Submitted by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2015-02-19T13:34:45Z No. of bitstreams: 5 gui.pdf: 4235660 bytes, checksum: a4da31a1b3421bf1fd546fc015611c65 (MD5) license_url: 52 bytes, checksum: 3d480ae6c91e310daba2020f8787d6f9 (MD5) license_text: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) license.txt: 2110 bytes, checksum: b4c884761e4c6c296ab2179d378436d4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2015-02-20T10:39:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 5 gui.pdf: 4235660 bytes, checksum: a4da31a1b3421bf1fd546fc015611c65 (MD5) license_url: 52 bytes, checksum: 3d480ae6c91e310daba2020f8787d6f9 (MD5) license_text: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) license.txt: 2110 bytes, checksum: b4c884761e4c6c296ab2179d378436d4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-20T10:39:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 5 gui.pdf: 4235660 bytes, checksum: a4da31a1b3421bf1fd546fc015611c65 (MD5) license_url: 52 bytes, checksum: 3d480ae6c91e310daba2020f8787d6f9 (MD5) license_text: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) license.txt: 2110 bytes, checksum: b4c884761e4c6c296ab2179d378436d4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-17 / Realizou-se a s?ntese de doadores e receptores glicos?dicos in?ditos que foram utilizados numa s?ntese convergente de um precursor da adenofostina A. Igualmente, a converg?ncia das sintonas tinha como prop?sito principal o estudo de rea??es de glicosila??o, ou seja, foram explorados dois m?todos de forma??o de liga??es glicos?dicas: o m?todo do tricloroacetoimidato e o m?todo de isomeriza??o do doador glicos?dico al?lico. A prepara??o dos aceptores e doadores glicos?dicos envolveu sequ?ncias de prote??o e desprote??o de grupos hidroxila a partir da adenosina e da D-glicose, respectivamente, privilegiando-se a forma??o de doadores armados e a observa??o da estereoqu?mica no carbono anom?rico. Os an?meros ? e ? formados nesta sequ?ncia de s?ntese foram separados, mas somente os an?meros ? foram motivo de caracteriza??o pelos m?todos de an?lise usuais de espectrometria RMN 1D e 2D, de massas e no infravermelho. Dessa forma, foram sintetizados dois aceptores glicos?dicos (17) e (18) e cinco doadores glicos?dicos (9), (11?), (11?), (13?) e (13?), sendo todas as subst?ncias in?ditas. Dentre os ensaios de glicosila??o somente o m?todo do tricloroacetoimidato produziu o produto desejado (glicosila??o entre 11? e 17) cuja caracteriza??o estrutural encontra-se em andamento. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Qu?mica, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2012. / ABSTRACT This works discusses the synton?s synthesis of the, unpublished glycosidic donors and aceptors that have been used in a convergent synthesis of a precursor of adenophostin A. Furthermore, the convergence of syntons main purpose was to study the glycosylation, ie been explored two methods of forming glycosidic linkages, the method of trichloroacetimidate and method of isomerization of the allyl glycoside donor. The preparation of donors and acceptors glycosidic sequences involving protection and deprotection of hydroxyl groups from adenosine and D-glucose, respectively, favoring the formation of armed donors and observation of stereochemistry at anomeric carbon. The and anomers formed in this synthesis sequence were separated, but the only reason anomers were characterization by usual methods of analysis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, mass and infrared. Thus, we synthesized two glycoside acceptors (17) and (18) and five donor glycoside (9), (11), (11), (13) and (13), all substances are novel. Among the glycosylation assays only the method of tricloroacetimidate gave the desired product (glycosylation between 11 and 17) that is the object of characterizing and whose data has not yet been completed and conclusive.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / O presente trabalho relata o estudo quÃmico do caule de Cestrum laevigatum Schlecht (Solanaceae), coletado no municÃpio de Pacoti-CE. A partir da investigaÃÃo do extrato etanÃlico utilizando tÃcnicas clÃssicas de cromatografia de adsorÃÃo (gel de sÃlica e sÃlica flash) e exclusÃo (Sephadex LH-20) foi possÃvel o isolamento de esterÃides e um triterpeno. Os esterÃides de esqueleto espirostano foram caracterizados como uma mistura de sapogeninas 25(S)-5-espirostano-2,3-diol e 25(R)-5-espirostano-2,3-diol (gitogenina) (CL-1), a mistura de epÃmeros (25R)-5-espirostano-2,3-diol-3-O--D-galactopiranosÃdeo e (25S)-5-espirostano-2,3-diol-3-O--D-galactopiranosÃdeo (CL-2), e a mistura epimÃrica da saponina de carÃter inÃdito na literatura (25R,S)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol-3-O--D-galactopiranosil(1→4)- -D-galactopiranosil(1→4)--D-glicopiranosil (CL-3). AlÃm destes compostos, foram isolados ainda a mistura dos esterÃides -sitosterol e estigmasterol (CL-5) e seus derivados glicosilados (CL-6), alÃm do triterpeno pentacÃclico de esqueleto do tipo lupano β-lup-20(29)-en-3-ol (lupeol) (CL-4). A caracterizaÃÃo estrutural dos compostos isolados foi possÃvel atravÃs do uso de tÃcnicas espectroscÃpicas, principalmente RMN, incluindo seqÃÃncias de pulso uni e bidimensionais, e comparaÃÃo com dados relatados na literatura. Das saponinas investigadas quanto ao potencial antimicrobiano, apenas CL-3 mostrou-se ativa contra Bacillos subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa e Enterobacter aerogenes. A atividade leishmanicida foi realizada com CL-1, CL-2 e CL-3, porÃm, apenas CL-3 mostrou-se ativa contra Leishmania amazonensis. Em relaÃÃo à atividade antifÃngica, CL-1 mostrou-se ativa apenas contra Microsporum canis. CL-2 apresentou excelentes resultados contra Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum e Trichophyton mentagrophytes, e uma atividade relativamente boa contra Microsporum canis. Jà CL-3 aparece revelou uma excelente atividade antifÃngica contra todas as cepas testadas. Os resultados promissores obtidos atà o momento a partir do extrato etanÃlico do caule de C. laevigatum confirmam o grande potencial quÃmico/farmacolÃgico das espÃcies deste gÃnero, e justificam a importÃncia do trabalho realizado / This work reports the chemical study of the stem of Cestrum laevigatum Schlecht (Solanaceae), collected at the Pacoti-CE. The investigation of the ethanol extract using conventional techniques of adsorption chromatography (silica gel and silica flash) and exclusion (Sephadex LH-20) was possible the isolation of steroids and triterpene. The spirostan steroids have been characterized as the mixture at the sapogenins 25(S)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol and 25(R)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol (gitogenin) (CL-1), a mixture of epimers (25R)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol-3-O--Dgalactopyranoside and (25S)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol-3-O--D-galactoyiranoside (CL-2), and the mixture of new epimer (25R,S)-5-espirostan-2,3-diol-3-O--Dgalactopyranosil(1→4)--D-galactopyranosil(1→4)--D-glicopyranosil (CL-3). Besides these compounds, were also isolated the mixture of steroids β-sitosterol and stigmasterol (CL-5) and its glycosides (CL-6), and the pentacyclic triterpene β-lup-20(29)-en-3-ol (lupeol) (CL-4). The structural characterization of the isolated compounds was possible through the use of spectroscopic techniques, mainly NMR, including sequences of uni and bidimensional pulse, and comparison with literature data. CL-3 was shown to be active against Bacille subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter aerogenes. The leishmanicide activity was performed with CL-1, CL-2 and CL-3, however, only CL-3 was shown to be active against Leishmania amazonensis. For the antifungical activity, CL-1 was shown to be active only against Microsporum canis. CL-2 showed excellent results against Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and a relatively good activity against Microsporum canis. CL-3 appears with excellent activity antifungical against all strains tested. The promising results obtained so far from the ethanol extract of the stem of C. laevigatum confirm the great potential chemical / pharmacological species of this genus, and justify the importance of work

Os sais derivados de alcalóides da Cinchona têm sido muito utilizados como catalisadores de transferência de fase, em reações assimétricas. No entanto, sua performance como agentes de discriminação quiral tem sido pouco explorada. Com o objetivo de melhor compreender as bases moleculares que comandam o reconhecimento quiral dos isômeros ópticos de compostos carbonílicos e carboxílicos, quando em mistura com a quinina ou com sais de alcalóides da Cinchona, foi realizada uma série de experimentos, utilizando a técnica da RMN de 1H. A atribuição dos deslocamentos químicos aos solvatos de cada enantiômero foi feita pelo registro do espectro de RMN de 1H de misturas dos agentes de discriminação quiral com amostras enantiopuras ou enantiomericamente enriquecidas dos substratos. A estabilidade relativa dos solvatos foi estimada utilizando-se modelos moleculares, nos quais foi possível identificar a existência de interações do tipo π-π e de ligações de hidrogênio. As conclusões baseadas nos experimentos de RMN de 1H foram concordantes com as resultantes da análise dos modelos moleculares, construídos para cada par substrato/agente de discriminação quiral / Salts of Cinchone alcaloids are common chiral catalysts for asymmetric phase-transfer reactions. However, studies on their performance as chiral discriminating are still scarce. In order to investigate the molecular basis of chiral recognition for such compounds, the 1H NMR spectra of admixtures of quinine or Cinchone alkaloids salts with carbonyl and carboxyl derivatives were recorded and analyzed. The relative stabilities of the solvated complexes were estimated on the basis of preferential π-π and hydrogen bonding interactions between substrates and the chiral discriminating agent. Conclusions based on results of the 1H NMR experiments were in line with those arising from the analysis of molecular models for the substrate/chiral discriminating agent pairs

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-20T12:18:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Juarez Vicente.pdf: 4177115 bytes, checksum: 7c081fec8011e87e4bca3d5c9ea310ed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T12:18:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Juarez Vicente.pdf: 4177115 bytes, checksum: 7c081fec8011e87e4bca3d5c9ea310ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-28 / The omega-3 (?-3) is a class of essential fatty acids, of major importance for the metabolism of various functions of the body, highlight for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, immunological and anti - inflammatory, colon cancer, promotes developing brain and retina. The fatty acids of the series ?-3 and ?-6 are precursors of polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids as arachidonic (AA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the latter considered the most important for developing neonatal and together with the AA are the main components of brain fatty acids (Silva et al., 2007). Microencapsulation employing the formation of simple emulsions is a strategy that aims to maintain the stability of omega-3 and permanence of their functional activities upon exposure to the same harsh conditions as oxidative processes. Biopolymers such as proteins and carbohydrates (natural) are components that assist in maintaining the physical and morphological stability of these emulsions employed for microencapsulation. Likewise, to give the product improvements in the rheological, nutritional and functional properties. Thus, this thesis aims to study the formation of micro-emulsions physically and morphologically stable and their behavior rheological properties of heat and oxidative stability of omega-3 in polymeric systems formed with ovalbumin (natural surfactant) and their interactions with natural polysaccharides (pectin and xanthan gum), compared to a standard system with synthetic surfactant (Tween 80) in the microencapsulation of omega-3 of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil. With this work we aim to also study the behavior of oxidative Sacha Inchi oil and its inclusion as a component in other foods in microencapsulated form. / O ?mega-3 (?-3) ? uma classe de ?cidos graxos essenciais, de reconhecida import?ncia para o metabolismo de diversas funcionalidades do organismo, destacam-se a preven??o de doen?as cardiovasculares, imunol?gicas e anti-inflamat?rias, c?ncer de c?lon, favorece o desenvolvimento cerebral e da retina. Os ?cidos graxos das s?ries ?-3 e ?-6 s?o precursores dos ?cidos graxos poli-insaturados de cadeia longa, como araquid?nico (AA), eicosapentaenoico (EPA) e docosahexaen?ico (DHA), este ?ltimo considerado o mais importante para o desenvolvimento neonatal e junto com o AA s?o os principais componentes dos ?cidos graxos cerebrais. A microencapsula??o empregando a forma??o de emuls?es simples ? uma estrat?gia que objetiva manter a estabilidade do ?mega-3 e a perman?ncia de suas atividades funcionais frente ? exposi??o do mesmo a condi??es adversas como processos oxidativos. Os biopol?meros como prote?nas e carboidratos (naturais) s?o componentes que auxiliam na manuten??o da estabilidade f?sica e morfol?gica destas emuls?es empregadas para microencapsula??o. Da mesma forma, conferem ao produto melhorias nas propriedades reol?gicas, nutricionais e funcionais. Com isso, objetiva-se nesta tese estudar a forma??o de micro-emuls?es f?sica e morfologicamente est?veis e seus comportamentos reol?gicos, propriedades calorim?tricas e estabilidade oxidativa do ?mega-3 nos sistemas polim?ricos formados com Ovalbumina (surfactante natural) e suas intera??es com polissacar?deos naturais (Pectina e Goma Xantana), comparado a um sistema padr?o com surfactante sint?tico (Tween 80) na microencapsula??o do ?mega-3 do ?leo de Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). Com esse trabalho objetiva-se tamb?m o estudo do comportamento oxidativo do ?leo de Sacha Inchi e sua inser??o como componente em outros alimentos na forma microencapsulada.

Neste trabalho prepararam-se ésteres de ácidos graxos por esterificação do ácido oléico e transesterificação do óleo de soja e do triéster oléico via catálise enzimática. Determinou-se a composição dos produtos obtidos por RMN 1H e CG-FID. Os padrões dos ésteres do ácido oléico via esterificação ácida foram preparados empregando ácido sulfúrico, os padrões dos ésteres do óleo de soja por transesterificação básica com hidróxido de sódio e o padrão do triéster oléico foi sintetizado utilizando ácido p-tolueno sulfônico como catalisador. A melhor enzima para essas reações foi determinada através de reações de esterificação do ácido oléico e transesterificação do óleo de soja com etanol na ausência de co-solventes, sendo que foi selecionada a lipase de Candida antarctica. A mesma enzima foi empregada nas esterificações enzimáticas do ácido oléico com diversos alcoóis (metanol, etanol, n-propanol e n-butanol), na transesterificação enzimática do óleo de soja e do triéster oléico com etanol. Em ambos os estudos, foram avaliados os fatores que influenciam as reações: quantidade de enzima; tempo de reação; água adicionada ao álcool e reuso do biocatalisador. Na esterificação enzimática do ácido oléico, o uso do etanol forneceu o melhor rendimento (96,5%) com 5,0% (m/m) de enzima em 24 horas de reação. Quando uma quantidade de 4,0% de água foi adicionada ao álcool, a reação utilizando metanol mostrou maior eficiência (98,5%) e os rendimentos com os outros alcoóis não foram alterados significativamente (acima de 90%). Também foi possível utilizar a enzima por até 10 ciclos sem perda de rendimento, com exceção do metanol, onde ocorreu um decréscimo acentuado de rendimentos nos ciclos seguintes. Na transesterificação enzimática do óleo de soja, os mesmos fatores foram avaliados e com 5,0% de enzima, após 24 horas, foi obtido um rendimento de 84,1% e com a adição de água o rendimento não foi significativamente alterado (83%). Na transesterificação, os métodos de quantificação por RMN 1H e CG-FID foram comparados sendo que uma maior diferença foi observada para as reações com baixos rendimentos por RMN 1H, porém em altos rendimentos a diferença entre os dois métodos não foi significativa. Monoglicerídeos e diglicerídeos foram quantificados por CG-FID e por RMN 1H onde foi possível calcular a razão dos produtos formados através de uma equação desenvolvida, sendo que a diferença entre esses tipos de análises foi pequena, de apenas 1,4%. A transesterificação enzimática do triéster oléico foi obtida em bom rendimento (90,4%) e uma pequena quantidade de mono- e diglicerídeos foi produzida. Em todas as reações de transesterificação, o glicerol não foi detectado após a lavagem dos produtos. A metodologia empregando a lipase de Candida antarctica mostrou-se eficiente para a produção de biodiesel a partir do óleo de soja e do ácido oléico com diferentes tipos de alcoóis. / In this work, it was prepared esters of the fatty acid by esterification of the oleic acid and transesterification of the soy oil through enzymatic catalysis. It was determined the composition of the products obtained by 1H NMR and GC-FID. The standards of esters of the oleic acid by acid esterification was prepared employing sulfuric acid, the standards of esters of the soy oil by alkaline transesterification with sodium hydroxide and the standard of the oleic triester was synthesized employing p-toluene sulfonic acid as catalyst. The best enzyme for those reactions was determined through reactions of esterification of the oleic acid and transesterification of the soy oil with ethanol and free co-solvents, and lipase from Candida antarctica was selected. The same enzyme was employed in the enzymatic esterifications of the oleic acid with various alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol), in the enzymatic transesterification of soy oil and the oleic triester with ethanol. In both studies, was assessed the factors that influence the reactions: amount of catalyst, reaction time, water added in the alcohol and the turnover of biocatalyst. In the enzymatic esterification of the oleic acid, the ethanol showed the better yield (96,5%) with 5,0% (m/m) of enzyme at 24 hours of reaction. When 4,0% of water was added to the alcohol, the methanol showed the high efficiency (98,5%) and the yield with another alcohols were not affected. It was also possible to use the enzyme for 10 cycles without lose yield, except for the methanol. In the enzymatic transesterification of the soy oil, the same factors were assessed using 5,0% of enzyme, after 24 hours, a yield of 84,1% was obtained and with the water addition the yield was not modified (83%). On the transesterification, 1H NMR and GC-FID were compared and a great difference was observed for low yields, but on high yields, the difference between methods was small. Monoglycerides and diglycerides were quantified by GC-FID and detected by 1H NMR, it was possible to calculate the ratio between them on the products formed through an equation developed and the difference for this type of analysis was small, only 1.4% . The enzymatic transesterification of the oleic triester was obtained with good yield (90,4%) and a small amount of the monoglycerides and diglycerides was produced. In all the transesterifications reactions, glycerol was not detected after washing mixture of products. The methodology employing Candida antarctica lipase was efficient for biodiesel production by soybean oil and oleic acid with different alcohols.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die UV/Vis-spektroskopische Bestimmung der Kamlet-Taft-Polaritätsparameter von strukturell unterschiedlichen Ionischen Flüssigkeiten (ILs), mit Hilfe von spezifischen solvatochromen Sondenmolekülen. Dabei wurden der Einfluss des Anions und Kations auf die Polarität, sowie die Stärke der Wechselwirkung zwischen beiden Ionen untersucht. Es konnte für Ionischen Flüssigkeiten mit dem 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazoliumkation eine 1H-NMR-spektroskopische Methode zur Ermittlung der Polaritätsparameter entwickelt werden. Diese bietet den Vorteil, dass sie auch bei farbigen, hydrolyseempfindlichen oder höher schmelzenden ILs eingesetzt werden kann, wenn die Anwendung solvatochromer Sondenmoleküle nicht möglich ist. Ein weiteres Augenmerk lag auf der Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen den ILs und silikatischen Oberflächen. Neben der Studie der anionenvermittelten starken Physisorption von 1-Methylimidazoliumchlorid an Aerosil®300 konnte auch eine neuartige Methode zur gezielten Chemisorption von Imidazolium- und Phosphoniumkationen an Siliziumdioxidoberflächen entwickelt werden. Dabei wurden verschieden Carbene und Ylide als basische IL-typische Kationenprecursoren eingesetzt. Die Analyse der erhaltenen Materialien erfolgte mit Hilfe verschiedener Methoden der Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die UV/Vis-spektroskopische Bestimmung der Kamlet-Taft-Polaritätsparameter von strukturell unterschiedlichen Ionischen Flüssigkeiten (ILs), mit Hilfe von spezifischen solvatochromen Sondenmolekülen. Dabei wurden der Einfluss des Anions und Kations auf die Polarität, sowie die Stärke der Wechselwirkung zwischen beiden Ionen untersucht. Es konnte für Ionischen Flüssigkeiten mit dem 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazoliumkation eine 1H-NMR-spektroskopische Methode zur Ermittlung der Polaritätsparameter entwickelt werden. Diese bietet den Vorteil, dass sie auch bei farbigen, hydrolyseempfindlichen oder höher schmelzenden ILs eingesetzt werden kann, wenn die Anwendung solvatochromer Sondenmoleküle nicht möglich ist. Ein weiteres Augenmerk lag auf der Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen den ILs und silikatischen Oberflächen. Neben der Studie der anionenvermittelten starken Physisorption von 1-Methylimidazoliumchlorid an Aerosil®300 konnte auch eine neuartige Methode zur gezielten Chemisorption von Imidazolium- und Phosphoniumkationen an Siliziumdioxidoberflächen entwickelt werden. Dabei wurden verschieden Carbene und Ylide als basische IL-typische Kationenprecursoren eingesetzt. Die Analyse der erhaltenen Materialien erfolgte mit Hilfe verschiedener Methoden der Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie.

Les travaux de recherche actuels menés dans le domaine des supercondensateurs s’orientent vers l’augmentation des densités d’énergie, notamment via le développement de supercondensateurs hybrides "oxydes de métaux de transition / carbones activés". Dans ce contexte, les présents travaux avaient pour objectif d’évaluer les propriétés d’oxydes de cobalt nanométriques en tant que matériaux d’électrode positive pour supercondensateur hybride.Ces oxydes de cobalt, de structure spinelle, sont préparés par précipitation de nitrate de cobalt en milieu basique (T < 90 °C). Ils possèdent une formule chimique du type HxLiyCo3-δO4•zH2O et présentent une bonne conductivité électronique grâce à la présence d’ions H+, Li+ et Co4+. Les analyses par DRX, ATG, RMN et les mesures de conductivité électroniques ont mis en évidence une réorganisation de la structure spinelle de ces matériaux sous l’effet d’un traitement thermique, conduisant à une augmentation du rapport Co4+/Co3+ ainsi qu’à une amélioration des propriétés de transport électrique. L’association d’une conductivité électronique élevée et d’une forte surface spécifique confère à ces oxydes des performances prometteuses en tant que matériaux d’électrode.L’étude des propriétés électrochimiques a montré la présence de deux modes de stockage des charges, l’un électrostatique (double couche électrochimique) et l’autre faradique via l’oxydation et la réduction du cobalt. Elle a également permis de déterminer la signature électrochimique de ces oxydes (capacité, fenêtre de potentiels), prérequis indispensable à leur intégration dans une cellule complète. Finalement, un supercondensateur hybride "oxyde de cobalt / carbone activé" a été assemblé et équilibré, donnant lieu à des performances attractives (61,6 F/g sur 1,60 V). / Investigations on supercapacitors are focusing on increasing energy densities, in particular with the development of hybrid supercapacitors "metal oxides / activated carbons". In this field, the present work aims at evaluating nanometric cobalt oxides as positive electrode material for hybrid supercapacitors.These oxides, with spinel structure, are synthesized by precipitation of cobalt nitrate in a basic medium (T < 90 °C). They exhibit formulae such as HxLiyCo3-δO4•zH2O and good electronic properties thanks to the presence of H+, Li+ and Co4+ ions. XRD, TGA, NMR analysis as well as electronic measurements have highlighted a structural reorganization of the spinel structure under thermal treatment, resulting in increase of the Co4+/Co3+ ratio and an enhancement of the electronic transport properties. The high electronic conductivity together with a huge specific surface area imparts these oxides promising performances as electrode material.The study of the electrochemical properties underlines two charge storage mechanisms, one electrostatic (electrochemical double layer) and the other one faradic through the oxidation and the reduction of cobalt. The electrochemical signature (capacity, potential window) of these oxides was also determined in order to develop a complete cell. Finally, a hybrid supercapacitor "cobalt oxide / activated carbon" was assembled and balanced, revealing attractive performances (61,6 F/g over 1,60 V).

The goal of this work was to synthesize complex macromolecular architectures such as dendrimers and dendronized polymers, and evaluate the effect from the dendrons on the optical and material properties. The work presented in this doctoral thesis, Dendrimers and Dendronized Polymers - Synthesis and Characterization, is divided into one minor and one major part. The first part deals with the synthesis and characterization of two sets of dendritic porphyrins based on 2,2-bis(methylol)propionic acid (bis-MPA). The second part deals with the synthesis and characterization of dendronized poly(hydroxyl ethyl methacylate), dendronized poly(norbornene), and dendronized triblock copolymers, were the pendant dendrons are based on bis-MPA. Both free-base and zinc containing dendritic porphyrins was synthesized up to the fifth generation by employing iterative ester coupling utilizing the acetonide protected anhydride of bis-MPA as generic building block. First and second generation dendron bearing methacrylates based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate were also synthesized by utilizing the acetonide protected anhydride of bis-MPA, and subsequently polymerized by atom transfer radical polymerization. By adopting a divergent “graft-to” approach starting from the first generation dendronized poly(hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate), well-defined dendronized polymers with acetonide, hydroxyl, acetate and hexadecyl surface functionality were obtained. By utilizing the same divergent iterative esterfication, first to fourth generation dendron functionalized norbornenes were synthesized. These monomers were polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization, utilizing either Grubbs´ first or second generation catalyst. Acrylate functional first to fourth generation monomers were synthesized by the copper(I) catalyzed “click” coupling of azido functional dendrons and propargyl acrylate. The monomers were polymerized to dendronized triblock copolymers by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, utilizing a difunctional poly(methyl methacrylate) as macro chain transfer agent. The bulk properties of the dendronized poly(hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate) and poly(norbornene) were investigated by dynamic rheological measurements and differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that all the acetonide functional bis-MPA based dendronized polymers had glass transitions temperatures in a similar range. The rheological behaviour showed that for the dendronized polymers having the same backbone length the complex viscosity as a function of functionality was independent of the surface functionality of the polymer. The generation number of the polymer had a profound influence on the complex viscosity, changing form a Newtonian behaviour to a shear thinning behaviour when the generation of the dendrons was increased from two to four. The dendronized poly(norbornene) had increasingly shorter backbone lengths for each generational increase, and for the materials set with comparably lower degree of polymerization, the G’ part of the complex modulus was mostly affected by attaching larger dendrons. In the case of the sample set of higher degree of polymerization, the second, third, and fourth generation samples had similar slopes of the G’ and G” curves, indicating a similar relaxation behaviour. / QC 20100914

The use of kaolinite for preparing functionalized materials for specialized applications is still a relatively niche research subject. This is in spite of its low cost, high availability, and the potential for covalently grafting organic functional groups to its inner and outer surfaces. These grafted compounds have been shown to be highly resistant to heat and solvents, making them very useful for certain applications, for example in polymer nanocomposite materials that require high thermal resistance during polymer processing. Solid state NMR has been shown to play an essential role in solving the structure of functionalized kaolinite materials, however the current knowledge base for these functionalized kaolinites is notably lacking for some nuclei such as 1H, 27Al and 17O. Research was undertaken to address these concerns by developing new synthetic strategies for preparing kaolinite based materials for use as nanocomposites and to examine commonly prepared modified kaolinite precursors materials by 1H and 27Al MAS NMR in an attempt to demonstrate their utility for characterizing kaolinite intercalated and grafted complexes. Solid state 1H NMR of a natural kaolinite, kGa-1b, identified two main proton signals attributed to inner and inner surface hydroxyl protons. The different affinity of these two types of hydroxyl groups towards exchange with deuterium was used to differentiate between the two. The 1H NMR spectra of a DMSO intercalated kaolinite, kDMSO, and a methanol grafted kaolinite, kmethoxy, were fitted with high accuracy using models consistent with the known structures of these materials. The 27Al MAS NMR spectra of a natural kaolinite, kGa-1b, a DMSO intercalated kaolinite, kDMSO, and a methanol grafted kaolinite, kmethoxy measured at 21.1T showed little difference between one another, while noticeable differences could be seen at 4.7T. 27Al MQMAS experiments found almost no difference between these materials in the multiple quantum dimension, suggesting the differences that were observed are a result of differences in quadrupolar parameters rather than chemical shifts. The 27Al NMR spectra of kGa-1b, kDMSO and kmethoxy were fitted with good accuracy using models consistent with known structures of these materials. Different Al(III) sites with CQ values varying by up to 0.6MHz were found. The 27Al NMR spectra of two different methanol grafted kaolinites were also compared and it was found that the intensities of the sites with lower values of CQ were dependent on the quantity of grafted aluminum sites. The interlayer space of kaolinite was functionalized with a block copolymer: poly(ethylene)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) using a kaolinite pre-intercalated with DMSO, kDMSO, and with a biodegradable polymer: poly(lactide) using a kaolinite pre-intercalated with urea, kurea, both by using melts of the polymer. The polymers were found to completely displace their precursors from the interlayer space giving a monolayer type arrangement of the polymer. Attempts were made to graft compounds containing polymerizable functional groups: 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol vinyl ether to kaolinite’s inner surfaces using a kaolinite pre-intercalated and grafted with methanol, kmethoxy, and a kaolinite pre-intercalated with DMSO, kDMSO, respectively. Both compounds were found to displace their precursors from the interlayer space, adopting a monolayer type arrangement. 13C and 29Si NMR results suggest 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol’s allyl group remains intact and partially keys into the clay mineral’s siloxane rings. Ethylene glycol vinyl ether was found to undergo intramolecular cyclization to form an acetal product, consuming its vinyl group in the process. This reaction was observed using an unmodified kaolinite, kGa-1b, suggesting that the clay mineral’s surfaces, both inner and outer, act as an acid catalyst.