Universiẗat-Gesamthochsch., Diss., 1988--Paderborn.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2004--Bonn.

Ce travail de thèse porte sur la synthèse de nanocristaux d’InP et la compréhension des mécanismes en jeu ainsi que sur l’amélioration des propriétés optiques de ces objets. Les nanocristaux d’InP sont des matériaux prometteurs pour des applications optoélectroniques et biomédicales grâce à leur faible toxicité et leur large gamme spectrale atteignable. Cependant, la synthèse de ces nanoparticules est mal contrôlée et ne permet pas, jusqu’à présent, l’obtention d’objets de grande taille avec des propriétés optiques comparables aux nanocristaux de CdSe. Le précurseur de phosphore couramment utilisé présente une grande toxicité et un coût important. Nous avons choisi d’utiliser des aminophosphines comme précurseurs alternatifs puisqu’elles présentent une toxicité réduite et un faible coût. Une étude sur les différents paramètres de synthèse a permis de mettre en évidence le rôle clé des amines primaires. Et grâce à des études mécanistiques et cinétiques détaillées, la compréhension des réactions a permis d’améliorer les qualités des nanocristaux synthétisés. Afin d’améliorer les qualités optiques des nanocristaux synthétisés, des hétérostructures ont été formées. Les systèmes InP/ZnS permettent une augmentation de la fluorescence. Cependant, le dépôt effectif en matériau est limité. En parallèle, une hétérostructure alternative hybride a été étudiée. Celle-ci a été développée sur des nanoplaquettes de CdSe/CdS comme système modèle. Les nanocristaux sont entourés de silice puis d’or ce qui permet une bonne protection des nanoparticules vis-à-vis de l’environnement. De plus, le couplage entre le plasmon de l’or et la fluorescence augmente les propriétés optiques du matériau. / This manuscript focuses on the synthesis of InP nanocrystals, their understanding of the mechanisms and the improvement of the optical properties of these objects. The nanocrystals of InP are promising materials for optoelectronic and biomedical applications due to their low toxicity and wide reachable spectral range. However, the synthesis of these nanoparticles is poorly controlled and does not allow to obtain large objects with optical properties comparable to CdSe nanocrystals. The phosphorus precursor commonly used presents a high toxicity and a high cost. The aminophosphine are phosphorus precursors of choice to replace the current one since it has a reduced toxicity and a low cost. A study of different synthesis parameters enabled to highlight the role of some reagents such as primary amines. Through a detailed mechanistic and kinetic study, the understanding of the reactions allows to improve the quality of the synthesized nanocrystals. In order to improve the optical qualities of the synthesized nanocrystals, heterostructures can be formed. InP/ZnS systems allow an increase in fluorescence. However, the deposition material is low. With a view to improve their fluorescence, hybrid heterostructure has been developed. This was developed on nanoplatelets CdSe/CdS as a template. The nanocrystals are surrounded by silica and gold layers which provide good protection concerning the environmental medium. The coupling between the plasmon of the gold and the fluorescence increases the optical properties of the material.

Les ions phosphiraniums sont connus depuis plus d’une cinquantaine d’année mais leur ouverture C-centrée n’a jamais été décrite. Une telle réactivité permettrait d’obtenir des phosphines β fonctionnalisées de façon innovante ouvrant ainsi la voie à de nouvelles perspectives synthétiques. De nouveaux phosphiranes ainsi que les ions phosphiraniums correspondant ont été synthétisés au travers de réactions innovantes d’alkylations et d’arylations. Ces composés ont par la suite pus être ouverts sélectivement sur le carbone du cycle pour la première fois, ce par l’intermédiaires de différents nucléophiles azotés. La méthodologie proposée au cours de ce projet de thèse a permis l’obtention de composés de type β-aminophosphines innovants tant par la structure que par la voie d’accès. De nombreux paramètres ont pu être étudiés pendant cette étude afin de mieux appréhender les différentes interactions et facteurs régissant cette réactivité singulière. / Phosphiraniums ions are known for more than fifty years. However, heir C-centered ring opening has never been reported. This novel reactivity would grant access to β-functionalized phosphines in an innovative manner, opening the way to new synthetic perspectives. Novel phosphiranes as well as their corresponding phosphiraniums have been synthesized through alkylation and arylation reactions. Then, these compounds were reacted with different nitrogen compounds allowing their ring opening in a C-centered fashion for the very first time. New β-aminophosphines could be accessed this way in regards for their innovative structure and synthetic pathway. Various parameters have been studied to increase our understanding on these specific yet promising reactions.In this line, along this PhD project, interactions and factors which might rule this particular reactivity were screemed.

There is an increasing trend towards advancing the understanding and development of ethylene oligomerization catalysts, both in academia and industry. The metal of choice in this chemistry is invariably chromium, which has shown great versatility in selective trimerization/tetramerization, non-selective oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene. While much success has been achieved in ethylene trimerization, the same con not be said about tetramerization catalysis. Aminophosphine based ligands have demonstrated their ability towards selective 1-octene production, however, the popular PNP catalyst is able to achieve only 70% selectivity. In order to explore the possibility of developing and enhancing the selectivity of chromium based ethylene tetramerization catalyst, this thesis work was undertaken. The ligand systems we chose for our work were bidentate aminophosphine based (PN(CH2)nNP), which has yielded interesting selective oligomerization. Subtle modifications were found to result in drastic changes in selectivity, from tetramerization (PN(CH2)3NP) to trimerization (PN(CH2)2NP). We managed to successfully develop the first truly selective (over 90%) 1-octene catalyst with polymer-free behavior. Further modifications on the ligand framework, where one atom of Si was used to link the two NP units, resulted in non-selective oligomerization, in which case we determined that the oxidation-state of chromium is a key player. We explored other modifications on our selective ligands in which one of the arms on the bidentate ligand was replaced with a base-donor amine, phosphine or pyridine, and resulted in interesting selectivity changes. The final modification that we tested was a novel N(CH2)2P ligand and found it to be a highly active, non-selective oligomerization catalyst.

There is an increasing trend towards advancing the understanding and development of ethylene oligomerization catalysts, both in academia and industry. The metal of choice in this chemistry is invariably chromium, which has shown great versatility in selective trimerization/tetramerization, non-selective oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene. While much success has been achieved in ethylene trimerization, the same con not be said about tetramerization catalysis. Aminophosphine based ligands have demonstrated their ability towards selective 1-octene production, however, the popular PNP catalyst is able to achieve only 70% selectivity. In order to explore the possibility of developing and enhancing the selectivity of chromium based ethylene tetramerization catalyst, this thesis work was undertaken. The ligand systems we chose for our work were bidentate aminophosphine based (PN(CH2)nNP), which has yielded interesting selective oligomerization. Subtle modifications were found to result in drastic changes in selectivity, from tetramerization (PN(CH2)3NP) to trimerization (PN(CH2)2NP). We managed to successfully develop the first truly selective (over 90%) 1-octene catalyst with polymer-free behavior. Further modifications on the ligand framework, where one atom of Si was used to link the two NP units, resulted in non-selective oligomerization, in which case we determined that the oxidation-state of chromium is a key player. We explored other modifications on our selective ligands in which one of the arms on the bidentate ligand was replaced with a base-donor amine, phosphine or pyridine, and resulted in interesting selectivity changes. The final modification that we tested was a novel N(CH2)2P ligand and found it to be a highly active, non-selective oligomerization catalyst.

Ce mémoire porte sur l’accès simple et peu coûteux à de nouveaux ligands ferrocéniques aminés et aminophosphinés et leur coordination avec des métaux de transition pour des applications en catalyse homogène.Des métallo-ligands aminés flexibles ont été obtenus et caractérisés après amination réductrice du 1,1’-diformylferrocène. D’autres ligands (N,N) rigides ont été isolés au départ du précurseur du 1,1’-di-tert-butyl-3,3’-diformylferrocène. Des aza-ferrocénophanes ont également été facilement préparés avec ces deux précurseurs carbonylés. Lors de la coordination de ces ligands avec le palladium, un palladacycle original a été isolé et caractérisé par diffraction de rayons X.Des ligands ferrocéniques (N,P) ont été obtenus par trois méthodes: i) ortholithiation de ligands ferrocéniques aminés suivie d’un ajout de chlorophosphine, ii) amination réductrice des ferrocènes formylés substitués ou non en présence d’amine portant une fonction phosphine, iii) substitution directe du ferrocène dilithié par des chlorophosphines comportant un hétérocycle azoté. Leur coordination avec du palladium et du platine a été étudiée. Ces métallo-ligands hybrides ont été impliqués dans des réactions de chlorures d’aryle avec des acides arylboroniques (couplage de Suzuki), ainsi que dans la réaction de Sonogashira avec le couplage de bromures et de chlorures d’aryle avec le phénylacétylène / This thesis focuses on simple and inexpensive access to new amino and aminophosphine ferrocenyl ligands and their coordination with transition metals for applications in homogeneous catalysis.Flexible amine metallo-ligands were obtained and characterized after reductive amination of 1,1'-diformylferrocene. Other rigid (N,N) ligands were isolated starting from the precursor 1,1'-di-tert-butyl-3, 3'-diformylferrocene. Aza-ferrocenophanes were also easily prepared with these two formyl precursors. During the coordination of these ligands with palladium, a stable and original palladacycle was isolated and characterized by DRX.(N,P) ferrocenyl ligands were obtained by three methods: i) ortholithiation of aminoferrocenyl ligands followed by addition of chlorophosphines, ii) reductive amination of substituted or not formylferrocene in the presence of amine bearing a phosphine function, iii) direct substitution of dilithiated ferrocene by chlorophosphines with a nitrogen-containing heterocycle. Their coordination with palladium and platinum has been studied. These hybrid metallo-ligands have been implicated in the reactions of aryl chlorides to arylboronic acids (Suzuki cross-coupling), as well as in the Sonogashira reaction involving of coupling aryl bromides and chlorides to phenylacetylene

There is an increasing trend towards advancing the understanding and development of ethylene oligomerization catalysts, both in academia and industry. The metal of choice in this chemistry is invariably chromium, which has shown great versatility in selective trimerization/tetramerization, non-selective oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene. While much success has been achieved in ethylene trimerization, the same con not be said about tetramerization catalysis. Aminophosphine based ligands have demonstrated their ability towards selective 1-octene production, however, the popular PNP catalyst is able to achieve only 70% selectivity. In order to explore the possibility of developing and enhancing the selectivity of chromium based ethylene tetramerization catalyst, this thesis work was undertaken. The ligand systems we chose for our work were bidentate aminophosphine based (PN(CH2)nNP), which has yielded interesting selective oligomerization. Subtle modifications were found to result in drastic changes in selectivity, from tetramerization (PN(CH2)3NP) to trimerization (PN(CH2)2NP). We managed to successfully develop the first truly selective (over 90%) 1-octene catalyst with polymer-free behavior. Further modifications on the ligand framework, where one atom of Si was used to link the two NP units, resulted in non-selective oligomerization, in which case we determined that the oxidation-state of chromium is a key player. We explored other modifications on our selective ligands in which one of the arms on the bidentate ligand was replaced with a base-donor amine, phosphine or pyridine, and resulted in interesting selectivity changes. The final modification that we tested was a novel N(CH2)2P ligand and found it to be a highly active, non-selective oligomerization catalyst.