Recently, the Parkin group has synthesized tris[(1-isopropylbenzimidazol-2-yl)dimethylsilyl]methane, [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]H, a bulky tetradentate tripodal ligand, which upon deprotonation can coordinate to metal centers via three nitrogen donor atoms and a carbon bridgehead to form metal atrane compounds. The [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] ligand has been previously shown to stabilize metal hydride complexes, for example [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]MgH [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]ZnH. However, no attempts had been previously made to employ this ligand to stabilize heavier Group 12 analogues of these complexes, namely the cadmium and mercury hydride derivatives. In addition, all [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] complexes previously reported have employed metals in the first or second oxidation states. In this work, an investigation is undertaken to use the [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] ligand to stabilize rare examples of cadmium and mercury hydrides, as well as survey how this ligand binds to Group 13 and transition metals in a variety of oxidation states. In Chapter 1, a series of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] cadmium complexes are reported, including the novel cadmium hydride species [Tismᴾʳᴮᵉⁿᶻ]CdH, which is only the third terminal cadmium hydride species to be structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The reactivity of this complex has been probed, revealing the first detailed report of reactivity for a Cd-H bond, as well as the first comparison in relative reactivity between an analogous Cd-H and Zn-H bond. This reactivity of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]CdH includes the ability to insert CO₂ and CS₂, and the resulting cadmium formate and dithioformate complexes have been characterized and discussed, with the latter being the first structurally characterized example of a cadmium dithioformate complex. In addition, [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]CdH can undergo hydride extraction to yield the ion pair {[Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]Cd}[HB(C6F5)₃], a rare example of trigonal monopyramidal cadmium complex. Finally, [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]CdMe was synthesized, revealing a different coordination mode of the [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] ligand than in the analogous [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]ZnMe. In Chapter 2, a series of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] mercury complexes are reported and compared with their cadmium analogues. This comparison revealed several notable differences between [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] mercury and cadmium complexes, most notably that the M-O-Si bond angle in [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]HgOSiPh₃ is bent, as opposed to the linear [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]CdOPh₃ derivative. The synthesis and characterization of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]HgH, the first mercury hydride complex to be structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction, is also reported. This complex has been crystallized in both the κ⁴ and κ³-coordination mode of the [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] ligand, representing the first example of a [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] compound to be structurally characterized in two coordination modes. In Chapter 3, the synthesis of Group 13 and transition metal [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] complexes are reported. These compounds include the first examples of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]M(III) complexes, which reveal that trivalent Group 13 [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]M halide compounds form charged ion pairs, whereas trivalent transition metal chloride compounds form six-coordinate octahedral complexes. The investigation into Group 13 [Tismᴾʳᴮᵉⁿᶻ] complexes also led to the structural characterization of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]In→InI₃, the first example of a [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] compound with a metal-metal bond. A series of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]MCl (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Cu) complexes are reported and their metrical data compared, along with an investigation into the reactivity of [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]NiBr, which led to spectroscopic evidence for a [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]NiH complex. Finally, the gold complex [κ1-Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ]AuPPh₃ is reported, which adopts a novel κ1-coordination of the [Tismᴾʳⁱᴮᵉⁿᶻ] ligand.

This master´s thesis deals with the suppression of the growing of algae in cooling towers. Subject of the work is suggestion and testing surface modification of the existing mature concrete in order to suppress the growth of algae. In the frame surface modification, several commercially available and newly developed systems were tested. Testing systems are based on the basis of portland cement, geopolymers or formation of insoluble complex compounds containing metal elements (Zn, Cu). Experimental methods were applied in the real environment of cooling towers of Dukovany Nuclear power plant.

Thesis (PhD (Chemistry and Polymer Science))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / Alkylated acetonitrile that forms during the synthesis of the sulfonium salt, [(Me3)2(MeS)S][BF4], is involved in the formation of new , -unsaturated Fischer-type carbene complexes from (CO)5M=C(OMe)CH2Li (M = Cr, W). Metal migration observed when the substitution product obtained from the reaction of the anionic carbene complexes (CO)5M=C(NMe2)CºC¯ (M = Cr, W) with Ph3PAu+ was left in solution, was also kinetically and theoretically investigated. 1H NMR and quantum mechanical (at the B3LYP level of theory) data indicated a complicated mechanism. The a,b-unsaturated Fischer-type carbene complex, (CO)5Cr=C(OMe)CH=C(Me)NH(Me), obtained from the reaction of (CO)5M=C(OMe)CH2¯ with alkylated acetonitrile, was transformed into the new remote one-N, six-membered, carbene ligand (rN1HC6) complex, (CO)5Cr=C(CH=C(Me)N(Me)CH=C(nBu). The carbene ligand unprecedentedly preferred the softer Rh(CO)2Cl moiety to the Cr(CO)5 metal fragment and transferred readily. A new series of remote and abnormal square planar compounds [r/a(NHC)(PPh3)2MCl]CF3SO3 (M = Pd or Ni) was prepared by oxidative substitution. The various positions for metal-carbon bond formation on a pyridine ring to furnish various ligand types i.e. C2 for nN1HC6, C3 for aN1HC6 or C4 for rN1HC6 received attention. The ligands were arranged in increasing order of carbene character, aNHC < nNHC < rNHC and trans influence, nN2HC5 ~ aN1HC6 ~ nN1HC6 < rN1HC6. In competitive situations, oxidative substitution occurred selectively at C4 of the pyridine ring rather than at C2 and on the aromatic ring containing the heteroatom (C4), rather than on an annealed aromatic ring (C7). Crystal and molecular structure determinations confirmed the preferred coordination sites. Quantum mechanical calculations (at the RI-BP86/SV level of theory) indicated that the chosen carbene ligand has a much larger influence than the metal on the BDE of the M-Ccarbene bond; the farther away the N-atom is from the carbene carbon, the stronger the bond. In complexes that also contain additional external nitrogen atoms, e.g. trans-chloro(N-methyl-1,2,4- trihydro-2-dimethylaminepyrid-4-ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) triflate and transchloro( N-methyl-1,2,4-trihydro-2-dimethylaminepyrid-4-ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)nickel(II) triflate, stabilisation originates from both the nitrogens. 2-Chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrid-4-ylidenephenylammonium triflate afforded complexes with both remote as well as normal nitrogen atoms. New azole complexes of palladium and nickel with remote heteroatoms were also prepared from N-methyl-4',4'-dimethyl-2'-thiophen-3-chloro-2-yl-4,5-dihydro-oxazole. Employing the compound 1,5-dichloroanthraquinone, the product of a double oxidative substitution on two Pd centra could be isolated but not alkylated. The fact that the chemical shift of the metal bonded carbon in the 13C NMR spectrum can not be used as absolute measure of carbene character, was emphasised in a compound where the heteroatom was situated seven bonds away from the carbon donor. In efforts to synthesise a sulphur-bridged complex that contains carbene ligands, crystals of transdi- iodobis(1,3-dimethyl-imidazoline-2-ylidene)palladium were obtained. Bridged thiolato complexes with N1HC6 ligands were unexpectedly found in the attempt to substitute the halogen on chosen square planar carbene complexes of palladium, widening the application possibilities of N1HC6 ligands in organometallic chemistry beyond that of catalysis. A trinuclear cluster, [(PdPPh3)3(μ-SMe)3]BF4 was isolated as a by-product of these reactions. A series normal and abnormal thiazolylidene complexes of nickel and palladium were prepared by oxidative substitution of the respective 2-, 4- and 5-bromothiazolium salts with M(PPh3)4 (M = Pd or Ni), and unequivocally characterised. In a preliminary catalytic investigation, all the thiazolinium and simple pyridinium derived palladium complexes showed activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. Little variation in activity in the order a (N next to carbon donor) > n > a (S next to carbon donor) was found for the former series, whereas decreased activity was exhibited in the sequence r > a > n of the latter group. The pyridinium derived complexes showed superior activity to the thiazolinium ones. The rNHC complex, trans-chloro(N-methyl-1,2,4-trihydro-2- dimethylaminepyrid-4-ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) triflate, showed similar Suzuki-Miyaura activity to the standard N2HC5 carbene complex precatalyst, trans-chloro[(1,3- dimethyl-imidazol-2-ylidene)triphenylphosphine]palladium(II) triflate.

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the ongomg search for better and faster ways to characterize complex polymer systems, it is often necessary to couple different analytical techniques in order to obtain information on more than one distributed property. In this study, the coupling of chromatography and spectroscopy to atomic force microscopy (AFM) was attempted for the first time, and thus the term "LC-FTIR-AFM" was coined. This new hyphenated technique combines the separation power of liquid chromatography (LC) and the ability of infrared spectroscopy (IR) to identify almost any organic compound, with the AFM's ability to be used for thermal analysis of individual phases in polymer mixtures. The first two steps of this new technique comprise (i) the separation of compounds in a mixture via gradient polymer elution chromatography (GPEC) and (ii) the identification of each compound by means of LC-FTIR analysis. In the final step, LC-FTIR analysis is coupled to AFM through the use of the LC-FTIR interface. A number of polymer mixtures were analysed by means of the novel technique that was developed, in order to establish its validity and value as a characterization technique of the future. The influence of fllm thickness and molar mass on the thermal parameters of individual components in mixtures, measured by this technique, were also investigated. This technique adds a new dimension to conventional thermal analysis methods, since it allows the thermal transitions of individual polymer phases in multiphase polymers to be resolved directly after separation and identification. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die voortdurende soektog na beter en vinniger maniere om komplekse polimeersisteme te karakteriseer, is dit soms nodig om verskillende analitiese tegnieke met mekaar te koppel ten einde inligting aangaande twee of meer verspreide eienskappe te bekom. Gedurende hierdie studie is daar gepoog om chromatografie en spektroskopie met atoominteraksie-mikroskopie (atomic force microscopy, AFM) te koppel. Gevolglik het die term "LC-FTIR-AFM" ontstaan. Hierdie nuwe koppelingstegniek kombineer die kragtige skeidingspotensiaal van vloeistofchromatografie en die vermoë van infrarooispektroskopie om byna enige organiese verbinding positief te identifiseer, met die atoominteraksie-mikroskoop se potensiaal om as 'n termiese analise metode vir individuele fases in polimeermengsels te dien. Die eerste twee stappe van die tegniek behels (i) die skeiding van verbindings in 'n mengsel deur middel van gradient-hoë-druk-vloeistofchromatografie en (ii) die identifisering van afsonderlike verbindings deur vloeistofchromatografie gekoppel aan infrarooispektroskopie. Gedurende die finale stap word vloeistofchromatografie en infrarooispektroskopie aan die atoominteraksie-mikroskoop gekoppel deur gebruik te maak van die LC-FTIR koppelingsapparaat. 'n Aantal polimeermengsels is geanaliseer deur die nuwe tegniek hierbo beskryf, ten einde die geldigheid en waarde daarvan as 'n analitiese metode vir die toekoms vas te stel. Die invloed van film diktes en molekulêre massa op die termiese oorgange van individuele komponente in mengsels, soos gemeet deur hierdie metode, is ook ondersoek. Hierdie tegniek voeg 'n nuwe dimensie tot konvensionele termiese analise metodes deurdat dit die bepaling van termiese oorgange van individuele polimeerfases III multifase polimere, direk na afloop van skeiding en identifikasie moontlik maak.

In order to produce alternative fuels derived from renewable resources (biomass) and environmentally friendly, it was investigated in this work the catalytic activity of three metal complexes showing Lewis acid character: Butyltin chloride dihydroxide (BCDH-Sn), Butyltintrichloride (BTC-Sn) and dibutyltin dichloride (DBDC-Sn).These complexes were tested for catalytic soybean oil methanolysis and esterification of oleic acid in order to obtain a mixture of Fatty Acid Alkyl-Esters, when it is used as a fuel known as biodiesel. In methanolysis experiments, the reactions were performed in a glass reactor equipped with a reflux condenser or a closed reactor. The reactions were performed at temperatures ranging from 80 ° C, 120 ° C and 150 ° C, and the reaction time ranged from 15 minutes to 10 hours. The reaction products, obtained by transesterification, were analyzed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). In case of esterification of the oleic acid, was subjected to the same conditions of methanolysis using only the closed reactor. In this case, monoester analysis content was determined by acid-base titration. For characterization of catalysts, spectroscopic techniques were used in infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance. To determine reaction mechanism (trans) esterification, a set of reactions were made with subsequent NMR study 1H and 119Sn. In transesterification, the sequence in terms of catalytic efficiency was: BTC-Sn>BCDHSn>DBDC-Sn. In the esterification, the sequence was: BTC- Sn> DBDC -Sn>BCDHSn. These reactive differences were attributed to factors such as steric hindrance, catalyst solubility in reaction environment, interactions between the catalyst and substrate reaction and the acid strength of the catalysts. RMN's results of 1H and 119Sn indicated that the reactions of transesterification and esterification using three organometallic complexes of tin occur through Lewis´s acid-base mechanism. / No intuito de produzir combustíveis alternativos oriundos de recursos renováveis (biomassa) e ambientalmente corretos, foi investigada neste trabalho a atividade catalítica de três complexos organometálicos exibindo caráter ácido de Lewis: n-butilclorodihidróxiestanho (BCDH-Sn), nbutiltricloroestanho (BTC-Sn) e di n-butildicloroestanho (DBDC-Sn). Esses complexos foram testados na metanólise do óleo de soja e na esterificação do ácido oléico visando obtenção de uma mistura de ésteres alquílicos de ácidos graxos (biodiesel). Nos experimentos de metanólise, as reações foram realizadas em um reator de vidro acoplado a um condensador de refluxo ou num reator fechado. As reações foram realizadas em temperaturas de 80 °C, 120 ºC e 150 °C, e o tempo reacional variou de 15 min a 10 h. Os produtos reacionais, obtidos por transesterificação, foram analisados por cromatografia gasosa com detector de ionização de chama (CG-FID). No caso da esterificação do ácido oléico, foram empregadas as mesmas condições da metanólise empregando apenas reator fechado. Nesse caso, a análise do teor de monoéster foi determinada por titulação ácido-base. Para caracterização dos complexos, foram usadas técnicas de espectroscopia no infravermelho e ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio. A fim de estabelecer o mecanismo reacional de transesterificação e esterificação, foi realizado um conjunto de reações com acompanhamento por espectroscopia de RMN de 1H e 119Sn. Na transesterificação, a seqüência em termos de eficiência catalítica foi: BTC-Sn>BCDH-Sn>DBDC-Sn. Já na esterificação, a seqüência foi: BTC-Sn>DBDC-Sn>BCDH-Sn. Essas diferenças reacionais foram atribuídas a fatores como impedimento estéreo, solubilidade do catalisador no meio reacional, interações entre o catalisador e o substrato na reação e força ácida dos catalisadores. Resultados de RMN´s de 1H e 119Sn indicaram que as reações de transesterificação e esterificação usando os 3 complexos organometálicos de estanho ocorrem através de mecanismo ácido-base de Lewis.

Les complexes polyazaaromatiques de ruthénium (II) présentent un certain nombre de propriétés remarquables qui conduisent à des applications aussi variées que l'élaboration d'agents anticancéreux, l'inhibition de l'activité de certaines protéines ou encore la conversion d'énergie solaire en énergie chimique. Au cours de ce travail, nous avons exploré en partie chacune de ces trois thématiques. Dans la première partie, nous avons synthétisé un nouveau complexe polyazaaromatique de ruthénium (II), le [Ru(phen)2(HATPHE)]2+. Ce complexe se différencie du [Ru(phen)2(PHEHAT)]2+ qui possède les trois mêmes ligands car dans ce cas, le PHEHAT est chélaté au ruthénium via son second site de chélation. Cette différence, apparemment anodine, se traduit par une modification drastique des propriétés photophysiques du complexe. Alors que le [Ru(phen)2(PHEHAT)]2+ n'émet pas dans l'eau et ne s'aligne pas sur la droite de corrélation spectroélectrochimique, le [Ru(phen)2(HATPHE)]2+ se comporte comme la plupart des autres complexes de Ru(II). En étudiant et en comparant les propriétés photophysiques de ces deux complexes, nous sommes parvenus à rationaliser leurs différences et à proposer un schéma qui reprend leurs différents états excités. Parallèlement, le comportement du [Ru(phen)2(HATPHE)]2+ a été examiné en présence de polynucléotides. L'un deux, l'ADN- (double brin d'oligonucléotide fermé à ses deux extrémités), nous a permis de démontrer l'importance de la déformation de la double hélice lors de l'intercalation d'un ligand plan étendu entre les paires de bases d'un polynucléotide. La deuxième partie de ce travail est consacrée à la photochimie d'un complexe Ru-TAP en présence d'un acide aminé. Cette étude fondamentale a permis de mettre en évidence la formation d'un photoadduit entre le [Ru(TAP)2(phen)]2+ et le tryptophane. Nous avons également étudié les mécanismes qui régissent la synthèse de cet adduit par le biais de l'étude cinétique de la formation et de la recombinaison des espèces transitoires générées au cours de la photoréaction. Enfin, la troisième partie est consacrée à la synthèse et l'étude spectroscopique de complexes trinucléaires de ruthénium (II), l'un d'entre-eux pouvant servir de dendron pour la synthèse de composés de plus haute nucléarité. L'étude des propriétés photophysiques de ces complexes utilisant le PHEHAT comme ligand pontant, nous a permis de mettre en évidence un transfert d'électron intramoléculaire de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur pour un de ces trois composés. Cette propriété est particulièrement intéressante pour la synthèse de nouvelles antennes collectrices d'énergie lumineuse. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Объектом исследования являются ионообменные смолы Lewatit TP 260 и КУ-2×8 в форме Al3+. Цель работы – насыщение катионитов ионами металла (Al3+) и изучение их сорбционной способности по отношению к ионам фтора. В работе проведены теоретические и лабораторные исследования по сорбции фтора на Lewatit TP 260 и КУ-2×8 в Al-форме. Рассмотрен механизм сорбции фтора на катионитах с разными функциональными группами. / The object of the study is Lewatit TP 260 and KU-2×8 ion-exchange resins in the form of Al3+. The purpose of this work is the saturation of cation exchangers with metal ions (Al3+) and the study of their sorption ability with respect to fluorine ions. In this paper, theoretical and laboratory studies on fluorine sorption on Lewatit TP 260 and KU-2×8 in Al-form were carried out. The mechanism of fluorine sorption on cationites with different functional groups is considered.

Объектом исследования являются растворы, полученные после атмосферного сернокислотного выщелачивания окисленных никелевых руд. Цель работы заключается в исследовании сорбционного поведения ионов никеля (II) в сульфатных растворах на ионообменных смолах с разными функциональными группами Lewatit TP 207 и Lewatit TP 220. В работе проведены исследования сорбции никеля синтетическими ионообменными смолами. Показано, что иониты с бис–пиколиламиновыми и иминодиацетатными группами проявляют способность к сорбции ионов никеля (II) даже на фоне преобладающих концентраций ионов железа (III). Проверена возможность реализации процесса сорбционного выщелачивания. Установлено, что наиболее благоприятными условиями является рН раствора 3,5–4 и предварительное частичное осаждение железа в виде гидроксида. Рассмотрены варианты десорбции насыщенного ионита. В результате проведенных исследований предложена принципиальная технологическая схема гидрометаллургической переработки окисленных никелевых руд с ионообменным извлечением никеля. / The object of research is the solutions obtained after atmospheric sulfuric acid leaching of oxidized nickel ores. The aim of this work is to study the sorption behavior of nickel (II) ions in sulfate solutions on ion-exchange resins with different functional groups Lewatit TP 207 and Lewatit TP 220. Studies of nickel sorption by synthetic ion-exchange resins have been carried out. It has been shown that ion exchangers with bis-picolylamine and iminodiacetate groups exhibit the ability to adsorb nickel (II) ions even against the background of prevailing concentrations of iron (III) ions. The possibility of implementing the sorption leaching process has been tested. It was found that the most favorable conditions are solution pH 3,5–4 and preliminary partial precipitation of iron in the form of hydroxide. Variants of saturated ion exchanger desorption are considered. As a result of the research carried out, a basic technological scheme of hydrometallurgical processing of oxidized nickel ores with ion-exchange nickel extraction was proposed.

The oxidative addition proved to be a useful method to prepare platinum (II) hydridotiolate by reaction of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0) with aminothiolate and phosphinothiolate ligands like cysteamine, cysteine ethyl and methyl Esther, 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethanetiol and 2-(diphenylphosphino)propanetiol.The complexes are square-planar and the aminothiolate or phosphinothiolate ligands are chelated to platinum (II). The hydrido ligand is trans to the sulfur and the other coordination position is occuped by a triphenylphosphine ligand. The complexes are mononuclear and they show low symmetry. The only symmetry element, the plan is broke if the ligand is branched, obtaining asymmetric complexes C1.If the ligand has electronic or esteric impediments the reaction doesn't run and the starting products are recovered. This was observed with N,N-dimethylcysteamine and penicylamine methyl esther ligands. In the special case of orthoaminotiophenol the hydridotiolate was obtained but the ligand was not chelated.The aminothiolate complexes don't show solution equilibrium. Otherwise, the complexe with 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethanetiol show an isomerisation equilibrium which forms cis isomer as a minor component. The complexe with 2-(diphenylphosphino)-propanetiol shows a conformational equilibrium between chair and twist forms.The complexes have been tested as catalyst precursors in hydroformylation and hydrosilylation reactions.The hydroformylation reaction runs only in presence of SnCl2 as cocatalyst. Catalytic activity depends on the presence of triphenylphosphine and, with less magnitude, CO and H2 pressure. We also studied the enantioselectivity using a chiral complexe.In the hydrosililation reaction, catalysts run with good results (<90%) using triethylsilane as silicon hydride. Dehydrogenative addition product has been also found in this reaction.