Orientadora: Profa. Dra. Karina Passalacqua Morelli Frin / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia/Química, Santo André, 2018. / Neste trabalho foram estudadas as propriedades fotofisicas e eletroquimicas dos compostos polipiridinicos fosforescentes de Re(I), fac-[ReCl(CO)3(N^N)] e fac-[Re(PPh3)(CO)3(N^N)]+, em que N^N = 1,10-fenantrolina (phen), 4,7-dimetil-1,10-fenantrolina (Me2phen) ou 4,7-dimetoxi-1,10-fenantrolina ((MeO)2phen) e PPh3 = trifenilfosfina e dos compostos fosforescentes ciclometalados de Ir(III), mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)], em que L^X= 4,4fff'-(1,4-fenileno-bis-(2,2f,6f,2ff-terpiridina)) (tpy), carboxilato de 3-iodopiridinilmetila (Ipic) e ppy = 2-fenilpiridina. Ademais, o desempenho de dispositivos eletroluminescentes emissores de luz com esses compostos foi investigado por meio da capacidade de injecao e transporte de carga e transferencia de energia entre matriz e dopante. Os compostos foram sintetizados, purificados, caracterizados por meio de espectroscopias UV-visivel, na regiao do infravermelho, IV, e ressonancia magnetica nuclear de hidrogenio, 1H RMN. Os compostos de Re(I) e Ir(III) se encontram nas conformacoes facial e meridional, respectivamente.Nos espectros de absorcao dos compostos fac-[ReL(CO)3(N^N)], L = Cl e PPh3, e mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)] foram observadas duas regioes: uma de mais alta energia, atribuida as transicoes intraligantes (IL) e, uma de menor energia, atribuida as transicoes de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante (MLCT). Foi investigada a emissao desses compostos em solucao e em meio rigido, que pode ser atribuida ao estado excitado triplete de energia mais baixa. Para os compostos de Re(I), a temperatura ambiente, essa emissao pode ser atribuida principalmente ao estado excitado triplete de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante polipiridinico (3MLCTRe¨N^N*) e que, em meio rigido, apresenta um maior carater do estado excitado triplete centrado no ligante (3IL), observando-se a inversao entre esses estados para os compostos com os ligantes polipiridinicos Me2phen e ((MeO)2phen. Para os compostos de Ir(III), a temperatura ambiente, a emissao pode ser atribuida ao estado excitado triplete de transferencia de carga do metal para o ligante auxiliar 3MLCTIr+ppy¨L^N, e que, em meio rigido, para o composto mer-[Ir(ppy)2(Ipic)], ocorre a inversao entre os estados 3MLCT e 3IL e, portanto, a emissao e atribuida a este ultimo estado excitado. Os tempos de vida obtidos para os compostos de Re(I), 0,18-2,52 ¿Ês, e de Ir(III), 60 ns - 0,43 ¿Ês, sao consistentes com estados emissores tripletes. Os rendimentos quanticos, constantes de decaimento radiativas e nao radiativas, potenciais de oxidacao e reducao tambem foram avaliados. Os calculos dos niveis de energia HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) e do LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) foram realizados e comparados aos do polimero poli(vinil)carbazol (PVK). / In this work, both photophysical and electrochemical properties of phosphorescent polypyridyl Re(I) compounds, fac-[ReCl(CO)3(N^N)] and fac-[Re(PPh3)(CO)3(N^N)]+, N^N = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 4,7-dimethyl-1,10- phenanthroline (Me2phen) and 4,7-dimethoxi-1,10-phenanthroline ((MeO)2phen) and PPh3 = triphenylphosphine and phosphorescent cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes, mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)], where L^X= 4¿,4¿¿¿¿-(1,4-Phenylene)bis(2,2¿:6¿,2¿¿-terpyridine) (tpy), 3-iodopyridine-2-carboxylate (Ipic) e ppy = 2-phenylpyridine, were investigated. Furthemore, the performance of electroluminescent devices by means of the charge injection ability was investigated as well as transport and energy transfer between the host and guest. These compounds were synthesized, purified and characterized by Uv-visible, infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance, 1H NMR, spectroscopies. Re(I) and Ir(III) compounds are in facial and meridional geometries, respectively. In the absorption spectra of the fac-[ReL(CO)3(N^N)], L = Cl and PPh3, and mer-[Ir(ppy)2(L^X)] are observed two bands: the higher energy one, assigned to intraligand transitions (IL), and the lower energy one, assigned to metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition. The emission of the compounds was investigated in fluid and rigid media, which could be ascribed to the low-lying triplet excited state. For the Re(I) compounds, at room temperature, the emission is characteristic of the triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCTRe¨N^N*) and, in rigid media, shows some degree of the triplet ligand-centered (3IL) emission, observing the inversion between these states for the compounds with the polypyridine ligands Me2phen and (MeO)2phen. For the Ir(III) compounds, at room temperature, the emission could be assigned to the triplet low-lying metal-to-ligand charge transfer 3MLCTIr+ppy¨L^N, and, in rigid media, for the mer-[Ir(ppy)2(Ipic)] compound occurs the inversion between the 3MLCT and 3IL excited states, therefore, the emission is ascribed from the latter excited state. The lifetime obtained for the the Re(I) compounds, 0.18-2.52 ¿Ês, and for the Ir(III) compounds, 60 ns - 0.43 ¿Ês, are consistent with triplet excited states. The emission quantum yields, radiative and non-radiative rates, oxidation and reduction potentials were also evaluated. The calculations of the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) and LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy levels were performed and the values compared to the poly(vinyl)carbazol polymer (PVK).

Neutral cyclometalated platinum(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes [Pt(C^C*)(O^O)] with C^C* ligands based on 1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene and 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene, as well as acetylacetonato (O^O = acac) and 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)propan-1,3-dionato (O^O = mesacac) ancillary ligands were synthesized and characterized. All complexes are emissive at room temperature in a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix with emission maxima in the blue region of the spectrum. High quantum efficiencies and short decay times were observed for all complexes with mesacac ancillary ligands. The sterically demanding mesityl groups of the mesacac ligand effectively prevent molecular stacking. The emission behavior of these emitters is in general independent of the position of the nitrogen in the backbone of the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) unit and a variety of substituents in 4-position of the phenyl unit, meta to the cyclometalating bond.

Ce mémoire vise à montrer l’intérêt de nanoparticules (NPs) de TiO2 comme plateforme pour immobiliser dans un environnement proche des complexes de coordination pouvant interagir par transfert d’électron photoinduit. Nous nous sommes intéressés à l’étude de nanomatériaux hybrides associant le complexe [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) comme photosensibilisateur aux complexes [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ ou [Mn(ttpy)(CO)3Br] (ttpy = 4'-(p-tolyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) comme accepteurs d'électrons. Pour immobiliser les différents complexes à la surface du TiO2, une fonction acide phosphonique a été introduite sur une des bipyridines du centre [Ru(bpy)3]2+ et sur la terpyridine des complexes [Cr(ttpy)2]3+. L’étude des processus de transferts de charges photo-induits sous irradiation en lumière visible sur le colloïde TiO2/RuII montre que l'état à charges séparées (e-)TiO2/ RuIII possède une longue durée de vie, ce qui rend possible l'utilisation des charges dans des réactions successives d’oxydation ou de réduction. Notamment l’irradiation du colloïde TiO2/RuII en présence de [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ et de triéthanolamine (TEOA) comme donneur d'électron sacrificiel permet la réduction à deux électrons du [Cr(ttpy)2]3+. Par la suite, le complexe [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ est immobilisé sur les NPs de TiO2/RuII pour former un assemblage RuII/TiO2/CrIII au sein duquel les processus de transfert d'électrons photo-induits sont étudiés. De manière à proposer un système pour la réduction photocatalytique du CO2, le complexe [Mn(ttpy)(CO)3Br] a été co-immobilisé avec le [Ru(bpy)3]2+ suivant une approche de chimie sur surface pour former le colloïde RuII/TiO2/MnI. Ce système présente une excellente sélectivité vis-à-vis du HCOOH comme seul produit de la photoréduction du CO2 en présence de 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) comme donneur d'électron sacrificiel. Un système hybride associant le [Ru(bpy)3]2+ portant des fonctions pyrroles et immobilisé sur TiO2 a également été synthétisé et étudié. Sous irradiation lumineuse, le transfert de charges (e-)TiO2/[Ru-pyr]3+ permet d’induire la polymérisation du pyrrole. Le nanocomposite TiO2/poly(Ru-pyr) obtenu et déposé sur une électrode génère, en présence de TEOA, un photocourant anodique stable de plus de 10 μA.cm-2. L’ensemble des résultats montre que les NPs de TiO2 peuvent être un moyen d’assembler des complexes dans un environnement proche en limitant les interactions à l’état fondamental, mais permettant des transferts d’électrons photoinduits entre eux. Suivant les potentiels redox des différents composants, les transferts d’électron ont lieu soit via la nanoparticule soit en surface de celle-ci. / This thesis aims to investigate the possibility of using TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) as a platform to immobilize proximal coordination complexes that can interact with each other by photoinduced electron transfer. We have studied hybrid nanomaterials combining [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) as a photosensitizer and [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ or [Mn(ttpy)(CO)3Br (ttpy = 4'-(p-tolyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) as electron acceptors. To immobilize the various complexes on the surface of TiO2, a phosphonic acid functional group was introduced on one of the bipyridines of the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ center and on the terpyridines of the [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ complex. Under visible light, the TiO2/RuII colloid undergoes a photo-induced charge transfer process leading to a long-lived charge separation state (e )TiO2/RuIII, which makes it possible to be engaged in successive oxidation or reduction reactions. In particular, the visible irradiation of the TiO2/RuII colloid in the presence of [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ and triethanolamine (TEOA) as a sacrificial electron donor allows the two-electron reduction of [Cr(ttpy)2]3+. Subsequently, the [Cr(ttpy)2]3+ complex has been immobilized on the TiO2/RuII NPs to form a RuII/TiO2/CrIII assembly in which the photoinduced electron transfer processes were investigated. In order to propose a system for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2, the [Mn(ttpy)(CO)3Br] and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ complexes were co-immobilized on TiO2 NPs following a chemistry on surface approach to form a RuII/TiO2/MnI triad. Under irradiation at 470 nm, this system exhibits excellent selectivity towards HCOOH as the only product of CO2 photoreduction in DMF/TEOA solvent mixture, in the presence of 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) as a sacrificial electron donor. Another hybrid system linking a [Ru(bpy)3]2+ unit to two pyrrole functions and being immobilized on TiO2 has also been synthesized and studied. Under visible light, the transient (e-)TiO2/[Ru-pyr]3+ species induce the polymerization of pyrrole to form a TiO2/poly(Ru-pyr) nanocomposite. The nanocomposite deposited on an electrode generates, in the presence of TEOA, a stable anodic photocurrent of more than 10 μA.cm-2. All the results show that TiO2 NPs can be used to associate different complexes in a close environment by limiting the interactions in the ground state but allow photoinduced electron transfer processes between them. Depending on the redox potentials of the different components, the electron transfer takes place either through the semiconducting NPs or on the surface.

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Den ökande koldioxidhalten i atmosfären har lett till ett ökat intresse för användning av solljus, ett exempel är inom kemi. Att använda ljus i kemi kan leda till nya och intressanta kemiska reaktioner och kan tillämpas i användningsområden som exempelvis fotokatalys och fotovoltaik. Genom att kombinera de kraftfulla egenskaperna av ljus i kemi med den höga selektivitet som karaktäriserar proteiner kan intressanta och kraftfulla maskinerier erhållas, så kallade fotoaktiva proteiner. Att studera de fotoinducerade beteendena i fotoaktiva proteiner är däremot icke-trivialt eftersom många utmaningar uppstår från ett experimentellt och teoretiskt perspektiv. Denna uppsats fokuserar på det teoretiska perspektivet. Simulationer av beteenden hos fotoaktiva proteiner leder till utmaningar relaterade till den stora variationen av tids- och längdskalor involverade, där allt ifrån ultrasnabba och lokaliserade excitationsprocesser till storskaliga strukturförändringar som utspelar sig på större tidsskalor. Detta, tillsammans med det faktum att det inte finns en "svart låda" som vi kan använda för nya teoretiska studier motiverar ett försiktigt tillvägagångssätt för teoretiska studier av fotoaktiva proteiner. I detta projekt görs en teoretisk undersökning av två nyligen framställda fotosensibiliserande proteiner (PSP2 och PSP3). De skapades för att härma huvudprocesserna av fotosyntesen i plantor. Fotosensibiliserande proteinerna skiljer sig med en enda aminosyra (position 203), som är en aspartat i PSP2 och en tyrosin i PSP3. Även fast proteinerna är strukturellt lika så uppvisar de olika fotoinducerade beteenden. Målet med denna studie är att klargöra för de mekanistiska detaljerna bakom dessa olikheter. Som ett första steg i att teoretiskt studera PSP2 och PSP3 upprättar vi ett protokoll för teoretisk förberedelse av proteinerna. Detta protokoll används sedan för att teoretiskt undersöka fotofysiken i dessa två proteiner med hjälp av kvantmekaniska/ molekylär mekaniska simuleringar. Våra resultat ger en första ordningens kartläggning av de exciterade tillstånden i de två proteinerna. Vi erhåller en intressant laddningsöverföring tillstånd i PSP3 som involverar tyrosinen och proteinets kromofor, med en energi lägre än det tillstånd ansvarig för absorption av ljus. Denna laddningsöverföring saknas i PSP2 och kan därför vara anledningen till de olika fotoinducerade beteendena i proteinerna. Detta kräver dock fortsatta studier av de två systemen. / The increase of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have resulted in an increasing interest in using solar light for different purposes, one being chemistry. The introduction of light in chemistry can drive new and exciting chemical reactions, finding applications in many fields such as photocatalysis and photovoltaics. Combining the aspects of light in chemistry together with the high selectivity that characterizes proteins make for interesting and powerful machineries, so-called photoactive proteins. However, studying the behaviors of photoactive proteins is a non-trivial task and many challenges arise from both an experimental and a theoretical point of view. This thesis takes a theoretical perspective. The challenges associated with simulating photoactive protein behavior originate from the wide range of time and length scales involved, ranging from ultrafast and localized excitation processes to large-scale structural changes occurring on longer timescales. This, together with the fact that there is no black box that we can use for novel theoretical studies of photoactive proteins motivates a careful approach for theoretical studies of photoactive proteins. In this project, we conduct a theoretical investigation of two photosensitizer proteins (PSP2 and PSP3), recently engineered to capture the essence of plant photosynthesis. The photosensitizer proteins differ by only one residue (position 203), which is an aspartate in PSP2 while a tyrosine in PSP3. Although structurally similar, the proteins demonstrate different photoinduced behaviors. This study aims to shed light on the mechanistic details underlying these differences. As a first step to study PSP2 and PSP3 computationally, we develop a computational protocol for protein preparation. The protocol is then used for a theoretical investigation of the photophysics of the two proteins using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics simulations. Our results provide a first mapping of the electronic-state manifold of the two proteins. We find an intriguing charge-transfer state in PSP3, involving the tyrosine and the protein chromophore, located below bright state responsible for light absorption. This state is absent in PSP2 and could therefore be the reason for the different photoinduced behavior of the two proteins. However, this requires further studies of the two systems.

Previous work was successful at delineating reaction pathways for the photoactivated synthesis of an amine, [CztBu(PyriPr)(NH2−PyriPr)], by double intramolecular C−H activation and functionalization via irradiating a metal(II) azido complex, [CztBu(PyriPr)2NiN3. The present work seeks to expand upon earlier research, and to substitute the metal with iron or cobalt, and to expand the study to photocatalyzed intermolecular C−H activation and functionalization of organic substrates. Density functional theory (DFT) – B3LYP/6-31+G(d') and APFD/Def2TZVP – and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) were used to propose a detailed pathway comprised of intermediates of low, intermediate, or high spin multiplicity and photo-generated excited states for the reaction of the azido complex, [CztBu(PyriPr)2MN3] to form the amine complex [CztBu(PyriPr)M(NH2−PyriPr)], M = Co, Ni or Fe, and the intermediates along the reaction pathway. For applications on quantum computing, the photophysical properties of photoactive d8 nickel(II) complexes are modeled. Such systems take advantage of a two-level system pathway between ground to excited state electronic transitions and could be useful for the discovery of successful candidates for a room temperature qubit, the analogue of a classical computational bit. A modified organometallic model, inspired by a nitrogen vacancy selective intersystem crossing model in diamond, was developed to take advantage of the formation of excited states. Tanabe-Sugano diagrams predict areas where these excited states may relax via phosphorescent emission. Under Zeeman splitting, these transitions create the conditions required for a two-level system needed to design a functional organometallic qubit.

Mixed-metal supramolecular complexes containing one or two RuII light absorbing subunits coupled through polyazine bridging ligands to a RhIII reactive metal center were prepared for use as photocatalysts for the production of solar H2 fuel from H2O. The electrochemical, photophysical, and photochemical properties upon variation of the monodentate, labile ligands coordinated to the Rh reactive metal center were investigated. Bimetallic complexes [(Ph2phen)2Ru(dpp)RhX2(Ph2phen)]3+ (Ph2phen = 4,10-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline; dpp = 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine; X = Br- or Cl-) were prepared using a building block approach, allowing for selective component choice. The identity of the halide coordinated to Rh did not impact the light absorbing or excited state properties of the structural motif. However, the o-donating ability of the halides modulated the Rh-based cathodic electrochemistry and required the use of multiple pathways to explain the reduction of Rh by two electrons. Regardless of halide identity, the bimetallic complex possessed a Ru-based HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) and Rh-based LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) important for photoinitiated electron collection at Rh. As a photocatalyst for H2 evolution, the X = Br- complex produced nearly 30% more H2 than the X = Cl- analogue. H2 production experiments with added halide suggested that ion pairing with halides played a major role in catalyst deactivation, which provided evidence for the importance of component selection for photocatalyst design. New trimetallic complex [{(bpy)2Ru(dpp)}2Ru(OH)2](PF6)5 (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) was prepared for comparison to halide analogues [{(bpy)2Ru(dpp)}2RhX2](PF6)5 (X = Br- or Cl-). The synthesis of a halide-free supramolecule containing OH- ligands afforded an ideal system to further examine the impact of the ligands at the reactive metal center on H2 photocatalysis. Electrochemistry results revealed that while the identity of the ligands at Rh did modulate the Rh-based reduction potential, all three complexes possessed a Ru-based HOMO and Rh-based LUMO. The light absorbing properties were not impacted by the identity of the monodentate ligands at Rh; however, the excited state properties did vary upon changing the ligands at Rh. The hydroxo trimetallic complex functioned as a photocatalyst for H2 production in organic solvent, producing nearly double the amount of H2 as the highest performing Br-' trimetallic complex in DMF solvent. Interestingly, H2 production studies in high dielectric aqueous solvent revealed no discrepancies in H2 evolution upon variation of the ligands at Rh, which further supported the ion pairing phenomenon realized for the bimetallic motif. Variation of the labile ligands coordinated to the Rh reactive metal center in RuIIRhIII multimetallic supramolecules provided important insight about the large impact of small structural variation on H2 photocatalysis. Electrochemical, photophysical, and photochemical studies of new RuIIRhIII complexes afforded a deeper understanding of the molecular processes important for the design of new complexes applicable to solar fuel production schemes. / Ph. D.

Le domaine de la microscopie de fluorescence a connu une réelle révolution ces dernières années, permettant d'atteindre des résolutions nanométriques, bien en dessous de la limite de diffraction prédite par Abbe il y a plus d’un siècle. Les techniques basées sur la localisation de molécules individuelles telles que le PALM (Photo-Activation Light Microscopy) ou le (d)STORM (direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy) permettent la reconstruction d’images d’échantillons biologiques en 2 et 3 dimensions, avec des résolutions quasi-moléculaires. Néanmoins, même si ces techniques nécessitent une instrumentation relativement simple, elles requièrent des traitements informatiques conséquents, limitant leur utilisation en routine. En effet, plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’images brutes contenant plus d’un million de molécules doivent être acquises et analysées pour reconstruire une seule image. La plupart des outils disponibles nécessitent une analyse post-acquisition, alourdissant considérablement le processus d’acquisition. Par ailleurs la quantification de l’organisation, de la dynamique mais aussi de la stœchiométrie des complexes moléculaires à des échelles nanométriques peut constituer une clé déterminante pour élucider l’origine de certaines maladies. Ces nouvelles techniques offrent de telles capacités, mais les méthodes d’analyse pour y parvenir restent à développer. Afin d’accompagner cette nouvelle vague de microscopie de localisation et de la rendre utilisable en routine par des expérimentateurs non experts, il est primordial de développer des méthodes de localisation et d’analyse efficaces, simples d’emploi et quantitatives. Dans le cadre de ce travail de thèse, nous avons développé dans un premier temps une nouvelle technique de localisation et reconstruction en temps réel basée sur la décomposition en ondelettes et l‘utilisation des cartes GPU pour la microscopie de super-résolution en 2 et 3 dimensions. Dans un second temps, nous avons mis au point une méthode quantitative basée sur la visualisation et la photophysique des fluorophores organiques pour la mesure de la stœchiométrie des récepteurs AMPA dans les synapses à l’échelle nanométrique. / The field of fluorescence microscopy has witnessed a real revolution these last few years, allowing nanometric spatial resolutions, well below the diffraction limit predicted by Abe more than a century ago. Single molecule-based super-resolution techniques such as PALM (Photo-Activation Light Microscopy) or (d)STORM (direct Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy) allow the image reconstruction of biological samples in 2 and 3 dimensions, with close to molecular resolution. However, while they require a quite straightforward instrumentation, they need heavy computation, limiting their use in routine. In practice, few tens of thousands of raw images with more than one million molecules must be acquired and analyzed to reconstruct a single super-resolution image. Most of the available tools require post-acquisition processing, making the acquisition protocol much heavier. In addition, the quantification of the organization, dynamics but also the stoichiometry of biomolecular complexes at nanometer scales can be a key determinant to elucidate the origin of certain diseases. Novel localization microscopy techniques offer such capabilities, but dedicated analysis methods still have to be developed. In order to democratize this new generation of localization microscopy techniques and make them usable in routine by non-experts, it is essential to develop simple and easy to use localization and quantitative analysis methods. During this PhD thesis, we first developed a new technique for real-time localization and reconstruction based on wavelet decomposition and the use of GPU cards for super-resolution microscopy in 2 and 3 dimensions. Second, we have proposed a quantitative method based on the visualization and the photophysics of organic fluorophores for measuring the stoichiometry of AMPA receptors in synapses at the molecular scale.

La Enhanced Cyan Fluorescent Protein (ECFP) est un variant spectral de la Green Fluorescent Protein extraite de la méduse Aequaria Victoria (GFPav). La ECFP, émettant dans le cyan, est un des donneurs les plus utilisés dans les études de transfert résonnant d’énergie d’excitation et est integré dans de nombreuses constructions de biosenseurs. Pourtant, elle souffre de nombreux inconvenients. Notamment elle pésente des propriétés photophysiques complexes et une forte sensibilité environnementale qui sont des freins à une interprétation quantitative de ses signaux de fluorescence en imagerie cellulaire. Notre objectif vise à mettre au point, grâce à l’introduction d’un minimum de mutations, un dérivé de la ECFP présentant des propriétés d’émission simplifiées et performantes ainsi qu’une faible sensibilité environementale. Des mutations ont été introduites, par mutagenèse dirigée, à deux positions clefs de la séquence peptidique de la ECFP ce qui a permis de générer des dérivés présentant des propriétés photophysiques et une sensibilité au pH modulées. En particulier, nous avons réussit à générer une protéine fluorescente, l’Aquamarine, aux propriétés photophysiques quasi-idéales caractérisée par un rendement quantique de l’ordre de 0,9 et des déclins d'émission de fluorescence quasi-monexponentiels. Elle présente également une sensibilité au pH fortement réduite avec un pH de demi-transition acide de 3,3.Ce manuscrit présente l’étude détaillée des propriétés d’émission de fluorescence des diverses protéines générées. Plusieurs paramètres présentant un intérêt particulièrement important pour une utilisation adéquate en imagerie de fluorescence ont été évalués. Outre la sensibilité au pH établie sur une large gamme de pH (2,5-11), une attention particulière a été portée sur les performances photophysiques (monoexponentialité du déclin d'émission de fluorescence, durée de vie moyenne, rendement quantique, brillance,…) de ces dérivés. De plus, grâce à des expériences de dichroïsme circulaire, des informations sur les changements structuraux, dont ces dérivés sont le siège à pH très acide, ont été obtenues. Enfin, l’examen détaillé des données spectroscopiques stationnaires et résolues en temps a permis de mettre en lumière l’existence de plusieurs espèces émissives contribuant à la photophysique de ces protéines et à l’origine de leur transition acide. L’ensemble de ces résultats constitue une première approche pour une meilleure compréhension de la relation structure-photophysique-dynamique de la ECFP et de ces dérivés. / The Enhanced Cyan Fluorescent Protein (ECFP) is a variant of Green Fluorescent Protein extracted from the jellyfish Aequaria Victoria (GFPav). The ECFP, emitting in the cyan, is one of the most donors used in studies of resonant transfer excitation energy and is integrated in many constructions of biosensors. However, it suffers from several drawbacks. In particular, it presents a complex photophysical properties and high environmental sensitivity that are obstacles to its quantitative interpretation of fluorescence signals in cellular imaging. Our goal is to develop, through the introduction of minimum mutations, a derivative of the ECFP with simplified emission properties and low environmental sensitivity.Mutations were introduced by site-directed mutagenesis, into two positions in the peptide sequence of ECFP which helped to generate derivatives with modulated photophysical properties and low pH sensitivity. In particular, we have managed to generate a fluorescent protein, Aquamarine, with almost ideal photophysical properties characterized by a quantum yield of about 0.9 and pure single exponential fluorescence decay. It also has a greatly reduced sensitivity to the pH with half transition point near 3.3.This manuscript presents a detailed study of fluorescence properties of various proteins generated. Several parameters for proper use in fluorescence imaging were evaluated. In addition to the pH sensitivity based on a wide range of pH (2.5 to 11), particular attention was paid to the photophysical performance (simpler fluorescence emission decay, average lifetime, quantum yield, brightness, ...) of these derivatives. In addition, we studied structural changes on these derivatives at acidic pH by circular dichroism. Finally, a detailed examination of the steady state fluorescence and time-resolved fluorescence helped to highlight the existence of several emissive species contributing to the photophysics of these proteins and the origin of their acid transition. These results constitute a first approach to a better understanding of the structure-photophysical dynamics of ECFP-and these derivatives

Dans ce manuscrit, la synthèse et la caractérisation complète de différents matériaux hybrides dédiés à des applications dans le domaine optique ou thérapeutique sont décrites. Dans un premier temps, des systèmes macroscopiquement ordonnés sont obtenus par intercalation de colorants tels que le Styryl 722 ou la pyronine-Y dans plusieurs films à base d’argile de type smectite. Les films d’argile sont élaborés par spin-coating et les colorants intercalés par immersion des films dans les solutions de ces colorants. Les effets de l’argile sur les propriétés des colorants sont analysés en détail et leur orientation préférentielle dans l’espace inter-couches est étudié grâce à la réponse anisotropique des films en lumière linéairement polarisée. Dans la deuxième partie, la synthèse par chimie sol-gel de monolithes de silice de grande dimension contenant des colorants laser présentant une forte absorption et une émission de fluorescence dans le visible est abordée. Des colorants laser à l’état solide (SSDL) avec de bonnes stabilités photochimique, thermique et chimique sont ainsi proposés. Dans le troisième chapitre, la synthèse par voie sol-gel de nanoparticules de silice (NP) d’environ 50 nm de diamètre fonctionnalisées sur leur surface externe est ensuite décrite. Grâce à l’encapsulation de molécules de colorants fluorescents dans leur cœur et le greffage de photosensibilisateurs sur leur écorce, des nanoparticules biocompatibles adaptées à la bio-imagerie et la thérapie photodynamique (PDT) ont été préparées. Pour optimiser leurs performances, les propriétés photophysiques et plus particulièrement la production d’oxygène singulet d’une nouvelle série de photosensibilisateurs basés sur les chromophores de type PODIPY ont d’abord été étudiées en détail. A partir de ces résultats, des BODIPY particulièrement efficaces ont été greffés sur les nanoparticules de silice afin de les utiliser pour la PDT. Les propriétés photophysiques de ces matériaux ont été analysées par spectroscopie d’absorption et de fluorescence (stationnaire ou résolue en temps) et les rendements quantiques de production d’oxygène singulet déterminés par des méthodes directe (émission de luminescence de l’oxygène singulet à 1270 nm) ou indirecte (utilisation de sondes chimiques spécifiques à l’oxygène singulet). Par ailleurs les matériaux hybrides ont été complètement caractérisés par plusieurs techniques (SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, IR, DLS, BET). / Along this manuscript different hybrid materials are synthesized and extensively characterized for several uses: from optical to therapeutic applications. First, by the intercalation of different dyes, styryl 722 and pyronine-Y into several smectite clay films, macroscopically ordered system are obtained. Clay films are elaborated by spin-coating technique and the dyes are intercalated by the immersion of clay thin films into dye solutions. The effect of clay on the dye properties is deeply analyzed and its preferential orientation in the interlayer space of the clay is studied by the anisotropic response of the films to the linear polarized light. Second, large silica monoliths with embedded laser dyes with strong absorption and fluorescence bands in different region of the Visible spectrum are attained by sol-gel chemistry to obtain solid-state dye laser (SSDL) with good photo, thermal and chemical stabilities. Third, silica nanoparticles (NP) with suitable size (50 nm) and functionalized external surface are also synthesised by sol-gel chemistry. Through the encapsulation of fluorescent dye molecules in their core and by the grafting of photosensitizers on their shell, biocompatible nanoparticles for bio-imaging and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) applications are prepared. In order to optimize their properties, a careful investigation of the photophysical properties and mainly the singlet oxygen generation of a large range of new photosensitizers based on chromophores known as BODIPYs, is previously carried out. Based on these results, some efficient BODIPYs are selected for grafting on silica nanoparticles in order to use them for PDT. The photophysical properties of all these hybrid materials are analyzed by absorption and fluorescence (steady-state and time correlated) spectroscopies, and the singlet oxygen measurements are monitored by direct method (recording the singlet oxygen luminescence at 1270 nm) and by indirect method (using selective chemical probe). Moreover, the hybrid materials are fully characterized by several techniques such as, SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, IR, DLS, BET.