Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, School of Chemistry and Physics, Discipline of Chemistry, 2005? / "July 2004" Includes copies of publications by the author as appendix. Includes bibliographical references.

Inaugural dissertation--Fakultät der Königl. Universität Breslau. 1908. / Vita.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Addendum page pasted onto front end paper. Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. Includes bibliographical references. Investigates the factors that govern the stability of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes with a range of systematically modified cyclodextrins.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Delaware, 2009. / Principal faculty advisor: Tatyana Polenova, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis focuses on the development of porphyrin-based complexes as multi-modal bio-imaging probes. Detailed studies of photophysical and biological properties were included.;In chapter 1, the general background of porphyrin and its derivatives, their structure specialty, synthetic methods, photophysical properties, and applications in biological system were described.;Curcumin-bridged porphyrin-copper complex (Por-Cu-Cur) which can permeate through the high blood-brain barrier, accumulate fast in brain tissues, and emit brilliant and stable two photon excited emission has been developed. Apart from this, Por-Cu-Cur shows high binding affinity for Ab fibrils, and decent inhibitory effect on the fibrillation of Ab1-42 peptides, as well as low toxicity to neuro-derived SK-N-SH cells in vitro and particularly in vivo in transgenic mice.;The design and synthesis of amphiphilic porphyrin linked ruthenium complexes were described. We focus on the photophysical studies of its UV-Vis absorption spectrum, fluorescence spectrum, solvatochromism, and singlet oxygen phosphorescence. The converse energy transfer mechanism of porphyrin-ruthenium complexes and zinc-porphyrin-ruthenium complexes has been clearly studied. Subcellular localization, dark cytotoxicity and photodynamic therapy has been well studied, which efficiency correspond to the energy transfer mechanism.;Based on the previous study, we would like to provide a proof-of-concept model - labelling (hot/cold) gallium in porphyrin-based complex with a short reaction time (but with high reaction yield) and aim to develop a multi-modal bioprobe for photodynamic therapy, optical imaging and positron emission tomography in one piece. An amphiphilic hot gallium-porphyrin-ruthenium compound has been synthesized (GaporRu-1) with reaction time of 15 minute and 85 % yield. The acidity of GaporRu-1 enables selective subcellular localization in lysosome. It also has an good singlet oxygen quantum yield (61.4 %), which proves its great potential for further in vivo study for as both PDT and PET agents.;Experimental details are shown in chapter 5. Including details of photophysical measurements, instrumentation and biological measurements.

Magister Scientiae - MSc / G1 and G2 dendrimeric salicylaldimine ligands containing both substituted and unsubstituted aryl rings were synthesized via a Schiff base condensation of the appropriate salicylaldehyde and the peripheral amino groups of the corresponding G1 and G2 polypropyleneimine dendrimers. The new ligands were characterized using FTIR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and ESI mass spectrometry. The dendrimeric ligands were converted to multinuclear nickel complexes by reaction with nickelacetate. The metal complexes were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and ESI mass spectrometry.Some of the dendritic complexes were evaluated as catalyst precursors in the oligomerization of α-olefins such as ethylene and 1-pentene, using aluminium alkyls such as EtAlCl2 and modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO) as activators. All the dendrimeric catalysts evaluated are active in the oligomerization reactions. From the oligomerization results it was observed that there is a clear dendritic effect, in that both catalyst activity as well as selectivity are impacted by the dendrimer generation. In most cases it was observed that the second generation complexes show higher activity than the corresponding first generation complexes.The dendrimeric complexes were also evaluated as catalyst precursors in the vinyl polymerization of norbornene. In this case methylaluminoxane (MAO) were employed as an activator. Once again it was noted that a dendritic effect is operative, with second generation metallodendrimers having a higher activity than the first generation complexes. / South Africa

(1) The ammonium, potassium and sodium salts of three complex thorium oxalates were prepared and studied. (2) Their solubilities and conditions of stability were studied. (3) The reaction between thorium and excess oxalate, and vice versa, was studied by means of conductivity and high frequency conductivity measurements. (4) The formation constant of Th(C₂O₄)₄⁴⁻ and Th(C₂O₄)₃²⁻, and the solubility product of (NH₄)₂Th₂(C₂O₄)₅, were determined by a solubility method.

This study investigates the synthesis of rhenium(III)-isocyanide complexes with potentially bidentate ligands, as well as the reactivity of isocyanide ligands toward rhenium(I) and (V). The crystal structures of all the complexes have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The coordination behaviour of trans-[ReIIICl3(t-BuNC)(PPh3)2] with aniline and its derivatives were investigated. The isocyanide-containing rhenium(V) complexes [ReCl3(t-BuNC)(L)(PPh3)] were isolated, with the ligands H2L (aniline, o-phenylenediamine and anthranilic acid). In all these complexes the dianionic ligands L are coordinated monodentately as the imide. However, with 2-aminophenol the complexes [ReVCl2(t-BuNC)(L)(PPh3)2](ReO4) and [ReIIICl2(t-BuNC)(ibq)(PPh3)2] (ibq- = 2-iminobenzoquinonate) were identified as the products. [ReCl2(t-BuNC)(L)(PPh3)2](ReO4) is the product of a disproportionation reaction from Re(III) to Re(VII) and Re(V). All the above complexes show a distorted octahedral geometry around the rhenium. The products of the reaction of the Re(I) complex [Re(CO)5Cl] with isocyanides (tert-butyl- and cyclohexylisocyanide) are reported. Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes of the form [Re(CO)3(CNR)2Cl] were isolated and they were characterized structurally and spectroscopically. The tricarbonyls are coordinated in the typical facial-fashion, whereas the isocyanides are coordinated cis to each other. The reaction of [Re(CO)3(t-BuNC)2Cl] with H2O led to the formation of the rhenium(I) complex [Re(CO)3(t-BuNC)2(OH2)] in which the aquo ligand can readily be substituted by a more complex ligand. The reaction of the rhenium(V) complexes cis-[ReO2I(PPh3)2] and mer-[ReOCl3(SMe2)(OPPh3)] with isocyanides were studied. The seven-coordinate trigonal prismatic, square faced monocapped rhenium(III) complex [ReI3(t-BuNC)3(PPh3)] was surprisingly isolated upon reacting cis-[ReO2I(PPh3)2] with tert-butyl isocyanide. The dimeric complex (μ-O)[ReOCl2(CNC6H11)2]2 was obtained from the reaction of mer-[ReOCl3(SMe2)(OPPh3)] with cyclohexyl isocyanide.