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Overview

Márcio W. Paixão is affiliated with the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil and has published extensively in the field of chemistry. Their work mainly focuses on organic chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as molecular biology, pharmaceutical science, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of specialized topics, including:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Paixão has published in notable scientific venues, such as:

  • Organic Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Chemical Record
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Frequent coauthors include José Tiago Menezes Correia, José A. C. Delgado, Emanuele F. Pissinati, Camila M. Kisukuri, and Arlene G. Corrêa, reflecting collaborations across multiple projects and disciplines.

Among the recent publications are:

  • Electrochemical Installation of CFH2−, CF2H−, CF3−, and Perfluoroalkyl Groups into Small Organic Molecules, 2021, The Chemical Record
  • C(sp3)−C(sp3) Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Bromides and Ethers Mediated by Metal and Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis, 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Carbamoylation of Azomethine Imines via Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis, 2021, Organic Letters
  • Photoredox Catalysis toward 2-Sulfenylindole Synthesis through a Radical Cascade Process, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Post-synthetic functionalization of tryptophan protected peptide sequences through indole (C-2) photocatalytic alkylation, 2021, Chemical Communications

Best Publications

  • Organic Synthesis Enabled by Light-Irradiation of EDA Complexes: Theoretical Background and Synthetic Applications

    Carolina G. S. Lima;Thiago de M. Lima;Marcelo Duarte;Igor D. Jurberg

  • Asymmetric organocatalysis with sulfones.

    Martin Nielsen;Christian Borch Jacobsen;Nicole Holub;Marcio Weber Paixão

  • Acyl phosphonates: good hydrogen bond acceptors and ester/amide equivalents in asymmetric organocatalysis.

    Hao Jiang;Márcio W. Paixão;David Monge;Karl Anker Jørgensen

  • Photoinduced deaminative strategies: Katritzky salts as alkyl radical precursors

    José Tiago M Correia;Vitor A Fernandes;Bianca T Matsuo;José A C Delgado

  • 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

  • Emerging approaches for the synthesis of triazoles: beyond metal-catalyzed and strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition

    Carolina G. S. Lima;Akbar Ali;Sander S. van Berkel;Bernhard Westermann;Bernhard Westermann

  • Asymmetric organocatalytic formal alkynylation and alkenylation of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes.

    Martin Nielsen;Christian Borch Jacobsen;Márcio W Paixão;Nicole Holub

  • Chiral organoselenium-transition-metal catalysts in asymmetric transformations

    Marcelo Godoi;Márcio W. Paixão;Antonio L. 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

  • CuO nanoparticles: an efficient and recyclable catalyst for cross-coupling reactions of organic diselenides with aryl boronic acids

    Diego Alves;Cayane G. Santos;Márcio W. Paixão;Letiére C. Soares

  • Organocatalytic Synthesis of (Arylselanyl)phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamides by Cycloaddition between Azidophenyl Arylselenides and β-Oxo-amides

    Natália Seus;Bruna Goldani;Eder J. Lenardão;Lucielli Savegnago

  • Chiral Seleno-Amines from Indium Selenolates. A Straightforward Synthesis of Selenocysteine Derivatives

    Antonio L Braga;Paulo H Schneider;Marcio W Paixão;Anna M Deobald

  • Synthesis of arylselanyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylates by organocatalytic cycloaddition of azidophenyl arylselenides with β-keto-esters

    Natália Seus;Loren C. Gonçalves;Anna M. Deobald;Lucielli Savegnago

  • Acceleration of arylzinc formation and its enantioselective addition to aldehydes by microwave irradiation and aziridine-2-methanol catalysts.

    Antonio L Braga;Marcio W Paixão;Bernhard Westermann;Paulo H Schneider

  • An efficient one-pot strategy for the highly regioselective metal-free synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles

    Akbar Ali;Arlene G. Corrêa;Diego Alves;Julio Zukerman-Schpector

  • Photochemistry of Carbonyl Compounds: Application in Metal-Free Reactions

    Juliana A. Dantas;José Tiago M. Correia;Marcio W. Paixão;Arlene G. Corrêa

  • Asymmetrische Organokatalyse mit Sulfonen

    Martin Nielsen;Christian Borch Jacobsen;Nicole Holub;Marcio Weber Paixão

  • Highly Efficient and Magnetically Recoverable Niobium Nanocatalyst for the Multicomponent Biginelli Reaction

    Carolina G. S. Lima;Sandrina Silva;Ricardo H. Gonçalves;Edson R. Leite

  • Angelica Lactones: From Biomass‐Derived Platform Chemicals to Value‐Added Products

    Carolina G. S. Lima;Julia L. Monteiro;Thiago de Melo Lima;Marcio Weber Paixão

  • Terpene-Derived Bifunctional Thioureas in Asymmetric Organocatalysis

    Senthil Narayanaperumal;Daniel G. Rivera;Daniel G. Rivera;Rodrigo C. Silva;Márcio W. Paixão

  • Target-Directed Organocatalysis: A Direct Asymmetric Catalytic Approach to Chiral Propargylic and Allylic Fluorides

    Hao Jiang;Aurelia Falcicchio;Kim L. Jensen;Márcio W. Paixão

  • Trends in Organocatalytic Conjugate Addition to Enones: An Efficient Approach to Optically Active Alkynyl, Alkenyl, and Ketone Products

    Márcio Weber Paixão;Nicole Holub;Carlos Vila;Martin Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio L. Braga
Antonio L. Braga Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Diego Alves
Diego Alves Universidade Federal de Pelotas
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Karl Anker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Gilson Zeni
Gilson Zeni Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Cristina W. Nogueira
Cristina W. Nogueira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Martin Nielsen
Martin Nielsen Technical University of Denmark
Eder J. Lenardão
Eder J. Lenardão Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Rajender S. Varma
Rajender S. Varma Environmental Protection Agency

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