reverses cadmium-induced oxidative damage on mice tissues.

    Francielli W. Santos;Gilson Zeni;Joao B.T. Rocha;Simone N. Weis

  • 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

  • FeCl3-Diorganyl Dichalcogenides Promoted Cyclization of 2-Alkynylanisoles to 3-Chalcogen Benzo[b]furans

    Flávia Manarin;Caroline C. Schneider;Daniela A. Barancelli

  • Acute liver damage induced by 2-nitropropane in rats: Effect of diphenyl diselenide on antioxidant defenses

    Lysandro P. Borges;Cristina Wayne Nogueira;Rodrigo B. Panatieri;João Batista Teixeira Rocha

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina W. Nogueira
Cristina W. Nogueira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Antonio L. Braga
Antonio L. Braga Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Diego Alves
Diego Alves Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Márcio W. Paixão
Márcio W. Paixão Federal University of São Carlos
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Richard C. Larock
Richard C. Larock Iowa State University
Diogo O. Souza
Diogo O. Souza Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Janine I. Rossato
Janine I. Rossato Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
David A. Stevens
David A. Stevens Stanford University

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