Oral Communications

• "NMR and Stereochemistry of 2-Styrylchromones", Artur M. S. Silva, José A. S. Cavaleiro, 2º Encontro da Associação de Ressonância Magnética, Curia, October 17 - 18, 1993, oral communication C13.

• "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Flavonoids with Potential Industrial Interest", Artur M. S. Silva, 14º Encontro da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Aveiro, Abril 5 - 8, 1994, oral communication MS 20.

• "New Synthesis of Flavones and Related Compounds", Artur M. S. Silva, Diana C. G. Alves Pinto, José A. S. Cavaleiro, "Internacional Bioflavonoid Symposium", Viena de Aústria, July 16 -19, 1995, oral communication, pp. 33.

• "Synthesis of (E)-2-Styrylchromones and Related Compounds", Artur M. S. Silva, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, José A. S. Cavaleiro, "COST Chemistry D2 Young Chemists Workshop on Selective Synthesis", Budapeste, September 16 - 19, 1995, oral communication.

• “Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Some Flavonoids”, Artur M. S. Silva, Departamento de Química Orgânica da Universidade de Debrecen-Hungria, Visita no Âmbito de Colaboração Científica Luso-Hungara, November 1995, invited communication.

• "2-Styrylchromones: Synthesis and Transformation Into Other Heterocyclic Compounds", Artur M. S. Silva, "Journeé Messine de Chimie ", Université de Metz-França, October 2, 1998, oral communication.

• “Determinación de la Estructura de Compuestos Fenólicos”, Artur M. S. Silva, “I Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear”, Cartagena das Indias – Colômbia, December 6 - 10, 1999, plenary lecture.

• “Novel Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds From 2-Styrylchromones”, Artur M. S. Silva, “Trans-Mediterranean Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry”, Marselha, February 1 - 5, 2000, oral communication O15.

• “NMR Studies on the Antiradicalar Mechanism of Phenolic Compounds Towards 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl Radical”, Artur M. S. Silva, Clementina M. M. Santos, José A. S. Cavaleiro, Fernanda Borges, Francisco A. M. Silva, “The Fifth International Conference on Applications of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science”, Aveiro, September 18 -20, 2000, oral communication O-7.

• “Reactivity of 2-Styrylchromones”, Artur M. S. Silva, “COST D12 Workshop on Organic Transformations: Selective Processes and Asymmetric Catalysis”, Fefor-Noruega, October 12 - 15, 2000, oral communication.

• “Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear na Elucidação Estrutural de Compostos Orgânicos: Fundamentos e Estratégias”, Artur M. S. Silva, Simpósio de Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear, Aveiro, October 30, 2000, plenary lecture.

• “Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear na Elucidação Estrutural de Compostos Orgânicos: Estabelecimento do Esqueleto Carbonado e Aplicações”, Artur M. S. Silva, Simpósio de Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear, Aveiro, October 30, 2000, plenary lecture.

• “Chromones: Synthesis, Transformations and Potential Applications”, Artur M. S. Silva, 4º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica, Universidade de Coimbra, September 26-28, 2001, plenary lecture.

• “Compostos Polifenólicos: Síntese e Aplicações Potenciais na Indústria Alimentar”, Artur M. S. Silva, XVº Encontro Galego-Português de Química, A Corunha, November 21 - 23, 2001, plenary lecture.

• “Composés Polyphénoliques: Synthèse et Applications Potentielles dans L’Industrie Alimentaire”, Artur M. S. Silva,Departamento de Química da Universidade de La Mediterranée, Luminy-Marselha, December 13, 2001, invited seminar.

• “Synthesis and Potential Applications of Chromones”, Artur M. S. Silva, Laboratório de Fotobiologia do Museu National de História Natural de Paris, May 16, 2002, invited seminar.

• “Compostos Heterocíclicos com Potencial Interesse Industrial”, Artur M. S. Silva, Departamento de Química da Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, May 29, 2002, invited conference.

• “Transfomation of Chromones Into Other Heterocyclic Compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Departamento de Química Orgânica da Universidade de Debrecen-Hungria, Visit in the Field of Scientific Collaboration Luso-Hungara, September 19, 2002, invited communication.

• “Síntese e Transformação de Compostos Fenólicos Com Potencial Interesse Industrial”, Artur M. S. Silva, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica da Universidade de Lisboa, October 23, 2002, invited seminar.

• “New Synthesis of 3(5)- and 4-Benzoylpyrazoles from alfa,beta-unsaturated Ketones”, 2nd Transmediterranean Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Bari, 2002, oral communication.

• “2-Styrylchromone derivatives as hepatoprotectors and xanthine oxidase inhibitors”, Artur M. S. Silva, Workshop “Oxidative Stress”, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, September 20, 2003, invited conference.

• “Synthesis and Diels-Alder Transformations of 2- and 3-Styrylchromones”, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, Artur M. S. Silva, Lúcia M. P. M. Almeida, José R. Carrillo, Angel Diaz-Ortiz, António de la Hoz, José A. S. Cavaleiro, II Encontro Luso-Brasileiro de RMN, Sintra, September 23 - 26, 2003, oral communication O19-NP.

• “Espectroscopia de ressonância Magnética Nuclear Bidimensional ne Elucidação Estrutural de Compostos Orgânicos”, Artur M. S. Silva, Curso de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, July 19 - 23, 2004, invited conference.

• “Synthesis, Transformations and Potential Applications of 2- and 3-Styrylchromones”, Artur M. S. Silva, 3nd Transmediterranean Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Marrakech, November 23-24, 2004, plenary lecture.

• “Síntesis, transformaciones y actividad antioxidante de estirilcromonas”, Artur M. S. Silva, Instituto de Química Médica – CSIC, Madrid, Espanha, December 15, 2005, invited conference.

• “NMR in the synthesis and transformation of 2- and 3-styrylchromones”, Artur M. S. Silva, XX Reunión Nacional de Espectroscopía, IV Congreso Ibérico de Espectroscopía, Ciudad Real, Espanha, 2006, E8, pp. 32, invited conference.

• “Sustainability in Synthetic Organic Chemistry”, Artur M. S. Silva, Ciência 2010 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Lisboa, July 4 - 7, 2010, oral communication .

• “Synthesis and reactivity of 4-quinolones”, Artur M. S. Silva, Raquel S. G. R. Seixas, Andreia I. S. Almeida, Vera L. M. Silva, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, José A. S. Cavaleiro, XXIVth European Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Viena-Austria, August 23 -27, 2010, oral communication OP-12.

• “A Química e a Matemática - Uma Visão Simples” Artur M. S. Silva, ProfMat 2010, Universidade de Aveiro, September 1-3, 2010, oral communication.

• “Synthesis and Transformation of Novel Chromone and Quinolone Type-Compounds With Potential Biological Activity”, Artur M. S. Silva, Segundo Simpósio Iberoamericano de Química orgânica (SIBEAQO-II), Santiago de Compostela-Espanha, September 8 -12, 2010, CP-3, pp. 21, plenary lecture.

• “Chromone and Quinolone-3-carbaldehydes as Synthons for the Synthesis of Novel Nitrogen and Oxygen Heterocyclic Compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Raquel S. G. R. Seixas, Diana C. G. A. Pinto, José A. S. Cavaleiro, 23rd International Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Glasgow-Escócia, July 31 to August 4, 2011, O76, pp. 139.

"Organocatalysed asymmetric transformations of cinnamylideneacetophenones", Resende, D., Oliva, C. G., Silva, A.M.S., Cavaleiro, J.A.S., 12th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences, Corfu, Grécia, April 16-21, 2012, S3-OP8.

"New syntheses of novel arylxanthones", Rocha, D. H. A., Esteves, C. I. C., Pinto, D. C. G. A., Santos, C. M. M. Brito, C. M., Silva, A. M. S. Cavaleiro, J. A. S., , XXVth European Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Reading-United Kingdom, August 13-17, 2012, IL2.

• “Asymmetric synthesis: from organocatalysis to carbohydrate derivatives”, Silva, A. M. S., Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Medicinal Chemistry – 5th São Carlos Special Medicinal Chemistry Meeting – SancaMedChem 2014, São Carlos, Brazil, 2014, pp. 20, plenary lecture.

• “Exploring organocatalysis and carbohydrates as sources of chiral compounds”, Silva, A. M. S., 24émes Journée Trés Grand Sud-Ouest de la Société Chimique de France, Toulouse, 2014, pp. 2, plenary lecture.

• “New synthetic routes for potential biologically active O- and N-heterocycles”, Silva, A. M. S., The 7th Brazilian Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (BrazMedChem2014), Campos dp Jordão-SP, 2014, pp. 20, plenary lecture.

• “New Synthetic Routes of Nitrogen and Oxygen Heterocycles and Related Compounds”, Silva, A. M. S., The International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry – EFMC, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014, LE033, pp. 41-42, plenary lecture.

“Novel Polyphenolic compounds as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents”, Silva, A. M. S., 8th world Congress on Polyphenols Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014, pp. 61, oral communication.

“Exploring organocatalysis and carbohydrates as sources of chiral compounds” Artur M. S. Silva, Plenary Lecture, 2º Simpósio Luso-Brasileiro de Química Orgânica, 25/May/2015, Águas de Lindóia - Brasil.

“Development of new synthetic methods for novel oxygen and nitrogen heterocyclic compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Plenary Lecture, 38ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 25-28/Maio/2015, Águas de Lindóia - Brasil.

“Chromones and quinolones: New synthetic methods and transformations”, Artur M. S. Silva, Plenary Lecture, 9^th Transmediterranean Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Antalya-Turkey, 11-15/novembro/2015.

“Development of New Synthetic Methods for Novel Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Opening Plenary Lecture, Egyptian Third International Conference in Chemistry: Chemistry and Sustainable Development”, Hurghada-Egypt, 16-19/novembro/2015.

“The chemistry of nitrogen and oxygen heterocycles between Aveiro and Debrecen. New recent results from Aveiro”, Artur M. S. Silva, Plenary Lecture, Scientific Conference Organize by the Group of Heterocyclic Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Honour of Professor Tamás Patonay, Servier – Budapest, 26/November/2015.

“Alternative heating methods in the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Invited Keynote, 1^st International Caparica Christmas Congress on Translational Chemistry, 7-10 December/2015.

“Greener heating methods in the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds”, Artur M. S. Silva, Invited Lecture, s^ht Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (5^th PYCheM) and 1^st European Young Chemists Meeting (1^st EYCheM), 26-29 Abril/2016.