Heterocycles – Synthesis, Catalysis, Sustainability, and Characterization

Teresa M.V.D. Pinho e Melo is an Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She is Head of the Organic Chemistry Research Group of the Coimbra Chemistry Centre and her research interests are in the area of synthetic and mechanistic heterocyclic chemistry as well as medicinal chemistry. She has published 144 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and 11 patents/patent applications. Marta Pineiro is an Assistant Professor at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her research interests are in the area of sustainable organic synthesis, microwave-assisted organic synthesis, mechanochemistry and synthesis and applications of heterocycles with unique photophysical properties. She has published 60 peer-reviewed papers, in international journals, 7 book/book chapters and 3 patents/patent applications.