Publications


2026

Electronic Tuning of Macrocyclic Copper Water Oxidation Catalysts through Pyridine Substitution

João Pedro C. S. Neves, Roberto Rivelino, Vitor H. Menezes da Silva, Tiago Vinicius Alves

New J. Chem., in press (2026) - DOI: 10.1039/D6NJ02755E1


Assessing the Role of Water Monomer in the Atmospheric OH-Initiated Oxidation of Ethylene Oxide

Daniel Moura, Joel Leitão Nascimento, Tiago Vinicius Alves

ACS Earth Space Chem., 10, 1987 (2026) - DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.6c001961


Linking geometric and electronic descriptors of aromaticity in cyclic hydrogen-bonded chains: a synergetic approach using the HOMIA and Q2 descriptors

Murillo H. Queiroz, Matheus Máximo-Canadas, Nathália M.P. Rosa, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Roberto Rivelino, Itamar Borges Jr

Chem. Phys, 610 , 113309 (2026) - DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2026.113309


Computational study of the CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid catalyzed by a P,P-bidentate copper(I) complex

Suelen A. Santos, Joel Leitão Nascimento, Tiago Vinícius Alves, Roberto Rivelino, Vitor H. Menezes da Silva

J. Mol. Model., 32 , 310 (2026) - DOI: 10.1007/s00894-026-06891-5


Unsaturated C6 fatty acid methyl esters as reference molecules for biodiesel: kinetics of H-atom abstraction and addition

Joel Leitão Nascimento, Antonio Fernández-Ramos, Tiago Vinicius Alves

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 28 , 12411 (2026) - DOI: 10.1039/d6cp00939e


Origins of Nitrite and Nitrate Selectivity in Aqueous Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation by a Mononuclear Copper Catalyst

Joel Leitão Nascimento, João Pedro C. S. Neves, Roberto Rivelino; Vitor H. Menezes da Silva, Tiago Vinicius Alves

Inorg. Chem., 65 , 11794 (2026) - DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00859


Macrocyclic Copper(II) Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation: Catalytic Mechanism and Activity of Pyridine-Embedded Complexes

João Pedro C. S. Neves, Roberto Rivelino, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Vitor H. Menezes da Silva

J. Phys. Chem. A, 130, 4930 (2026) - DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6c01912


Portable SERS Detection of Dipicolinic Acid with AgAu Nanostructures

Flavia Gontijo da Silva; Shiqi Wang; Parisa Talebi; Elisabeth Lemetti; Tiago Vinicius Alves; Matti Kuula; Hanna Hakulinen; Markku Vainio; Pedro H. C. Camargo

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 9, 675 (2026) - DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.5c04911


Exploring the Elusive Catalytic Role of Water in the OH + Furan Reaction

Joel Leitão Nascimento, Daniel Moura, Edivania Santana, Vitor H. Menezes da Silva, Tiago Vinicius Alves

Comput. Theor. Chem., 1256, 115616 (2026) - DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115616


On the Aromaticity in Cyclic H-Bonded Chains: Linking HOMIA Descriptor to Molecular Properties

Murillo H. Queiroz, Suelen A. Santos, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Roberto Rivelino

ChemistrySelect, 11, e04083 (2026) - DOI: 10.1002/slct.202504083


Photophysical pathways of 2,4-dithiothymine in microhydrated clusters: insights from theory into UVA activity

Murillo H. Queiroz, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Roberto Rivelino

Comput. Theor. Chem., 1260, 115816 (2026) - DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2026.115816


Pressure-dependent kinetics of the NH3 + OH reaction from cryogenic to high temperatures

Daniel Moura, Joel Leitão Nascimento, Vitor H. Menezes da Silva, Tiago Vinicius Alves

Comput. Theor. Chem., 126, 115816 (2026) - DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2026.115824


Surface curvature effects in neutral and protonated water clusters: insights from DFT and energy decomposition analysis 

Murillo H. Queiroz, Bruno S. Sampaio, Celine Nieuwland, Célia Fonseca Guerra, Tiago Vi Alves ; Roberto Rivelino

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 28, 12623 (2026) - DOI: 10.1039/d6cp00702c


Effects of sequential microhydration on thymine tautomerization

Murillo H. Queiroz, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Roberto Rivelino

J. Mol. Model., 32, 335 (2026) - DOI: 10.1007/s00894-026-06916-z


Modifying def2-TZVPP: A Minimal Diffuse Addition for Reliable ΔE Versus ρ(BCP) Relationships in H-Bonded Systems

Murillo H. Queiroz, Tiago Vinicius Alves, Diego F. S. Paschoal, Roberto Rivelino

J. Comput. Chem., 47, e70405 (2026) - DOI:  10.1002/jcc.70405