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  1. Direct One-Pot Synthesis of Propofol from Paracetamol Tablets

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, January 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Alvaro Omori

  2. Kraft lignin and its derivates – A study on the adsorption of mono and multielement metals, potential use for noble metal recycling and an alternative material for solid base catalyst

    Article • Chemosphere, December 2022, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  3. Percepções dos alunos sobre a mudança do curso presencial para o remoto durante a pandemia de COVID-19: um estudo de caso do ensino de Química Geral

    Article • Research Society and Development, December 2021, Research, Society and Development

    Alvaro Omori

  4. A Two Hour Synthesis of the Anti-Parkinson Drug Safinamide Methanesulfonate

    Article • Synlett, June 2021, Thieme Publishing Group

    Alvaro Omori

  5. Enantioselective reduction of heterocyclic ketones with low level of asymmetry using carrots

    Article • Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Alvaro Omori

  6. Lipase-Mediated Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of 1-Phenylethanol Using Niobium Salts as Racemization Agents

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, January 2021, Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)

    Alvaro Omori

  7. SÍNTESE VERDE DE 1,3-DIARILTRIAZENOS SIMÉTRICOS E ASSIMÉTRICOS EM VINAGRE

    Article • Química Nova, January 2020, Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)

    Alvaro Omori

  8. Development of a methodology for reversible chemical modification of silicon surfaces with application in nanomechanical biosensors

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, July 2019, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  9. Antitumor effect of chiral organotelluranes elicited in a murine melanoma model

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, June 2019, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  10. A RENEWABLE CATALYST FOR A RENEWABLE CHEMICAL: GRAM-SCALE CONVERSION OF FURFURAL TO FURFURYL ALCOHOL BY THE CARROT (Daucus carota)

    Article • Química Nova, January 2019, Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)

    Alvaro Omori

  11. A study on the enzyme catalysed enantioselective hydrolysis of methyl 2-methyl-4-oxopentanoate, a precursor of chiral γ-butyrolactones

    Article • Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Alvaro Omori, Rodrigo L. O. R. Cunha

  12. Studies Toward the Synthesis of Caramboxin Analogues

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, January 2018, Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)

    Alvaro Omori

  13. Diazotization of Anilines in Vinegar: A Very Simple and Low-cost Synthesis of Iodoarenes and Arylfurans

    Article • Current Green Chemistry, December 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Alvaro Omori

  14. 1-Butyl-1-chloro-3-methyl-3H-2,1λ4-benzoxatellurole: crystal structure and Hirshfeld analysis

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications, March 2017, International Union of Crystallography

    Julio Zukerman-Schpector, Alvaro Omori

  15. Tween-20® Enhanced Bioreduction of Acetophenones Promoted by Daucus carota Root

    Article • Food Technology and Biotechnology, January 2017, Food Technology and Biotechnology Journal

    Alvaro Omori

  16. Purple carrots: Better biocatalysts for the enantioselective reduction of acetophenones than common orange carrots (D. carota)

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, May 2016, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  17. Biocatalysis for desymmetrization and resolution of stereocenters beyond the reactive center: How far is far enough?

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, September 2015, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  18. Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Phthalocyanines Modified with Optically Active Alcohols

    Article • Molecules, July 2015, MDPI AG

    Alvaro Omori

  19. Sassafras oil, carrot bits and microwaves: green lessons learned from the formal total synthesis of (−)-talampanel

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Alvaro Omori

  20. Recent Syntheses of Frog Alkaloid Epibatidine

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, January 2015, Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (SBQ)

    Alvaro Omori

  21. METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ARYL AZIDES USING VINEGAR

    Article • Química Nova, January 2014, GN1 Genesis Network

    Alvaro Omori

  22. One-pot chemoenzymatic synthesis of chiral disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles in aqueous media

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, July 2013, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  23. Redução enzimática do 4-(dimetilamino)benzaldeído com pedaços de cenoura (Daucus carota): um experimento simples na compreensão da biocatálise

    Article • Química Nova, January 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Alvaro Omori

  24. Chemoenzymatic enantiodivergent total syntheses of (+)- and (−)-codeine

    Article • Tetrahedron, November 2009, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  25. Chemoenzymatic Total Synthesis of (+)-Codeine by Sequential Intramolecular Heck Cyclizations via C-B-D Ring Construction

    Article • Synlett, October 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Alvaro Omori

  26. Unexpected Reactivity of the Burgess Reagent with Thiols:  Synthesis of Symmetrical Disulfides

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Alvaro Omori

  27. Enantiomerically pure organoseleno-1-arylethanols by enzymatic resolution with Candida antarctica lipase: Novozym 435

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, May 2007, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  28. Edible catalysts for clean chemical reactions: Bioreduction of aromatic ketones and biooxidation of secondary alcohols using plants

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, February 2006, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  29. One-pot synthesis of aryl butyl tellurides from tellurium tetrachloride and activated aromatics through a solventless step

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, November 2004, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  30. Asymmetric synthesis of arylselenoalcohols by means of the reduction of organoseleno acetophenones by whole fungal cells

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, June 2004, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  31. Deracemization of aryl ethanols and reduction of acetophenones by whole fungal cells of Aspergillus terreus CCT 4083, A. terreus CCT 3320 and Rhizopus oryzae CCT 4964

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic, June 2004, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  32. Preparation of chiral organochalcogeno-α-methylbenzyl alcohols via biocatalysis. The role of Daucus carota root

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 2004, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori

  33. Bioreduction of fluoroacetophenones by the fungi Aspergillus terreus and Rhizopus oryzae

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, March 2003, Elsevier

    Alvaro Omori