Design and Synthesis of New Polyaromatic Scaffolds for Nano-Scale ApplicationsResumen: En la última década, el diseño y la síntesis de nuevos sistemas poliaromáticos han resultado de gran interés gracias a sus propiedades únicas y sus aplicaciones potenciales para la obtención de dispositivos electrónicos, y como precursores de fullerenos. Hemos estudiado el mecanismo que procede a través de la activación del enlace C-H en la reacción intramolecular de arilación directa catalizada por paladio, para la formación de sistemas biarílicos, demostrando que la reacción procede a través de la abstracción del protón asistido por la base. Aplicando condiciones optimizadas hemos preparado la molécula C60H24 que al ser irradiada da lugar a la formación del fullereno C60, mediante la reacción de arilación directa formando seis nuevos enlaces C-C en una única etapa. Además, en una colaboración interdisciplinar con físicos teóricos y experimentales, en el proyecto PicoInside, hemos participado en el diseño y la síntesis de moléculas poliaromáticas para su posterior aplicación como dispositivos electrónicos moleculares.Abstract:In the last decade, the design and synthesis of new polyaromatic scaffolds have attracted a broad interest due to their exceptional properties and their potential applications in material science like molecular electronic devices and as precursors of fullerene.Based in the intramolecular palladium-catalyzed direct arylation reaction we developed new procedures as reliable tools for the biaryl coupling through C-H activation. Insight mechanistic studies showed a proton abstraction mechanism assisted by the base rather than activation of aromatic systems towards electrophilic attack. Applying optimized reaction conditions, formation up to six C-C bonds, and in situ dehydrogenation, allows for the synthesis of C60H24, crushed fullerene in one single step that upon laser irradiation leads to C60 fullerene. Moreover, in an interdisciplinary collaboration with theoretical and experimental physicist, PicoInside project, we have participated in the design and synthesis of Y-shaped polyaromatic molecules required for single molecule electronic devices.

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In recent years, the electronic behavior of DNA molecules has received much interest ranging from interpreting experimental results to electronic based applications, including DNA sequencing and DNA-based nanotransistors. Here we study the electronic properties of poly(G)- poly(C) double stranded DNA molecules by means of the tight binding approximation to understand how the molecules act under different physical conditions. For instance, the effects of DNA tilting, stretching and compressing on the electronic properties are elucidated. Very interesting features such as a tunable energy band gap and a metal-semiconductor transition are disclosed for DNA under different conditions. / Second order tight binding model -- Tilted DNA molecule -- Strain-dependent DNA electronics.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1999. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-156). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9947989.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2010. / Principal faculty advisor: Douglas J. Doren, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 236 - 249). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2010. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on June 18, 2010). A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta. Includes bibliographical references.

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Neutral molecular radicals have received increasing attention as building blocks for functional molecular materials owing to their intrinsic conductive and magnetic properties. However, for these systems to be technologically viable, the molecular framework must be capable of stabilizing the unpaired electron, but also enable a degree of control and modulation of the desired properties. To achieve these goals, the design of the radical template requires consideration of the intrinsic effects on the electronic structure and those from a supramolecular perspective. In that regard, thiazyl radicals are promising candidates, as their physical attributes can be tuned systematically for the application at hand. In the pursuit of tunable thiazyl frameworks, two thiatriazinyl radicals have been synthesized and functionalized with heteroaromatic substituents. The contrasting nature between the attached thienyl and pyridyl substituents was evident upon establishing the preparative routes towards the neutral radical, and further demonstrated when the radicals were characterized spectroscopically. Structural analysis has emphasized the ability for the heteroaromatic moieties to direct the assembly of molecules into different supramolecular arrangements, in addition to self-associating into tightly bound structures. While dimerization voids the spin properties of these radicals, the redox-versatile thiatriazinyls were designed to explore the physical properties originating from metal coordination. Using the more robust anionic precursor, a dinuclear dysprosium complex was isolated and structurally analyzed, where oxidation of the ligand occurred in the process. A mechanism towards the self-assembly of the complex has been proposed by NMR studies using the isostructural yttrium analogue, which has provided insights on the metal-ligand reactivity. Furthermore, single-molecule magnet behaviour was observed for the dysprosium complex following magnetic investigations. In contrast to thiatriazinyls, the resonance-stabilized pyridine-bridged bisthiadiazinyls can remain undimerized in the solid state. Three derivatives have been developed with thienyl attachments and vary by the atomic substitution at the basal carbon position (i.e., R = H, F, Cl). Solution measurements illustrated spin delocalization extending across the π-framework, while halogenation provided a handle to fine-tune the energies of frontier molecular orbitals. Moreover, the ability of the thienyl rings to engage in various interactions was manifested in the polymorphic behaviour for each derivative. The solid-state structures were analyzed from single-crystal X-ray diffraction and highlighted the range of supramolecular architectures afforded by these systems. Lastly, two crystallographic phases of a bisdithiazolyl derivative were isolated selectively, such that the low-temperature phase possess an unprecedented high-symmetry trigonal space group. The mix-matched sizes of the beltline substituents afforded a honeycomb arrangement of stacked radicals. Magnetic measurements depicted a transition to an antiferromagnetically ordered state below 8 K, from which a high-temperature series expansion function was developed to model the magnetic data. Analysis of the results suggest the presence of two equivalent spin-spiral sublattices spanning across the crystal lattice three-dimensionally.

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