Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-20T12:40:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARCELA FONSECA SANTOS.pdf: 9541691 bytes, checksum: cda612cefc649c654daa2df68947cff4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-29 / The study of chloroacetamides has gained economic and technological importance;several researchers have been seeking to improve agricultural practices with the use of herbicides. Thus, the inclusion of computational chemistry to the development of products for the agribusiness might promote great qualitative and quantitative advances in the scientific research. Therefore, interest was raised in studying the conformational analysis of certain chloroacetamides, both in isolated phase and in solution. The objective was to carry out conformational analysis of the chloroacetamides: allidochlor, dichlormid, CDEA, DCCMA, CDCA, pethoxamid, propachlor, acetochlor and dimethenamid, using theoretical calculations and the NMR and IR spectroscopy. The SEP3D theoretical calculations were developed using HF/6-311G. The most stable geometries were stabilized at the level of the theory B3LYP/cc-pVDZ with the program GAUSSIAN 03. PCM calculations were carried out to evaluate the most stable conformations on the polarity of the medium. NBO calculations provided information about the interactions. Infrared and coupled 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectra were obtained with different solvents. The results revealed agreement when compared to the structures obtained through the theoretical calculation, according to the PCM solvation model. The infrared spectra revealed that the econvoluted carbonyl band related to the conformer with the highest dipole moment value was better favored when the medium polarity increased. Through the 1JCH coupling constants obtained from the 13C coupled NMR spectra, changes occurred in the conformational populations according to the solvent variation. With the aid of MPEs, it was possible to demonstrate, in the more stable conformers, which regions presented higher and lower electronic density, possible action sites. / Estudos de cloroacetamidas vêm ganhando importância econômica e tecnológica, vários pesquisadores têm buscado aperfeiçoar os sistemas de cultivo com aplicação de herbicidas, deste modo, a inserção da química computacional no desenvolvimento tecnológico de produtos voltados ao agronegócio poderá proporcionar um grande avanço qualitativo e quantitativo na pesquisa científica, com isso, surgiu o interesse no estudo conformacional de algumas cloroacetamidas em fase isolada e em solução e também avaliar os fatores que possam estar envolvidos na maior estabilidade dos mesmos. O objetivo foi realizar a análise conformacional das cloroacetamidas alidocloro, diclormid, CDEA, DCCMA, CDCA, petoxamida, propacloro, acetocloro e dimetenamida, utilizando cálculos teóricos e as espectroscopias de RMN e IV. Os cálculos teóricos da SEP3D foram realizados utilizando HF/6-311G. As geometrias mais estáveis foram otimizadas em nível de teoria B3LYP/cc-pVDZ, com o programa GAUSSIAN 03. Foram realizados cálculos PCM para avaliar as conformações mais estáveis sobre a polaridade do meio. Foram realizados cálculos de NBO, que forneceram informações a respeito das interações. Os espectros no infravermelho e de ressonância magnética nuclear de 13C acoplado foram obtidos em diferentes solventes. Os resultados experimentais mostraram concordância quando comparados às estruturas obtidas por cálculos teóricos, segundo o modelo de solvatação PCM. Para os espectros no infravermelho foi possível verificar que a banda da carbonila deconvoluída referente ao confôrmero com maior valor de momento de dipolo apresentou maior favorecimento à medida que se elevava a polaridade do meio. Através das constantes de acoplamento 1JCH, obtidas dos espectros de RMN de 13C acoplado, ocorreram mudanças nas populações conformacionais com a variação do solvente. Com auxílio dos MPEs, foi possível demonstrar nos confôrmeros mais estáveis quais as regiões de maior e menor densidade eletrônica, possíveis sítios de ação.

A primeira parte da discussão de resultados desta tese relata o estudo da isomeria conformacional e das interações eletrônicas dos compostos carbonílicos α-dietoxifosforilsubstituídos (EtO)2P(O)CH2C(O)X (X= Me, Ph, OEt, Net2 e SEt). Este estudo foi realizado através das espectroscopias no infravermelho, Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de 13C e 31P, apoiados por cálculos ab initio nas bases HF/ 3-21G*e HF/6-31G** e difração de raio-X. As freqüências de vCO da única banda no infravermelho dos β-carbonilfosfonatos [XC(O)CH2P(O)(OEt)2: X=Me 1, Ph 2, OEt 3, Net2 4 and SEt 5] (série I), se correlacionaram muito bem com as frequências de vCO do rotâmero gauche das correspondentes β-carbonil sulfonas [XC(O)CH2SO2Et : X=Me 6, Ph 7, OEt 8, Net2 9 and SEt 10] (série II) concordando com os cálculos ab initio 6-31G** de 1ª e 6ª (X=Me) que indicaram a existência de uma única conformação gauche (g1) para a série I em solução. Os deslocamentos negativos anormais de freqüência da carbonila (ΔvCO) para ambas as séries segue aproximadamente a afinidade eletrônica do orbital π*CO dos compostos de referência MeC(O)X 11-15. Estes dados sugerem que a conformação gauche das séries I e II deve possuir uma geometria semelhante. O menor deslocamento positivo de frequência de estiramento assimétrico do grupo sulfonila (ΔvSO2) em comparação com o do grupo fosforila (ΔvPO) e o maior deslocamento negativo da carbonila gauche das β-carbonil sulfonas 6-10 em relação aos valores dos β-carbonil fosfonatos 1-5 correspondentes estão de acordo com os deslocamentos químicos em campo mais alto para a série II em relação à séries I. Estas tendências estão de acordo com o encurtamento da distância O(SO2) .... C(CO) em relação a O(PO) ... C(CO) nos compostos 6ª e 1ª, respectivamente, e são discutidos em termos da interação de transferência de carga O1p→ π* CO o qual é mais forte para a série II que para I. Este comportamento inesperado indica que o átomo de oxigênio do grupo sulfonil do SO2R é melhor doador de elétrons que o oxigênio do grupo fosforila P(O)(OR)2. Contudo, parâmetros geométricos intrínsecos à molécula parecem ser os responsáveis por este comportamento .. De fato, dados de difração de raio-X e cálculos ab initio de metilsulfonilmetil fosfonato de dietila MeSO2CH2P(O)(OR)2 (R= Et, 18, Me 18a) apoiam esta análise. As análises espectroscópicas e cálculos ab initio dos compostos alquil(aril)tiometil-fosfonatos de etila (EtO)2P(O)CH2SOnR (R=Me e Ph) e suas formas mono- (n=1) e di- (n=2) oxigenadas mostraram que os mesmos encontram-se na conformação quasi-gauche. Este estudo mostrou que tanto o deslocamento químico de 31 quanto a freqüência de vPO se correlacionam muito bem com os parâmetros indutivos (σI) do substituinte em α não levando em consideração as interações eletrônicas variáveis que ocorrem entre os substituintes em α e o fósforo do grupo fosforila. Os dados de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de 13C para os compostos da série I foram interpretados como sendo devido à ação simultânea do efeito -I do grupo dietoxifosforila e da transferência de carga do oxigênio do grupo fosforila ao carbono carbonílico que se encontram na relação espacial gauche. Os estudos de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de 13C corroboraram os dados de Infravermelho indicando que a transferência de carga O(PO) → π*CO nos rotâmeros gauche da série I é mais fraca que a interação de transferência de carga O(SO2) → π* CO no mesmo rotâmero da série II. Os deslocamentos químicos de 31P mostraram-se praticamente constante ao longo da série estudada (série I). Os espectros ultravioleta dos compostos da série I indicaram que a introdução do grupo dietoxifosforila na posição α à carbonila origina um deslocamento batocrômico da transição n→π*CO em relação aos compostos carbonílicos de referência. Este comportamento pode ser atribuído à ocorrência da interação hiperconjugativa entre os orbitais σ* C-P e da π*CO que estabiliza o orbital π*CO em maior extensão que o efeito -I estabiliza o nível de energia nO(CO). Como decorrência da semelhança conformacional entre os &#946-cetosulfóxidos [MeC(O)CH2S(O)Ph-X (X=Cl, H, Me e OMe)] e &#946-cetosulfonas [MeC(O)CH2SO2Ph-X (X=NO2, H, Me e OMe) e X-Ph-C(O)CH2SO2Et (X=NO2, CN, H, OMe e NH2)] com os correspondentes &#946-fosforil-sulfóxidos [(EtO)2P(O)CH2S(O)R (R= Me ou Ph)] e β-fosforilsulfonas [(EtO)2P(O)CH2SO2R (R= Me ou Ph)] e considerando-se que a série dos β-ceto-sulfóxidos e β-ceto-sulfonas apresentam uma citotoxicidade moderada em relação às células de linhagens leucêmicas humanas K562 (eritroleucemia), tumores de Ehrlich e células de linhagens e U937 (leucemia linfóide), estes dois últimos somente para os β-cetosulfóxidos, achou-se de interesse estudar a atividade citotóxica dos α-metilsulfinil- α-metilsulfonil- metanofosfonatos de dietíla em relação aos mesmos tipos de células tumorais. Os dados da citotoxicidade do α-metilsulfinil- e α-fenil-sulfinil-metanofosfonato de dietila indicaram que os mesmos apresentam um efeito citotóxico bem menor do que aquele observado nos β-cetosulfóxidos. O α-metilsulfonilmetilfosfonato de dietila apresentou uma atividade citotóxica similar em relação às duas séries de β-cetosulfonas. Já o α-fenilsulfonilmetilfosfonato de dietila não apresentou nenhum efeito de citotoxicidade significativo em relação às células tumorais testadas. Finalmente, esta tese relata também, o estudo das reações dos compostos carbonílico α-halossubstituídos X-C(O)CH2-Hal X (X= Me, Ph, OEt, Net2 and SEt) com fosfito de trietila em benzeno anidro à temperatura de refluxo de benzeno. Nessas condições observou-se a formação dos compostos carbonílicos α-dietoxifosforil-substituídos (EtO)2P(O)CH2C(O)X 1-5 e dos enolatos correspondentes CH2=C(X) [P(O)(EtO)2] , havendo mudança na proporção dos isômeros obtidos à medida que se varia o grupo ligado à carbonila. Os substituintes doadores de elétrons levam à formação preferencial dos cetofosfonatos (reação de Michael-Arbuzov) enquanto que substituintes atraentes de elétrons levam à formação preferencial de enolfosfatos (reação de Perkow). Estes dados sugeriram que a adição nucleofílica à carbonila com a formação de enolfosfatos depende da afinidade eletrônica do orbital π* CO. / The first part of the discussion of this thesis reports the conformational and electronic interaction study of some α-diethoxyphosphoryl-substituted carbonyl compounds (EtO)2P(O)CH2-C(O)X (X= Me , Ph , OEt , Net2 and SEt ). This study was performed by means of infrared, 13C and 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopies supported by 3-21G* and 6-31G** ab initio computations and X-ray diffraction. The IR frequencies of the single vCO band of the β-carbonylphosphonates [XC(O)CH2P(O)(OEt)2: X=Me l, Ph 2, OEt 3, Net2 4 and SEt 5] (series I), which correlate well with the vCO frequencies of the gauche rotamer of the corresponding β-carbonyl sulfones [XC(O)CH2SO2Et : X=Me 6, Ph 7, OEt 8, Net2 9 and SEt 10] (series II) along with the ab initio 6-31G** computations of 1a and 6a (X=Me) have indicated the existence of only a single gauche conformer (g1) for series I in solution. The abnormal negative carbonyl frequency shifts (ΔvCO) for both series follow approximately the electron affinities of the π*CO orbital of the parent carbonyl compounds MeC(O)X 11-15. These data have suggested that the gauche conformations of series I and II should have similar geometry. The less positive asymmetric stretching sulfonyl frequency shifts (ΔvSO2) in comparison with the phosphoryl frequencies shifts (ΔvPO) and the larger negative carbonyl gauche shifts of the β-carbonyl sulfones 6-10 in relation to the corresponding values of the β-carbonyl phosphonates 1-5 are in line with the upfield carbonyl carbon chemical shifts for series II in relation to series I. These trends are in agreement with the shorter O(SO2) ....C(CO) contact in relation to the O(PO) ... C(CO) one in compounds 6a and 1a, respectively, and are discussed in terms of the OIp → &#960*CO charge transfer which is stronger for series II than for I. This unexpected behaviour indicates that the sulfonyl oxygen atom of SO2R group is a better electron donor than the phosphoryl oxygen atom of P(O)(OR)2 group. However the intrinsic geometric parameters of O=S-CH2 and O=P-CH2 moieties seems to be responsible for this behaviour. In fact X-ray and ab initio calculations of dialkyl methylsulfonyl-methylphosphonate MeSO2CH2P(O)(OR)2 (R=Et, 18, Me 18a) gives support to this analysis. The spectroscopic analysis and ab initio computations of the diethyl alkyl(aryl)thiomethyl-phosphonates (EtO)2P(O)CH2SOnR (R=Me and Ph) and their mono- (n=l) and di- (n=2) oxigenated derivatives, showed that the phosphoryl compounds assumes a quasi-gauche conformation. This study showed that both 31P chemical shifts and the vPO frequencies correlate well with the inductive effect (σI) of the α-substituents, not taking into account any electronic interaction which could occur between the α-substituents and the phosphoryl phosphorus atom. The 13C NMR data has been interpreted by the simultaneous occurrence of the -I effect and the charge transfer between the oxygen atom of this group and the carbonyl carbon atom in the gauche rotamer of the title compounds. The 13C NMR studies corroborated the infrared data indicating that the charge transfer O(PO) → π*CO in the gauche rotamers of the serie I is poorer that the charge transfer O(SO2) → π*COfor the serie II. Furthermore, the 31P chemical shifts are almost constant along the série I. The ultraviolet spectra of compounds of the serie I showed that the introduction of the diethoxyphosphoryl group in the α position of the carbonyl compounds originate a bathochromic shift of the n→π*CO transition in relation to their parent carbonyl compounds. This behavior was ascribed to the occurrence of the hyperconjugative interaction between the σ*C-P and π*CO orbitals which stabilize the π*CO orbital in a greater extension than the -I effect of the diethoxyphosphoryl group stabilizes the nO(CO) energy level. Due to conformational similarity between the β-ketosulfoxides MeC(O)CH2S(O)Ph-X (X=Cl, H, Me and OMe) and β-ketosulfones MeC(O)CH2SO2Ph-X (X=NO2, H, Me and OMe) and X-Ph-C(O)CH2SO2Et (X=NO2, CN, H, OMe and NH2) with the β-phosphorylsulfoxides corresponding (EtO)2P(O)CH2S(O)R (R= Me ou Ph) and β-phosphorylsulfones (EtO)2P(O)CH2SO2R (R= Me ou Ph) and considering that the β-ketosulfoxides and β-ketosulfones present a moderate cytotoxicity on human mieloid leukemia K562, on Ehrlich tumor cells and human monocytic cell line (U937), excepting the case of the two latter neoplasic cells which are sensitive to the β-ketosulfoxides, it became also of interest to test the cytotoxicity of the diethyl α-methyl(phenyl)sulfinyl- and α-methyl(phenyl)sulfonylmetane-phosphonates with respect to the above mentioned tumor cells. The cytotoxicity data of the diethyl α-methylsulfinyl- and α-phenylsulfinyl- methanephosphonates indicated that the β-phosphorylsulfoxides exhibit a poorer cytotoxic effect in relation to the β-ketosulfoxides towards the tumor cells tried. The diethyl α-methylsulfonyl methanephosphonates exhibit in relation to the β-ketosulfones a similar cytotoxic effect, while the diethyl α-phenylsulfonyl-methanephosphonate did not show any apparent cytotoxic effect. Finally, this thesis deals with the reactions of the α-halo-substituted carbonyl compounds Hal-CH2C(O)X (X= Me, Ph, OEt, Net2 and SEt) with triethylphosphite in anhydrous benzene under reflux. These reactions gave variable proportions of α-diethoxyphosphoryl-substituted carbonyl compounds (EtO)2P(O)CH2 -C(O)X (X= Me, Ph, OEt, Net2 and SEt) and the corresponding enolphosphates [CH2=C(X)[P(O)(EtO)2] with the changing of the substituent directly bonded to the carbonyl group. The electron-donating substituents originate preferentially the β-ketophosphonates (Michael-Arbuzov product) while electron-withdrawing substituents gave mainly the enolphosphates (Perkow product). These trends strongly suggest that the rate-limiting step of the reactions between the α-halo-substituted carbonyl compounds and triethylphosphite is the nucleophilic addition of the phosphorus lone pair to the carbonyl carbon leading to the obtention of the enolphosphates which in its tum depends on the electron-affinity of the π*CO orbital.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:38:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Larissa Sens.pdf: 4559561 bytes, checksum: d3bb440abdcd395ceedbf48196d1cee7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study presents theoretical results regarding the conformational equilibrium of three diferent chalcones CHALBr (2-propen-1-one, 1-(2-bromophenyl)-3-phenyl), CHALOH (2-Propen-1-one, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl) and CHALBrOH (2-Propen-1-one, 1-(2- bromophenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl). / Nesse trabalho são apresentados resultados teoricos referentes ao equilibrio conformacional de tres diferentes chalconas, CHALBr [1-(2-bromofenil)-2-propen-3-fenil-1-ona], CHALOH [1-fenil-2-propen-3-(4-hidroxifenil)-1-ona] e CHALBrOH [1-(2-bromofenil)-2-propen-3-(4- hidroxifenil)-1-ona].

Polymers possess bulk elastic properties due to entanglement of the polymer chains, not due to an inherit elasticity found within the monomers. An appropriately disubstituted bicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane monomer should impart inherit elasticity when utilized in a polymer. A stochastic search of disubstituted bicyclo[m.m.m]alkanes demonstrated that these systems will adopt an out,out configuration and bicycles with medium and large values of m possess variable bridgehead-bridgehead distances. A stochastic search of disubstituted bicyclo[8.8.n]alkanes demonstrated an even-odd effect within the bite-angle of the bicycle. Two model compounds with methyl and hydroxyl groups at the bridgehead carbons were synthesized that demonstrated solid-state structures that correlated extremely well with the computational search. The solid-state structures were observed with both an out,out configuration and variable bridgehead-bridgehead distances. To investigate this hypothesis, polyurethanes will be made from the following diol monomers: 1,10-decanediol, a monocyclic diol, and a bicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane diol.

The interaction mediated by integrin alphaLbeta2 and its ligand plays major role in many immune responses by regulating leukocyte adhesion. This study investigated the conformational regulation of alphaLbeta2 and the effects of conformational change on the ligand binding of alphaLbeta2. Micropipette adhesion frequency assay was used to measure the two-dimensional binding affinity and kinetics of alphaLbeta2 on K562 cells and neutrophils. The conformations of alphaLbeta2 were regulated by mutations, antibodies, small molecule antagonists, as well as divalent cations. Our results indicated that the change in binding affinity and off-rate was mostly due to the alphaL I domain conformational change. Without affecting the I domain conformation, the extension of alphaLbeta2 only increases the on-rate for several fold by providing a better orientation and accessibility of the molecule on cell surface. The binding characteristics of divalent cations to I domain MIDAS and other metal ion binding sites in alphaLbeta2 are determined by the nature of divalent cations, Mn2+ has higher binding affinity to the metal ion binding sites than Mg2+. The conformation of I domain also affected the binding of divalent cations. Open and intermediate I domains have higher binding affinity for Mn2+ and Mg2+ than WT and closed I domains. Divalent cations dissociate from I domain MIDAS very slowly but from those metal ion binding sites that important for conformational change of alphaLbeta2 rapidly. One of the most important biological processes mediated by alphaLbeta2 and other beta2 integrins is the recruitment and migration of neutrophils during inflammation. The activation of beta2 integrins by E-selectin binding to neutrophils in this process was also investigated. The binding of E-selectin, but not P- or L-selectin, activates beta2 integrins in a timescale of ~ 5 seconds and the activation may require the crosslink of E-selectin ligands. These results provide insights into the relationship between the conformational change and the function of alphaLbeta2 and most importantly would contribute to the understanding of integrin regulation mechanisms.

Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Zhu, Cheng; Committee Member: Harvey, Stephen; Committee Member: Hud, Nicholas; Committee Member: Zamir, Evan; Committee Member: Zhu, Ting.

The main focus of this thesis is on photochemical modulation of molecular recognition in various host-guest systems. This involves the design, synthesis and integration of light-triggered conformational switches into peptidomimetic guests and molecular tweezer hosts. The impact of the switches on guest and host structures has been assessed by spectroscopic and computational conformational analysis. Effects of photochemical structure modulation on molecular recognition in protein-ligand and supramolecular host-guest systems are discussed. Phototriggerable peptidomimetic inhibitors of the enzyme M. tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) were obtained by incorporation of a stilbene based amino acid moiety into oligopeptides between 3-9 residues long (Paper I). Interstrand hydrogen bond probability in the E and Z forms of the peptidomimetics was used as a tool for predicting conformational preferences. Considerable differences in inhibitory potency for the E and Z photoisomers were demonstrated in a binding assay. In order to advance the concept of photomodulable inhibitors, synthetic routes towards amino acid derivatives based on the more rigid stiff-stilbene chromophore were developed (Paper II).  The effect of E-Z isomerization on the conformational properties of peptidomimetic inhibitors incorporating the stiff-stilbene chromophore was also assessed computationally (Paper III). It was indicated that inhibitors with the more rigid amino acid derivative should display larger conformational divergence between photoisomers than corresponding stilbene derivatives. Bisporphyrin tweezers with enediyne and stiff-stilbene spacers have been synthesized, and the conformational characteristics imposed by the spacers have been studied and compared to a glycoluril linked tweezer. The effects of spacers on tweezer binding of diamine guests and helicity induction by chiral guests have been investigated (Paper IV). Connections between spacer flexibility and host-guest binding strength have been established. The structural properties of the stiff-stilbene spaced tweezer made it particularly susceptible to helicity induction by both monotopic and bitopic chiral guests. Finally, the possibility of photochemical bite-size variation of tweezers with photoswitchable spacers has been assessed. Initial studies have shown that photoisomerization of the tweezers is possible without photochemical decomposition. Conformational analyses indicate that isomerization should impact binding characteristics of the tweezers to a significant extent (Paper V).

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The conformational energy differences have been determined for ethylene glycol, 2- chloroethanol, and 2,2- dichloroethanol in the neat liquid, DMSO, and H20 with Raman spectroscopy. Spectra in the 0-H valence region were utilized to determine the energy difference between interand intramolecularly hydrogen bonded species. It was found that the solvent effect on the relative stabilities of the gauche and trans rotamers of the alcohols differ significantly. The results also indicate that, unlike ethylene glycol, there is significant intramolecular hydrogen bond formation in the halogenated alcohols in the neat liquid phase. Stronger intramolecular hydrogen bond formation was observed in dichloroethanol than in 2-chloroethanol.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T13:21:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2208268 bytes, checksum: a713e84bf72b1325038dab0816e190d4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this work the origin of the π−π-staking conformation stability of 5S in the 8-acrylate phenylmenthol 5 was revisiting. The geometries of 5S and 5T conformers were optimized from HF method and the MPW1B95 functional; and the geometries of the 11S and 11T conformers have been optimized from HF, MP2 methods and MPW1B95 functional. All calculations were performed on 6-311 + + G (2d, 2p) 6d as level of calculation. Using the optimized geometries of 5S, 5T, 11S and 11T (from MPW1B95/6-311 + + G (2d, 2p) 6d), were performed 15 energy single-point calculations, investigating various computational methods (ab initio, DFT and semiempirical). We also described the spectroscopic (1H NMR) and theoretical (DFT and ab initio) studies of 3-naphytylpropylcrotonate (12) and 3- naphytylpropylsorbate (21). The geometries of 12S and 12T conformers have been optimized from MP2, HF methods and B3LYP, LSDA and MPW1B95 functionals using 6-311+G(d,p) as calculation level. Finally, we describe the synthesis of 12 and 21 (the unpublished) in 3 steps of each synthesis (19% and 22% respectively of total yields) and the trans geometries of 12T and 21T were characterized as the most stable in the conformational equilibrium of 12 and 21. / Neste trabalho a origem do motivo para a maior estabilidade da conformação de 5S no acrilato de 8-fenilmentol 5 foi investigada. As geometrias dos confôrmeros 5S e 5T foram otimizadas nos métodos HF e no funcional MPW1B95; e as geometrias dos confôrmeros 11S e 11T foram otimizadas nos métodos HF, MP2 e o funcional MPW1B95. Todos os cálculos usaram 6-311++G(2d,2p)6d como nível de cálculo. Usando as geometrias otimizadas de 5S, 5T, 11S e 11T (por MPW1B95/6-311++G(2d,2p)6d), foram efetuados 15 cálculos de energia no ponto, investigando metodologias computacionais variadas (ab initio, DFT e semiempirico). Descrevemos também o estudo espectroscópico (RMN 1H) e teórico (DFT e ab initio) do crotonato de 3-naftilpropila (12) e o sorbato de 3-naftilpropila (21). As geometrias dos confôrmeros de 12S e 12T foram otimizadas com os métodos MP2, HF e os Funcionais B3LYP, LSDA e MPW1B95 usando 6- 311+G(d,p) como nível de cálculo. Finalmente, descrevemos a síntese total de 12 e 21 (inéditas na literatura) em 3 etapas de síntese cada (19% e 22% respectivamente de rendimentos globais) e caracterizamos por 1H RMN a geometria trans 12T e 21T como a mais estável no equilíbrio conformacional de 12 e 21.