Orientador: Prof. Dr. Dalmo Mandelli / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia/Química, 2017. / A oxidação catalítica de hidrocarbonetos continua sendo uma atividade em plena expansão. Além da abundância dessa classe de compostos, os hidrocarbonetos são substratos relativamente baratos para a síntese de vários produtos de oxidação importantes e de alto valor agregado. Entretanto, esse tipo de reação é dificultada devido à pouca reatividade dos hidrocarbonetos, tornando-se um desafio sua aplicação em sínteses diretas de produtos oxigenados em condições relativamente brandas. Na indústria, processos que envolvem a oxidação de alcanos são efetuados com baixas conversões (muitas vezes não excedendo 10%), para se minimizar a sobreoxidação dos produtos formados que são mais reativos que o substrato inicial. Assim, vários trabalhos têm sido realizados no sentido de se desenvolver novos sistemas catalíticos eficientes para oxidação seletiva, com a finalidade de se obter processos que levem a quantidade cada vez menor de subprodutos e resíduos de reação. No presente trabalho, foi proposto um novo sistema catalítico para a oxidação de hidrocarbonetos saturados e insaturados por H2O2, baseados em polímeros de coordenação de Cu (II) com ligantes de dicarboxilatos e aminoálcoois. De acordo com os resultados, os compostos de coordenação mostraram-se ativos na oxidação dos substratos testados, com um rendimento de até 22% para os produtos de oxidação do cicloexano. Também são capazes de catalisar a oxidação de cicloexeno e limoneno resultando na geração de diferentes produtos de oxidação com rendimentos totais de cerca de 20%. Na oxidação do cicloocteno foi observado a formação de epóxido, o que permitiu confirmar a possível formação desse composto como intermediários na oxidação do cicloexeno. A oxidação do n-heptano é menos eficiente, levando à formação de álcoois isoméricos como principais produtos com uma razão de C(1): C (2): C(3): C(4) = 1,0:5,5:5,5:5,0, o que permitiu sugerir que os mecanismos de reação ocorrem via radicais livres que operam com a participação de radicais hidroxila como principal espécie oxidante. / Catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons continues to be a booming activity. In addition to the abundance of this class of compounds, hydrocarbons are relatively inexpensive substrates for the synthesis of several high value added oxidation products. However, this type of reaction is difficult due to the low reactivity of the hydrocarbons, making it a challenge to apply them in direct syntheses of oxygenated products under relatively mild conditions. In industry, processes involving oxidation of alkanes are carried out with low conversions (often not exceeding 10%), to minimize the over-oxidation of the formed products that are more reactive than the initial substrate. Thus, several studies have been carried out in order to develop new efficient catalytic systems for selective oxidation of these hydrocarbons, in order to obtain processes that lead to a decreasing amount of by-products and reaction residues. In the present work, new catalytic systems was proposed for the oxidation of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons by H2O2 based in Cu (II) coordination polymers built with dicarboxylates and aminoalcohols molecules. According to the results, the coordination compounds were active in the oxidation of the tested substrates, with a total yield of up to 22% for the oxidation products of cyclohexane. They are also capable of catalyzing the oxidation of cyclohexene and limonene resulting in the generation of different oxidation products with total product yields of nearly 20%. In the oxidation of the cyclooctene the epoxide formation was observed, which allowed to confirm the hypothesis of formation of this compound as intermediate in the oxidation of cyclohexene. The oxidation of n-heptane is less efficient, leading to the formation of isomeric alcohols as major products with a ratio of C (1):C (2):C (3): C(4) = 1.0:5.5:5.5:5.0, suggesting that the mechanisms of reaction occur through free radicals that operate with the participation of hydroxyl radicals as the main oxidizing species.

Neste trabalho, várias reações de Heck foram investigadas utilizando principalmente métodos baseados na Teoria do Funcional de Densidade (DFT). Na primeira parte foi proposto um novo ciclo catalítico de Heck, com etapas aniônicas e neutras combinadas desencadeado por um complexo de paládio (Pd) suportado por um ligante carbeno N-heterocíclico (NHC) inédito. Posteriormente, a influência estérica do ligante NHC foi investigada na seletividade da reação de Heck inicialmente estudada. Para o NHC pouco volumoso, a componente eletrônica era majoritária comparada às contribuições de caráter não-covalente. Entretanto, quando o NHC com maior impedimento estérico foi analisado, somente alguns funcionais de densidade (TPSS-D3, ωB97x-D, BP86-D3, e M06-L), juntamente com o método de função de onda DLPNO-MP2, foram capazes de predizer a tendência de seletividade experimental. Por fim, a natureza do metal foi analisada por meio de uma comparação entre catalisadores NHC de níquel (Ni) e Pd nas reações de Heck. Os resultados teóricos forneceram indícios mecanísticos para o entendimento da menor atividade catalítica usualmente encontrada nos processos envolvendo complexos NHC de Ni e da necessidade experimental da formação de complexos de Ni catiônicos para atingir uma maior eficiência catalítica nessas reações. Na segunda parte deste estudo, dois exemplos marcantes da literatura sobre as reações de Heck-Matsuda enantiosseletivas foram teoricamente investigadas. Os cálculos DFT mostraram a influência crucial do substrato (olefina) na seletividade destas reações. Em um dos casos a seletividade da reação foi aprimorada através dos dados mecanísticos fornecidos pelos cálculos DFT. / In this work, several examples of Heck reactions were investigated using mostly Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods. At the first part, a new Heck catalytic cycle was proposed with combined anionic and neutral steps initiated by a newly N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) based palladium (Pd) complex. Posteriorly, the influence of steric demanding of NHC ligand was investigated on selectivity of Heck reaction initially studied. In the case of small NHC ligand, the electronic component is more important than the noncovalent contributions. However, when the crowded NHC ligands were studied only selected density functionals (TPSS-D3, ωB97x-D, BP86-D3, e M06-L), and the wavefunction based method DLPNO-MP2, were capable to predict the experimental selectivity trends reported. Finally, the metal nature was analyzed by a comparison of the nickel (Ni) and Pd catalyzed Heck reactions. The theoretical results provided mechanistic insights that help to understand the low catalytic activity usually reported when Ni catalysts were used and the experimental requirement of cationic intermediates to achieve some efficiency for NHC-Ni-catalyzed Heck coupling. At second part, two representative examples from literature about the enantioselective Heck-Matsuda reactions were theoretically investigated. DFT calculations shown the crucial influence of substrate (olefin) on the selectivity of these reactions. One of cases studied, the selectivity of reaction was improved by the DFT results

Les complexes organométalliques de métaux alcalino-terreux lourds (Ca, Sr, Ba), ont émergé ces deux dernières décennies en tant que précatalyseurs efficaces, biocompatibles et disponibles à bas coûts pour des réactions d'hydroélémention d'oléfine ou de polymérisation de cycloesters. Cette thèse décrit la synthèse de complexes de métaux du groupe 2 (Ca, Sr, Ba) et leur utilisation en catalyse de couplage déshydrogénant N-H/H-Si. Le précatalyseur Ba[CH(SiMe3)2]2(THF)3 s'est montré le plus efficace pour le couplage d'amines avec des hydrosilanes, présentant une activité catalytique parmi les plus élevées à ce jour (TOF jusqu' 3600 h-1 ; TON jusqu'à 396). La combinaison de résultats théoriques (calculs DFT en collaboration avec le Dr. Sven Tobisch) et expérimentaux ont permis de comprendre les mécanismes opératoires de ces réactions. Le développement de procédés de synthèse pour la production d'oligo- ou polysilazanes a été mené par l'intermédiaire de ces couplages déshydrogénants. Des structures macromoléculaires linéaires ou cycliques de type polycarbosilazane, présentant de nombreuses applications en chimie des matériaux, ont notamment été synthétisées par polycondensation catalysée par Ba[CH(SiMe3)2]2(THF)3. Dans un dernier temps, la synthèse de complexes innovants de métaux des groupes 12 (Zn, Cd, Hg) et 14 (Pb) a été effectuée en collaboration avec l'équipe du Pr. Silvestru de l'université de Babeş-Bolyai (Cluj-Napoca, Roumanie). / In the past two decades, heavier alkaline-earth (Ca, Sr, Ba) complexes have emerged as highly efficient and biocompatible precatalyst for hydroelementation or polymerisation reactions. This PhD thesis describes the synthesis and characterisation of heavier alkaline-earth complexes and their applications as precatalyst for cross-dehydrocoupling of hydrosilanes and amines. The homoleptic precatalyst Ba[CH(SiMe₃)₂]₂(THF)3 displayed high catalytic activity (TOF up to 3600 h⁻¹ ; TON up to 396), with excellent chemoselectivity in reaction of (di)amines with (di)hydrosilanes. Combination of experimental and DFT investigations (collaboration with Dr. Sven Tobisch) revealed the reactions proceed by nucleophilic attack of a metal amide at the incoming silane and subsequent turnover-limiting hydrogen transfer to the metal center. Development of synthesis of oligo- and polysilazanes was performed using our best barium precatalysts. Cyclic or linear polycarbosilazanes (Mw up to 10 000 g.mol⁻¹) were also produced by fast and controlled barium-catalyzed N-H/H-Si polycondensation. In a collaboration with Prof. Silvestru from Babeş-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Roumanie), synthesis of interesting zinc, cadmium, mercury and lead complexes were achieved in complement of this work.

This Thesis describes the synthesis, reactivity, coordination properties, and catalytic activity of novel electronically dissymmetric bisphosphines structurally related to 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf). First, a methylene spaced congener containing a primary phosphine group, which is stable in the air, Ph2PfcCH2PH2 (fc = ferrocene-1,1'-diyl), was prepared. While studying its reactivity, an unprecedented stable primary phosphine oxide, Ph2PfcCH2P(O)H2, was isolated. The primary phosphine, the corresponding phosphine oxide, dppf and the known bis-tertiary phosphine Ph2PfcCH2PPh2 were studied as ligands in Ru(II) complexes. The catalytic activity of the defined complexes was compared in two ruthenium-catalyzed reactions: cyclization of (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol into 2,3-dimethylfuran and isomerization of estragole to anethole. Second, the remarkable stability of the prepared primary phosphine oxide called for a detailed investigation of this poorly described class of compounds. As a result, stable primary phosphine chalcogenides lacking steric protection FcCH2P(Y)H2 (Fc = ferrocenyl; Y = O, S, Se) were isolated for the first time. These compounds were studied as ligands in reactions with hard and soft Lewis acids (Zn(II) and Ru(II)), and the reactivity of the P-H hydrogens was...

Nowadays, the requirement to design highly valuable compounds is undoubtedly one of the major challenges in the field of organic and organometallic chemistry. The use of the versatile and efficient N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) combined with transition metals represents a key feature in modern organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. In the course of this thesis, the straightforward design and synthesis of a library of Pd(0) bearing NHC ligands was achieved. Their catalytic performances (Chapter 1) and their phosphorescence properties in solution (Chapter 2) were disclosed. Currently, cross-couplings are some of the most important types of reaction in palladium catalysis. The formation of highly hindered biaryls substrates is one of the main requirements in cross-coupling chemistry. The design and synthesis of a palladium dimer bearing a bulky NHC ligand can fulfil this proposal (Chapter 4). The development of new classes of ligands is a topic of interest. For this reason, normal, abnormal, remote and mesoionic N-heterocyclic carbenes copper complexes were investigated and their reactivity compared in the [3+2] cycloaddition of azides and alkynes (Chapter 7). Air and moisture stable Cu(I)-NHC species have also been compared to their silver analogues for the alkynylation of ketones (Chapter 9). The different reactivity of the two latter organometallic species (Cu and Ag) with ethyldiazoacetate reagent via the formation of carbenes or C-H activated product is presented in Chapter 8. Recently, the development of a bimetallic catalytic system is strongly considered and has high impact. For this reason, two dual catalytic transformations (Pd-NHC and Cu-NHC) were studied for the C-H arylation (Chapter 5) and the synthesis of substituted alkenes products via a relay or cooperative mechanisms (Chapter 6). The isolation of intermediates and mechanistic studies were examined in each of these studies.

Aqueous-biphasic organometallic catalysis is, as illustrated by the industrial hydroformylation of propene and butene, one of the most promising ways to overcome the intrinsic problem of catalyst separation in organometallic catalysis. However, for poorly water-soluble substrates, mass transfer limitations bring the reaction rate below any that could be economically viable, greatly limiting the scope of this elegant technology. We have studied three different strategies to overcome this limitation. We developed additives that speed up the reaction whilst retaining fast phase separation and good metal retention. Evidence suggests that those additives affect the reaction by forming emulsions with poor stability under the reaction conditions These emulsions increase the interfacial surface area but break after settling for a short time. We also developed ligands that allow the catalyst to be reversibly transported between an aqueous and an organic phase upon addition and removal of carbon dioxide. This allows the reaction to be carried out under homogeneous conditions, only limited by intrinsic kinetics, and the catalyst to be separated by aqueous extraction triggered by carbon dioxide. The catalyst can be returned to a fresh organic phase by flushing out the carbon dioxide. By applying this methodology for the hydroformylation of medium chain length alkenes, very high reaction rates were obtained and the catalyst could be recycle three times with excellent retention of activity and low metal leaching. This methodology could also be reversed with the reaction being carried out in an aqueous phase in the presence of carbon dioxide and extracting the catalyst into an organic solvent using nitrogen flushing. Finally, we briefly investigated the use of an oscillatory baffled reactor as a mean for mass transfer improvement for aqueous-biphasic hydroformylation. This new type reactor did not improve the performance of the system under the investigated conditions, but may require less energy input for equivalent agitation and mixing.

Several ligands derived from D-glucosamine, designed for different catalytic reactions havebeen synthesized. The ligands for homogeneous catalysis based on 1,2-glucodiamine wereprepared, and used in reactions of allylic alkylation, hydrogenation and Michael addition.Supported Aqueous Phase Catalyst (SAPC) system was prepared from D-glucosamine anduse with very good results in Suzuki Miyaura cross coupling reactions. Catalyst was alsorecycled. Attempt to prepare ligands grafted on SBA-silica matrix were made as well asligands containing poly(ethylene) glycol moiety.

La synthèse de nitriles gras à partir de ressources renouvelables est un domaine qui attire depuis quelques temps les industries de la parfumerie, des polymères et des biocarburants pour avion. Ce travail de thèse s’est plus particulièrement intéressé à réduire de 100°C la température de travail pour les procédés en phase liquide et gaz, au moyen de catalyseurs plus efficaces. Le procédé en phase liquide a été étudié en terme de catalyse homogène et les formes actives à base de zinc ou indium ont été plus particulièrement détaillées ; des conditions ont été établies pour obtenir une réduction de 50°C de la température de travail. Le procédé en phase gaz a été étudié en terme de catalyse hétérogène, les catalyseurs obtenus ou synthétisés étant caractérisés par microcalorimétrie d’adsorption ; des corrélations entre la conversion de l’ester et l’acidité du lit catalytique ont été trouvées à 300°C, et des conditions expérimentales ont été développées pour obtenir une conversion totale à une température réduite de 100°C sur des catalyseurs choisis / The production of fatty nitriles from renewable sources has lately become attractive for the perfume, polymer and aviation biofuel industry. The present work investigated both liquidand gas-phase processes in the aim of developing catalysts working at 200°C, this is 100°C lower than the state-of-the-art. Homogeneous catalysis was described with zinc and indium based species for the liquid-phase process, succeeding in reducing by 50°C the operating temperature. Heterogeneous catalysts with acid-base features were characterized by adsorption calorimetry and tested in the gas-phase process, leading to correlations between acidity and ester conversion at 300°C, while conditions were found on selected catalysts in order for the process to perform the complete conversion of esters into nitriles at 200°C

Durante anos, o lixo da cidade de Guaratinguetá foi aterrado e o seu produto recalcitrante não passou por nenhum tratamento físico ou mesmo químico, percolando diretamente sob o aterro. Mesmo tendo sido desativado e transformado em Parque Ecológico, o material depositado no local ao longo dos anos, continuará a ser decomposto por microrganismos e continuará a ser produzido o lixiviado como fonte de poluição ambiental. Inicialmente, fez-se a caracterização do chorume \"in natura\", demonstrando-se como fonte de matéria orgânica recalcitrante, com massa molar característica de macromoléculas (5,58 kDa e polidispersidade de 1,16), DBO não determinável pela recalcitrância molecular e/ou pela ação tóxica e DQO característica de lixiviado estabilizado (1.013 mg L-1). A fração inorgânica total, dada pela quantidade de sólidos fixos, foi de 3.670 mg L-1, valor esse 3,6 vezes maior que a fração orgânica. O estudo de tratamento do chorume, por ozonização catalítica homogênea foi desenvolvido, principalmente, pelo uso seqüencial de dois arranjos ortogonais de Taguchi, sendo o primeiro, matriz L16, para estudo exploratório dos fatores mais importantes na redução percentual da DQO. Os fatores estudados foram vazão de ozônio, concentração dos íons Fe2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ e Cr3+, pH do meio reacional e presença/ausência de fonte de radiação UV (254 nm). Dentre os metais de transição, os íons Fe2+ e Fe3+ demonstraram-se como mais viáveis como catalisadores na geração de radicais livres hidroxilas devido à sua significância estatística (p = 0,005), e por terem maior tolerância ao descarte no meio ambiente (menor toxicidade) frente aos demais íons. Com a utilização do arranjo ortogonal L8 de Taguchi, foi possível atingir degradação máxima de DQO da ordem de 50 %. A melhor configuração dos fatores, visando aumentar o percentual de redução da DQO foi: vazão de ozônio igual a 5 L h-1 (589,9 mg h-1 O3), concentração de íon de íon ferroso igual a 10 mg L-1, concentração de íon férrico igual a 5 mg L-1 e pH 5. / During many years, the garbage of Guaratinguetá city was landfilled and its recalcitrant product was not submitted to any physical or chemical treatment, leaching directly through the area. After deactivating and transforming the landfill into an Ecological Park, the material deposited in the place by the past years, will continue being decomposed by microorganisms and will continue producing the leached one as a mean of environment pollution. Initially, the leachate \"in natura\" was characterized, demonstrating itself as a source of recalcitrant organic substance with a higher molecular size characteristic of 5,58 kDa and polidispersity of 1,16 and stabilized effluent (not determinable DBO due to molecular recalcitrance and/or toxicity and DQO of 1,013 mg L-1). The total inorganic fraction, given by the amount of total fixed solids was 3,670 mg L-1, which means 3,6 times bigger than the organic fraction. The study of leachate treatment by homogeneous catalytic ozonation was given, mainly, for the sequential use of two Taguchi\'s orthogonal arrangements, being the first, L16 design, for exploratory studies of the most important factors in the percentual reduction of DQO. The factors studied were the ozone outflow, the Fe2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Cr3+ ions concentration, the reaction medium pH and the presence/absence of UV radiation source UV (254 nm). Amongst the transition metals, Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions have demonstrated to be as more viable as free hydroxyl radicals catalyst due to its statistics significance (p = 0,005) and also because they have a greater tolerance to the environment discarding (less toxicity) compared to the other ions. The use of L8 Taguchi\'s orthogonal arrays gives the possibility to reach 50 % maximum COD depletion. The best factors configuration, using COD percentage reduction as experimental design response was: 5 L h-1 (589,9 mg h-1 O3) ozone outflow, 10 mg L-1 ferrous concentration, 5 mg L-1 ferric ion concentration and pH 5.

Photokontrolle von Eigenschaften einzelner Moleküle und größerer Molekülvereinigungen ist ein faszinierendes Feld aktueller chemischer Forschung. Das schlichte Potential der genauen Adressierbarkeit von chemischer Reaktivität sowie die Möglichkeit durch Ausnutzen des katalytischen Zyklus einen Lichtstimulus in ein verstärktes chemisches Signal zu übersetzen, machen die Photokontrolle über katalytische Aktivität zu einem besonders attraktiven Ziel. Daher wurde im Rahmen dieser Dissertation ein allgemeines Konzept zur Realisierung von photoschaltbaren Katalysatoren entwickelt, das auf der reversiblen sterischen Abschirmung eines katalytisch aktiven Zentrums durch eine photochrome Abschirmungsgruppe beruht. Durch Vorgabe des Schaltzustandes des Photochromes kann die Aktivität des Katalysators bestimmt werden. Das Konzept wurde durch die Entwicklung von konformativ eingeschränkten, photoschaltbaren Piperidinbasen umgesetzt, die synthetisch leicht durch einen in hohem Maße modularen Zugang erhalten werden konnten. Die Piperidinbasen erlaubten die Photokontrolle der Katalysatoraktivität in der Nitroaldol-Reaktion (Henry-Reaktion). Durch die Optimierung der Substituenten konnten bemerkenswerte katalytische AN/AUS-Verhältnisse erreicht werden. Die Reaktivitätsunterschiede konnten mit Änderungen der Basizität in Abhängigkeit vom Schaltzustand korreliert werden. Systematische NMR-spektroskopische und theoretische Untersuchungen der strukturellen Dynamik des Katalysators in Lösung ermöglichten die Formulierung von detaillierten Struktur-Reaktivitäts-Beziehungen. Eine Erweiterung des Konzepts auf intrinsisch reaktivere Katalysatoren sollte zu einer verbesserten Anwendbarkeit beitragen. Daher wurde das Konzept der reversiblen sterischen Abschirmung auf katalytisch aktive N-heterozyklische Carbene übertragen. Eine erfolgreiche Synthese wurde durch ungünstige sterische Wechselwirkungen zwischen den abschirmenden Gruppen an den Stickstoffatomen des Carbens verhindert. / Photocontrol over properties of single molecules and assemblies thereof is an appealing area of current chemical research. The mere potential to selectively address chemical reactivity as well as the possibility to transform an incoming light stimulus into an amplified chemical signal by exploiting the associated catalytic cycle renders photocontrol of catalytic activity a particularly attractive goal. In this dissertation, a general concept for the realization of photoswitchable catalysts was developed, based on reversible steric shielding of a catalyst’s active site by a photochromic blocking group. Dictating the photochrome’s switching state enables gated access to the active site, thereby photocontrolling the catalyst’s chemical reactivity. The concept was realized by designing conformationally restricted, photoswitchable piperidine bases, which were easily synthesized exploiting a highly modular approach. Indeed, the developed piperidine bases allowed to photocontrol the catalysts’ activities in the nitroaldol reaction (Henry reaction) and by tuning of the substituents significant catalytic ON/OFF-ratios were achieved. The reactivity differences could be correlated with changes of basicity depending on the photochrome’s switching state. Systematic NMR-spectroscopic and computational studies of the catalysts’ structural dynamics in solution enabled the formulation of detailed structure-reactivity relationships. Strategies for the implementation of the concept of reversible steric shielding into the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) motif were devised to exploit the high reactivity of NHCs in numerous catalytic processes, which is expected to greatly enhance the utility of the concept. However, profound steric shielding of the active site to suppress unwanted OFF-state reactivity prevented the synthetic realization of the concept due to unfavorable steric interactions upon formation of the heterocyclic carbene from suitable precursors.