Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung der Medium Range Order in binären Alkalisilicatgläsern mittels 29Si-Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie. Die Medium Range Order kann durch die Qn,jklm-Verknüpfungen beschrieben werden. Die experimentelle Ermittlung der Qn,jklm-Verknüpfungen ermöglicht Aussagen über die kontrovers diskutierte topologische Verteilung der Qn-Gruppen im Glas, d.h. ob im Glas eine homogene oder inhomogene Qn-Verteilung vorliegt. Es wurden 29Si-angereicherte binäre Natrium- und Lithiumsilicatgläser verschiedener Zusammensetzungen NMR-spektroskopisch untersucht. Die Anreicherung mit dem 29Si-Isotop führte einerseits zu einer signifikanten Verbesserung des Signal / Rausch-Verhältnisses der 1D-Spektren und ermöglichte andererseits die Anwendung von 2D-NMR-Experimenten. Aus der Kombination der verschiedenen NMR-Methoden konnten Erkenntnisse über die Qn,jklm-Verknüpfungen gewonnen werden. In allen untersuchten Gläsern wurden Abweichungen von einer homogenen Qn-Verteilung gefunden.

La synthèse de matériaux zéolithiques est régie par de nombreux paramètres, en particulier la nature de l'hétéroélément associé au silicium et celle de l'agent organique structurant. Ainsi, l'introduction de germanium dans les milieux réactionnels ainsi que l'utilisation de structurants dérivés d'imidazole, les cations 1-éthyl-3-méthylimidazolium et 1-butyl-3-méthylimidazolium, ont permis la découverte de deux nouveaux solides microporeux nommés respectivement IM-16 et IM-20 et présentant des topologies de charpente inédites (respectivement UOS et UWY). De plus, un troisième germanosilicate poreux nommé IM-17 a été obtenu en présence du cation décaméthonium. Chacun de ces trois matériaux possède un système tridimensionnel de canaux avec des ouvertures de 8 et 10 atomes T (IM-16) ou de 10 et 12 atomes T (IM-17 et IM-20), ainsi que des unités de construction composites d4r au sein de leur charpente. Enfin, une partie importante du travail a été consacrée à l'élaboration de molécules structurantes originales (dérivés du décahydro-dicyclopenta[b,d]pyrrole) puis de leur emploi en synthèse hydrothermale. Ces essais ont permis d'obtenir divers matériaux déjà connus, parmi lesquels les zéolithes IM-12 (UTL), ITQ-7 (ISV), ITQ-17 (BEC) et ITQ-21.

New complex silicon-containing molecules were made by B(C6F5)3-catalyzed hydrosilation, dehydrocoupling, and dealkylative coupling reactions starting from Si-H reagents. The scope of reactions starting from disilane was expanded to include the formation of silicon-sulfur1, silicon-oxygen and silicon-alkyl side-chains. Reaction inhibition was found with some heteroatom substrates, such as phenols and imines, that strongly bound to B(C6F5)3, and was consistent with the proposed mechanism (Chapter 2). B(C6F5)3 was found to be selective for Si-H activation in reactions of disilane and no competing Si-Si bond cleavage side-reactions were observed. This result will guide future studies and application of B(C6F5)3-catalyzed reactions with polysilanes. A different type of selectivity, the competing B(C6F5)3-catalyzed over-reduction, is evaluated and discussed in Chapter 3. This over-reduction reaction was classified into two distinct cases: alkyl groups for which over-reduction reaction was dependent on the steric bulk of the alkyl group and benzylic groups for which over-reduction was dependent on having an alpha-aryl group. These reactions are consistent with the proposed Piers-Oestreich mechanism (see Chapter 3) and suggest the rate-determining step for over-reduction is the nucleophilic attack of the alkoxysilane (R -O-SiR3) to the R3Si•••H•••B(C6F5)3 complex. Benzylic side-chains were over-reduced regardless of the steric bulk of the aryl groups. Literature precedents suggest that benzyl over-reductions must undergo an alternative mechanism to the Piers-Oestreich mechanism. A number of mechanisms have been proposed in the literature and in Chapter 3, suggesting conventional heteroatom substrate borane or silane-borane complexation. Furthermore, over-reduction of benzylic sulfur containing side-chains was found and this reaction was exploited in the B(C6F5)3-catalyzed synthesis of unique silicon-sulfur silicon-containing products. These over-reduction reactions highlighted the role of the silane for over-reduction and the challenges associated with the post-polymerization modification of poly(phenylsilane). The advances in B(C6F5)3-catalyzed synthesis of small silane molecules suggested reaction conditions and gave spectroscopic benchmarks that were applied to the post polymerization modification of poly(phenylsilane) (Chapter 4). New X-modified poly(phenylsilane) derivatives with thiolato (sulfur), alkoxy/aryloxy (oxygen), amido (nitrogen) and alkyl(carbon) side-chains were prepared with 10-40% incorporation of the ‘X’ group into poly(phenylsilane). These new polysilanes were characterized by the following methods: 1H/13C/29Si NMR, IR, MALS-GPC, EA, and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. Together, these characterization methods showed that the polysilane had not undergone Si-Si cleavage and thus demonstrated the utility of B(C6F5)3 for the selective activation of Si-H bonds. Thermal decomposition of X-modified poly(phenylsilane) derivatives and parent poly(phenylsilane) showed interesting redistribution pathways (Chapter 5). The thermal decomposition products of poly(phenylsilane) were identified: volatile monosilanes, a structurally complex not-yet-identified phenylsilicon-containing material generated at 500 °C, and a mixture of silicon carbide (SiC) and elemental carbon generated at 800 °C. The B(C6F5)3-catalyzed post-polymerization method (Chapter 4) was evaluated based on the substitution percentage for X-functionalized poly(phenylsilane) derivatives. Reactions of highly electron-donating substrates gave a low amount of X incorporation (10%, e.g. aryloxy side-chains derived from phenol). Aryloxy groups were alternatively introduced via demethanative coupling, which gave a polymer with a greater substitution percentage (25%). The overall impact of the H-to-X substitution reactions was gauged by UV-vis absorption spectra and desirable UV absorption properties would require the modified poly(phenylsilane) to have a high degree of substitution. / Graduate / 2017-09-02

Submitted by Janine Contro null (janinecontro@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-04-07T18:56:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO - JANINE.pdf: 7764303 bytes, checksum: a8fc2422ef9a7fc1ce8eef29ce54e487 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Felipe Augusto Arakaki (arakaki@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-04-08T12:32:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 contro_j_me_sjrp.pdf: 7764303 bytes, checksum: a8fc2422ef9a7fc1ce8eef29ce54e487 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-08T12:32:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 contro_j_me_sjrp.pdf: 7764303 bytes, checksum: a8fc2422ef9a7fc1ce8eef29ce54e487 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Foram sintetizados neste trabalho novos vanadosilicatos, para suas sínteses foram utilizadas moléculas orgânicas derivadas de 3,5-dimetilpiperidina (SDAs 1 – 4) e 2,6-dimetilpiperidina (SDAs 5 – 8) em sua mistura reacional. Os vanadosilicatos foram nomeados seguindo a numeração dos SDAs utilizados em suas sínteses (VN1 a VN8). As caracterizações físico-químicas dos vanadosilicatos foram realizadas utilizando-se técnicas como difração de raios-X (DRX), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia no infravermelho (FT-IR), espectroscopia Raman, espectroscopia no UV – Visível e ressonância magnética nuclear com rotação em torno do ângulo mágico (RMN-MAS) no estado sólido para os núcleos de 13C, 29Si e 51V. Os resultados experimentais indicam que as moléculas orgânicas podem atuar como agentes direcionadores de estrutura (SDAs). Os SDAs 1, 3, 4 e 5 direcionaram a formação dos vanadosilicatos VN1, VN3, VN4 e VN5 isomorfos ao titaniosilicato ETS-10 e ao vanadosilicato do tipo AM-6, enquanto os SDAs 2, 6, 7 e 8 direcionam a estrutura de novos vanadosilicatos (VN2, VN6, VN7 e VN8). Evidências experimentais da incorporação de vanádio na estrutura cristalina dos materiais foram obtidas por FT-IR, UV – Visível, 29Si RMN-MAS. Na espectroscopia no infravermelho (FT-IR) o sinal localizado na frequência 870 cm-1 é proveniente da vibração da ligação V-O e o sinal centrado na frequência 1030 cm-1 é proveniente da vibração dos grupos vanadila. Na espectroscopia no UV – Visível o comprimento de onda 600 nm representa os grupos vanadila e os comprimentos onda 450 e 545 nm indicam a presença de vanádios em coordenação octaédrica distorcida (VN2) e ordenada (VN1, VN3 e VN4), respectivamente. E no caso do RMN de 29Si o sinal centralizado em -93 ppm é proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(3Si, 1V), estes dados comprovam a incorporação do vanádio na rede cristalográfica do material microporoso. A espectroscopia no UV – Visível juntamente com a ressonância magnética nuclear de 29Si sugerem que os vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao titaniosilicato VN1, VN3, VN4 e VN5 apresentam uma rede cristalográfica mais ordenada que os vanadosilicatos VN2, VN6, VN7 e VN8. Visto que a espectroscopia no UV – Visível indica que os octaedros VO6 dos vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao ETS-10 são mais regulares que os octaedros de vanádio dos novos vanadosilicatos, e os resultados experimentais de RMN-MAS de 29Si revelam que os vanadosilicatos isomorfos ao ETS-10 apresentam somente o sinal centralizado em -93 ppm, proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(3Si, 1V), enquanto os novos vanadosilicatos apresentam, além do sinal centralizado em -93 ppm, um novo sinal centralizado em -110 ppm, proveniente de núcleos de silício da forma Si(4Si, 0V). / New vanadosilicates were synthesized in this work. They have been synthesized using organic molecules derivatives of 3,5-dimethylpiperidine (SDAs 1 – 4) and 2,6-dimethylpiperidine (SDAs 5 – 8) in their reactional mixture. The vanadosilicates were named using the same numbers of the SDA used in their synthesis (VN1 to VN8). Physicochemical characterization of the new vanadosilicates was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, UV – Visible spectroscopy (UV – Vis), solid state 13C, 29Si and 51V magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. The experimental results suggest that the organic molecules can act as structure directing agents (SDAs). The SDAs 1, 3, 4 and 5 directed the synthesis to the formation of vanadosilicates VN1, VN3, VN4 and VN5 isomorphs to titanosilicate ETS-10 and vanadosilicate AM-6; on the other hand the SDAs 2, 6, 7 and 8 show selectivity to the formation of new vanadosilicates (VN2, VN6, VN7 and VN8). Experimental evidences of the vanadium incorporation into the vanadosilicate framework were obtained by FT-IR, UV – Vis and 29Si MAS NMR. The infrared spectroscopy has a signal at the frequency of 870 cm-1 designed to the vibration of V-O bond and the signal at the frequency of 1030 cm-1 designed to the vibration of vanadyl groups. The UV – Vis spectroscopy reveals the presence of vanadyl groups at 600 nm and the wavelengths 450 and 545 nm indicate the presence of distorted (VN2) and ordely (VN1, VN3 and VN4) octahedrally coordinated vanadium, respectively. And the 29Si MAS NMR shows a chemical shift centred at -93 ppm assigned to the Si(3Si, 1V) neighbourhood. UV – Vis spectroscopy and 29Si MAS NMR evidence that the vanadosilicates VN1, VN3, VN4 and VN5, isomorphs to ETS-10, show their framework more crystalline than the new vanadosilicates framework (VN2, VN6, VN7 and VN8). This affirmative is supported by both UV – Vis and 29Si MAS NMR data. UV – Vis data indicates that VO6 octahedra in vanadosilicates isomorphs to ETS- 10 are more regular than the VO6 octahedra in the new vanadosilicates. 29Si MAS NMR experimental data shows that vanadosilicates isomorphs to ETS-10 have only one chemical shift centred at -93 ppm, assigned to the Si(3Si, 1V) neighbourhood, while the new vanadosilicates have two chemical shifts that one centred at -93 ppm and other centred at -110 ppm assigned to Si(4Si, 0V) neighbourhood.

This thesis describes the synthesis and characterisation of titania photocatalysts for incorporation into a polyethylene film. Monodisperse, anatase-phase titania nanoparticles are prepared and the synthesis conditions necessary for attraction to a laponite clay support are determined. Methods of preventing agglomeration of the laponite system such as the use of a polyethylene oxide surfactant or chemical modification of the laponite plate edges with a dimethyloctyl methoxysilane are also explored. Finally, photocatalytic studies on the laponite-supported titania nanoparticles are performed, and the compatibility and photoactivity of these materials in the polyethylene film are examined.