Clarissa P. Frizzo was born in Ivora ´, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, in 1983. She received her undergraduate degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2005, and in 2007 she obtained her M.Sc. degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria, under the supervision of Professor Marcos A. P. Martins, working with the use of ionic liquids in the synthesis of heterocycles. She started her Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Professor Marcos A. P. Martins, and currently she is focusing on her Sandwich Ph.D. in the Universidade Nacional de Educacio ´n a Distancia in Spain, under the guidance of Professor Rosa M. Claramunt Vallespı ´, where she is studying the supramolecular structure of heterocycles. Dayse das Neves Moreira was born in Canguc ¸u, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, in 1984. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Pelotas, RS, in 2006, and in 2008 she received her M.S. degree, from the Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, working under the direction of Professor Marcos A. P. Martins, working with the use of ionic liquids in the synthesis of heterocycles. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student with Professor Marcos A. P. Martins in the Department of Chemistry of the Federal University of Santa Maria. Her major research interest is to develop new methodologies to synthesize heterocyclic compounds. Lilian Buriol was born in Santa Izabel do Oeste, Parana ´(PR) state, Brazil, in 1984. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the State University of Centro-Oeste (PR). In 2008, she completed her M.S. degree at the same university under the supervision of Professor Yohandra R. Torres, working with oil and ethanol extracts of propolis. After that, she started her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Chemistry of the Federal University of Santa Maria under the supervision of Professor Marcos A. P. Martins. Her research interest is to develop new methodologies to synthesize heterocyclic compounds along the lines of green chemistry.
