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Viviana Heguaburu
Country of origin: Uruguay Currently in: Uruguay, Paysandú General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences-
Degrees
2010 Doctorate Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Chemical Sciences
Synthesis of bioactive natural products. Pheromone synthesis Agricultural Chemistry Integrated Pest Management
Publications resulting from Research:
1) Parpal, F.; Pandolfi, E.; Heguaburu, V.* (π-allyl)palladium coupling of 2-(tributylstannyl)cyclopent-2-enone for the synthesis of jasmonoid analogues, Tetrahedron Letters, 2017, 58 (20), 1965-1968.
2) Heguaburu, V.;* Do Carmo, H., Parpal, F., Amoros, M. E., González, A. Synthesis of aggregation pheromone components of cerambycid species through α-hydroxylation of alkylketones, Tetrahedron Letters, 2017, 58 (18), 1738-1741.
3) Tacain, J., Parpal, F., Abbate, S., Silva, H., Ribeiro, A., Heguaburu, V.* Synthesis and field evaluation of synthetic blends of the sex pheromone of the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in canola (Brassica napus L.), Agrociencia, 2016, 20(2), 61 - 67.
4) Pandolfi, E.,* Schapiro, V., Heguaburu, V., Labora, M. Enantioselective synthesis of natural epoxyquinoids, Current Organic Synthesis, 2013, 10 (1), 2 – 42.
5) Carrilho, R., Heguaburu, V., Schapiro, V., Pandolfi, E. Kóllar, L., Pereira, M.* An efficient route for the synthesis of chiral conduritol-derivative carboxamides via palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of bromocyclohexenetetraols, Tetrahedron, 2012, 68 (34), 6935 – 6940.
6) Heguaburu, V.,* Franco, J., Reina, L., Tabarez, C., Moyna, G., Moyna, P. Dehydration of carbohydrates to 2-furaldehydes in ionic liquids by catalysis with ion exchange resins, Catalysis Communications, 2012, 27, 88 – 91.
7) Heguaburu, V.,* Schapiro, V., Pandolfi, E. Synthesis of an epoxyquinol analog: Efficient methodology for the insertion of side chains into cyclohexenone cores Tetrahedron Letters 2010, 51, 6921-6923.
8) Heguaburu, V.,* Mandolesi Sá, M., Schapiro, V., Pandolfi, E. Stille reaction over cis-cyclohexadienediol derivatives, Tetrahedron Letters 2008, 4, 6787-6790.
9) Labora, M., Heguaburu, V., Schapiro,* V., Pandolfi, E. Asymmetric synthesis of a model compound for the cyclohexenone core of ambuic acid Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2008, 19, 893-895.
10) Roldos, V., Nakayama, H., Rolon, M., Montero-Torres, A., Trucco, F., Torres, S., Vega, C., Marrero-Ponce, Y., Heguaburu, V., Yaluff, G.,Gomez-Barrio, A., Sanabria, L., Ferreira, M., Rojas de Arias, A.,* Pandolfi, E.* Activity of a hydroxybibenzyl bryophyte constituent against Leishmania spp and Tripanosoma cruzi: in silico, in vitro and in vivo activity studies, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 43, 1797-1807.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingOrganic Chemistry Professor at Departamento de Química del Litoral, Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República