Light-harvesting compounds are developed for a variety of purposes pertaining to areas such as energy-capture, chemical transformations, and lighting. There is a need to better understand the reactivity and excited state properties of these compounds. Many experiments focus on gleaning information about reactivity by observing spectral changes over time intervals ranging from femtoseconds to minutes (IR, UV-VIS, and UV-VIS pump-probe spectroscopy). This dissertation focuses on the interpretation of the experimental data from a computational perspective and methodological studies to determine reasonable levels of theory for each system. Three vignettes of this approach will be discussed. First, a mononuclear tungsten complex was found to be capable of self-sensitized catalytic H2 production. Experimental mechanistic studies employed time-resolved IR spectroscopy to capture spectral signatures of potential catalytic intermediates. DFT computational methods were utilized to predict geometries, energies, and harmonic stretching frequencies of a variety of catalytic intermediates that correlate rather well with experiment. For studying the excited state, the prototypical system that is both well-known and well-behaved is the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ ion. This complex undergoes a MLCT excitation and ultimately forms a long-lived 3MLCT state with a lifetime on the order of µs. While several computational studies exist, a systematic study on what dictates an appropriate level of theory for correctly describing this system is absent from the literature. We conduct a systematic study of a series of DFT functionals and basis set combinations to evaluate the relative energies of the MLCT and MC states, as well as correctly predicting the character of excitations observed in the transient UV-VIS spectra of the MLCT excited state. Finally, the absorption and emission spectra of a series of polycyclic aromatic azaborines were simulated and compared to their experimental values. Experimentally, some compounds exhibit large, solvent-dependent Stokes shifts consistent with CT excitations. Unfortunately, the excited state chemistry is not so straightforward and some of these compounds may become deprotonated in the ES, thus resulting in a charge-separated state. As a by-product of this project, the results from each method suggest that, contrary to literature precedent, typical hybrid functionals appear to overestimate the CT character of the computed excitations.

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Esta tese tem como objetivo contribuir para o conhecimento e desenvolvimento das células solares sensibilizadas por corantes, através da elaboração de novas espécies supramoleculares e de estudos fundamentais de caracterização do filme de TiO2-P25 e da interface TiO2-Corante pela técnica de microscopia Raman confocal. Os estudos de microcopia Raman confocal da distribuição das fases cristalinas rutilo e anatase em filmes de TiO2-P25 (Degussa) mostraram que a fase rutilo está presente em agregados de diferentes tamanhos (de 250 nm a 3 µm) distribuídos na fase anatase e que estes agregados permaneceram mesmo após os processos de preparação da suspensão coloidal. Na presença do corante N3, verificou-se que a irradiação com laser em 532 nm, usando potência acima de 25 mW cm-2, provoca a absorção e posterior combustão do filme interfacial, com drásticas mudanças na morfologia visualizadas por microscopia Raman confocal, revelando a ocorrência da transformação de anatase em rutilo na região de incidência do feixe de laser. Outro ponto investigado nesta tese, foi a síntese e aplicação de novos sensibilizadores supramoleculares em células solares sensibilizadas por corante (DSC), visando diminuir os processos de recombinação e melhor aproveitamento do espectro solar através da estabilização do corante foto-oxidado e da transferência vetorial de elétron/energia. Além dos trabalhos com novas porfirinas supramoleculares, reproduzidas no apêndice, esta tese apresenta um estudo detalhado de uma série, formada por três espécies diméricas, constituídas pelas unidades [Ru(dcbH2)Cl]+ e [Ru(dmb)2Cl]+, unidas por ligantes ponte com dimensões lineares crescentes, isto é: bpy, bpe e bpeb (dcbH2= ácido-2,2\'-bipiridina-4,4\'-dicarboxílico, dmb= 4,4\'-dimetil-2,2\'- bipiridina, bpy= 4,4\'-bipiridina, bpe= trans-1,2-bis(4-piridil)-etileno e bpeb= trans-1,4- bis[2-(piridil)etenil]-benzeno). O rendimento global das DSCs correspondentes cresceram com o aumento do tamanho da ponte, passando de 2,78 % para o corante dim-Ru-bpy, para 2,89 e 3,25 % nos corantes dim-Ru-bpe e dim-Rbpeb, respectivamente. Foi observado que os valores de Jsc e η têm correlação linear com a distância de separação do buraco e da superfície do eletrodo de TiO2, ratificando que o processo de retardação da recombinação de carga, causado pelo aumento da ponte, é um fator muito importante para esta classe de compostos. Os resultados de IPCE mostraram que a unidade [Ru(dmb)2Cl(P)]+ também é responsável pela fotoinjeção de elétrons no TiO2. Assim, a excitação de qualquer uma das unidades, sempre acaba formando a espécie TiO2(e-)-Ru-Ru(h+) no filme interfacial. Os resultados confirmam as expectativas esperadas no planejamento energético vetorial, no qual o HOMO foi centrado na unidade distante da superfície e o LUMO ficou sobre a dcbH2 diretamente ancorada no superfície do TiO2. / This thesis encompasses our efforts to improve the knowledge and contribute to the development of dye-sensitized solar cells, by focusing on supramolecular design of new dyes and on critical aspects of the morphology of the TiO2-P25 and TiO2-Dye interfaces, as probed by confocal Raman microscopy. According to Raman imaging of the crystalline phase distribution of TiO2-P25 (Degussa) rutile was present as aggregates of different sizes (from 250 nm to 3 µm) dispersed in the 25 nm anatase powder, persisting even after applying criterious procedures for generating uniform colloidal suspensions. In addition, the irradiation of TiO2-P25 films containing adsorbed N3 dye, using a 532 nm laser (power over to 25 mW cm-2) led to the absorption and instantaneous combustion of the dye, promoting drastic local changes associated with the anatase to rutile conversion. The design and application of new supramolecular sensitizers in DSC has also been pursued, aiming an improvement of efficiency by slowing down the electron-hole recombination process, while enhancing the light harvesting effects in the visible range by means of vectorial electron/energy transfer. Studies concerning another efficient supramolecular porphyrin dye, have also been performed and published (Appendix). As the main subject, a series of dimeric species have been reported. They were based on the [Ru(dcbH2)Cl]+ and [Ru(dmb)2Cl]+ units connected by linear bridging ligands of increasing lengths, such as: bpy, bpe and bpeb (dcbH2= 2,2\'-bipyridine-4,4\'-dicarboxylic acid, dmb= 4,4\'-dimethyl-2,2\'-bipyridine, bpy= 4,4\'-bipyridine, bpe= trans-1,2-bis(4- pyridyl)-ethylene e bpeb= trans-1,4-bis[2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl]-benzene). The overall yield of the corresponding DSCs increased with the bridging ligand length, from 2.78 % for dim-Ru-bpy, to 2.89 % and 3.25 % for dim-Ru-bpe and dim-Ru-bpeb, respectively. The electrochemical parameters associated with the short circuit current exhibited a linear correlation with the hole separation distance between the TiO2 electrode and the binuclear dye terminal, confirming that the retardation of charge recombination through the increasing distance is indeed a relevant factor for this series of compounds. The IPCE results indicated that the [Ru(dmb)2Cl(P)]+ unit is also involved in electron transfer, such that the dye excitation always leads the TiO2(e-)-Ru-Ru(h+) species. This conclusion confirmed the success of the supramolecular design and vectorial transfer strategy, in which the HOMO center was placed far away from the surface, but in communication with the LUMO center located at the dcbH2 group anchored on TiO2.

Esta tese tem como objetivo contribuir para o conhecimento e desenvolvimento das células solares sensibilizadas por corantes, através da elaboração de novas espécies supramoleculares e de estudos fundamentais de caracterização do filme de TiO2-P25 e da interface TiO2-Corante pela técnica de microscopia Raman confocal. Os estudos de microcopia Raman confocal da distribuição das fases cristalinas rutilo e anatase em filmes de TiO2-P25 (Degussa) mostraram que a fase rutilo está presente em agregados de diferentes tamanhos (de 250 nm a 3 µm) distribuídos na fase anatase e que estes agregados permaneceram mesmo após os processos de preparação da suspensão coloidal. Na presença do corante N3, verificou-se que a irradiação com laser em 532 nm, usando potência acima de 25 mW cm-2, provoca a absorção e posterior combustão do filme interfacial, com drásticas mudanças na morfologia visualizadas por microscopia Raman confocal, revelando a ocorrência da transformação de anatase em rutilo na região de incidência do feixe de laser. Outro ponto investigado nesta tese, foi a síntese e aplicação de novos sensibilizadores supramoleculares em células solares sensibilizadas por corante (DSC), visando diminuir os processos de recombinação e melhor aproveitamento do espectro solar através da estabilização do corante foto-oxidado e da transferência vetorial de elétron/energia. Além dos trabalhos com novas porfirinas supramoleculares, reproduzidas no apêndice, esta tese apresenta um estudo detalhado de uma série, formada por três espécies diméricas, constituídas pelas unidades [Ru(dcbH2)Cl]+ e [Ru(dmb)2Cl]+, unidas por ligantes ponte com dimensões lineares crescentes, isto é: bpy, bpe e bpeb (dcbH2= ácido-2,2\'-bipiridina-4,4\'-dicarboxílico, dmb= 4,4\'-dimetil-2,2\'- bipiridina, bpy= 4,4\'-bipiridina, bpe= trans-1,2-bis(4-piridil)-etileno e bpeb= trans-1,4- bis[2-(piridil)etenil]-benzeno). O rendimento global das DSCs correspondentes cresceram com o aumento do tamanho da ponte, passando de 2,78 % para o corante dim-Ru-bpy, para 2,89 e 3,25 % nos corantes dim-Ru-bpe e dim-Rbpeb, respectivamente. Foi observado que os valores de Jsc e η têm correlação linear com a distância de separação do buraco e da superfície do eletrodo de TiO2, ratificando que o processo de retardação da recombinação de carga, causado pelo aumento da ponte, é um fator muito importante para esta classe de compostos. Os resultados de IPCE mostraram que a unidade [Ru(dmb)2Cl(P)]+ também é responsável pela fotoinjeção de elétrons no TiO2. Assim, a excitação de qualquer uma das unidades, sempre acaba formando a espécie TiO2(e-)-Ru-Ru(h+) no filme interfacial. Os resultados confirmam as expectativas esperadas no planejamento energético vetorial, no qual o HOMO foi centrado na unidade distante da superfície e o LUMO ficou sobre a dcbH2 diretamente ancorada no superfície do TiO2. / This thesis encompasses our efforts to improve the knowledge and contribute to the development of dye-sensitized solar cells, by focusing on supramolecular design of new dyes and on critical aspects of the morphology of the TiO2-P25 and TiO2-Dye interfaces, as probed by confocal Raman microscopy. According to Raman imaging of the crystalline phase distribution of TiO2-P25 (Degussa) rutile was present as aggregates of different sizes (from 250 nm to 3 µm) dispersed in the 25 nm anatase powder, persisting even after applying criterious procedures for generating uniform colloidal suspensions. In addition, the irradiation of TiO2-P25 films containing adsorbed N3 dye, using a 532 nm laser (power over to 25 mW cm-2) led to the absorption and instantaneous combustion of the dye, promoting drastic local changes associated with the anatase to rutile conversion. The design and application of new supramolecular sensitizers in DSC has also been pursued, aiming an improvement of efficiency by slowing down the electron-hole recombination process, while enhancing the light harvesting effects in the visible range by means of vectorial electron/energy transfer. Studies concerning another efficient supramolecular porphyrin dye, have also been performed and published (Appendix). As the main subject, a series of dimeric species have been reported. They were based on the [Ru(dcbH2)Cl]+ and [Ru(dmb)2Cl]+ units connected by linear bridging ligands of increasing lengths, such as: bpy, bpe and bpeb (dcbH2= 2,2\'-bipyridine-4,4\'-dicarboxylic acid, dmb= 4,4\'-dimethyl-2,2\'-bipyridine, bpy= 4,4\'-bipyridine, bpe= trans-1,2-bis(4- pyridyl)-ethylene e bpeb= trans-1,4-bis[2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl]-benzene). The overall yield of the corresponding DSCs increased with the bridging ligand length, from 2.78 % for dim-Ru-bpy, to 2.89 % and 3.25 % for dim-Ru-bpe and dim-Ru-bpeb, respectively. The electrochemical parameters associated with the short circuit current exhibited a linear correlation with the hole separation distance between the TiO2 electrode and the binuclear dye terminal, confirming that the retardation of charge recombination through the increasing distance is indeed a relevant factor for this series of compounds. The IPCE results indicated that the [Ru(dmb)2Cl(P)]+ unit is also involved in electron transfer, such that the dye excitation always leads the TiO2(e-)-Ru-Ru(h+) species. This conclusion confirmed the success of the supramolecular design and vectorial transfer strategy, in which the HOMO center was placed far away from the surface, but in communication with the LUMO center located at the dcbH2 group anchored on TiO2.

Dans une première partie, nous mesurons l'affinité de l'interaction entre [Ru(pby)2dppz]2+ et l'ADN en utilisant la luminescence induite lors de la complexation. Nous étudions l'évolution de l'affinité lorsque la force ionique de la solution augmente. Dans une deuxième partie, nous modifions les extrémités d'un double brin d'ADN en y greffant des fluorophores. De la mesure de transfert d'énergie non-radiative entre ces fluorophores, nous étudions l'évolution de la longueur du complexe. Nous effectuons un dosage d'un double brin de 15 paires de bases d'ADN par le complexe ruthéné. Nous nous servons de la luminescence induite par l'intercalation du groupement dppz. Cependant, l'incrément de luminescence par groupement intercalé n'est pas connu, et nous ne pouvons pas le mesurer en saturant le brin d'ADN. Nous utilisons alors une technique mise au point par Nishida [Method for Measuring the Binding of Small Molecules to Proteins from Binding-Induced Alterations of Physical-Chemical Properties], dans laquelle deux titrations de deux solutions d'ADN de deux concentrations différentes sont effectuées. En utilisant le fait que, lorsque deux solutions d'ADN complexé par le composé ruthéné, possèdent la même luminescence par paire de base , le taux de complexation de ces deux solutions doit être le même, nous pouvons alors déterminer, sans hypothèse supplémentaire, le taux de complexation de l'ADN. De l'évolution de ce taux en fonction avec la concentration de ligand, nous déduisons son affinité pour l'ADN. Nous étudions maintenant le changement de longueur d'un double brin d'ADN de 15 paires de bases, modifié à ses deux extrémités par deux fluorophores : Alexa488 et Alexa568. Lorsque Alexa 488 est porté dans un état excité, il peut se désexciter en transférant de l'énergie de manière non-radiative à Alexa568, qui se désexcite alors en émettant des photons de plus faibles énergie que ceux émis par Alexa488. L'efficacité de ce transfert d'énergie peut être quantifié à partir de la mesure des intensités émises à basse et haute énergie. Elle dépend a priori de l'efficacité couplage (et en conséquence de la distance) entre les deux fluorophores. Nous effectuons des mesures de temps de vie des états excités de chacun des fluorophores. Nous avons observé que l'addition de ligand a pour conséquence une forte inhibition quenching des fluorophores. De l'analyse de l'évolution du temps de vie du fluorophore donneur d'une part et de celui du fluorophore accepteur d'autre part, nous déduisons l'évolution de l'efficacité du transfert d'énergie en fonction de la concentration de ligand. Nous confrontons les résultats obtenus par chacune de ces analyses, et en déduisons finalement, en nous servant de l'analyse de l'équilibre effectuée dans la première partie, l'évolution de la longueur de la chaîne en fonction du taux de complexation / This Ph.D thesis is mainly divided in to 2 parts. The first part is luminescence study, we are interested in the affinity constant (Ka) change under different salinity environments when the complexation of [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+-DNA arrive equilibrium. In the second part, we focus our attention on the kinetic study by fluorescence which comes from the fluorophore. The distance change between 2 fluorophores is explored when [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ intercalates into DNA, which lead to the variation of DNA conformation. Any changes in DNA conformation will be reflected by the efficiency change of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Quantitative analysis on the Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+-DNA interaction will be built in the second part. In the first part, the interaction of [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ with DNA is studied in a wide range of DNA / [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ ratios by using the luminescence signal which comes from complex. The affinity constant (Ka) is explored under different chloride sodium concentration (NaCl=[0, 100 mM]), when the complexation reaches equilibrium. Nishida method is employed to compute the value of Ka without any hypothesis. The value of affinity constant is at the level scale of 106 M-1 which is basically identical to the other researcher’s results. Ka decreased with increasing the concentration of NaCl as we expected. Quantitative analysis on the Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+-DNA interaction will be done in the second part. DNA was modified by different fluorophores at its extremities, 5’ end and 3’ end were labeled with alexa488 (seen as donor) and alexa568 (seen as acceptor), respectively. Our goal is to study the efficiency change of FRET and the change of distance between 2 fluorophores with fluorescence technique when one Ruthenium molecule intercalate in to DAN base pair. Two methods will be employed to achieve our idea. One is that the efficiency of FRET can be computed from the donor emission (alexa488), the other is the efficiency of FRET can be calculated from the acceptor emission (acceptor), the efficiency of FRET is highly dependent on the distance of 2 fluorophores (), any changes in distance will cause the efficiency change. The FRET efficiency decreased when the [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ intercalated into DNA structure, which also meant that the distance between 2 fluorohore increased.

Actuellement, le noyau de l'atome sert dans diverses utilisations courantes. Pourtant, notre compréhension que de cet objet n'est pas complète. C'est pourquoi la recherche nucléaire est nécessaire. Parmi cet ensemble vaste, ce manuscrit s'intéresse à l'étude des changements de forme dans les isotopes riches en neutrons des séries Ru et Sr. Le sujet est d'abord cerné dans un chapitre de concepts théoriques de la physique nucléaire. Un second chapitre décrit l'expérience permettant de produire les isotopes d'intérêt. Cette expérience de spectroscopie gamma est réalisée avec un multidétecteur HPGe composé à partir d'EXOGAM et complété de cristaux GASP et LOHENGRIN. Cette expérience consiste en la fission du 241Pu induite par neutrons froids fournis par le réacteur de l'Institut Laue Langevin. Elle fait partie de la campagne EXILL. Le deuxième chapitre traite également de la pré-analyse des données. Après avoir montré les effets d'une pré-sélection des événements en multiplicité, les résultats obtenus concernant les isotopes 108Ru à 115Ru, et 92Sr à 96Sr sont abordés dans le troisième chapitre. Enfin, le quatrième chapitre replace ces résultats dans des ensembles plus larges des parties riches en neutrons des deux séries. Ces séries sont également replacées dans le contexte de leur région de masse.La région d'intérêt est riche en changement de forme, avec l'enrichissement neutronique ou avec l'excitation des noyaux. Ces changements sont plutôt bien décrits par certains modèles, mais ces derniers peinent encore à en décrire les limites. Leurs déterminations précises est essentielle pour contraindre les modèles / Nowadays, the atomic nucleus is used in a variety of common way. Nevertheless, this object is not fully understood yet. This is why nuclear physics research is still needed. Among the large number of nuclear physics topics, this work is interested in the study of shape changes in neutron rich Ru and Sr isotopes. The subject is figured out in the first chapter, dealing with theoretical concepts about nuclear physics. A second chapter describes the experiment permitting to produce the isotopes of interest. This gamma-ray spectroscopy experiment has been realized with a HPGe multidetector made from EXOGAM and completed by GASP and LOHENGRIN detectors. This experiment consists of the cold neutron, supplied by the reactor of the Institute Laue Langevin, induced fission of 241Pu. This experiment is a part of the EXILL measurement campaign. The second chapter also deals with the data pre-analysis of this experiment. After showing the effects of a multiplicity cut on event preselection, the obtained results concerning 108Ru to 115Ru and 92Sr to 96Sr isotopes are presented on the third chapter. Finally, the fourth chapter puts these results in a wider part of the neutron rich side of both series. These last ones are also placed in their mass region context.The region of interest is rich in shape change, whether with neutronic enrichment or with excitation energy. These changes are rather well described by certain models, but the latter still have difficulty to describe the limits. Their precise determinations by experiment is essential to constrain models

Die Mitwirkung bei dem Sonderforschungsbereich 1333 (SFB 1333) eröffnete die exklusive Gelegenheit, eingehende Kenntnisse über Theorie und Praxis der Röntgenabsorptions-spektroskopie (XAS) zu erwerben. Diese Expertise fand im Rahmen eigenständig geleiteter Kooperationsprojekte auf dem Gebiet der Rh- und Ru-Koordinationschemie vielseitige Anwendung: Neben der Untersuchung Lösungsmittel-bedingter Ligandensubstitutionen zählten auch mechanistische Studien homogen-katalysierter Transformationen sowie die spektroskopische Evaluierung verschiedener Immobilisierungsstrategien zu dem Anwendungs-Portfolio der XAS-Analyse. Für die Forschungsgruppe Plietker erwies sich XAS als ein geeignetes Instrument, um die Entwicklung des Konzepts der molekularen heterogenen Katalyse in definierten, dirigierenden Geometrien zu unterstützen. Das flexible Anwendungsspektrum dieser Spektroskopie-Methode gestattete, das positive Resultat der Immobilisierung eines Ru-basierten H2-Autotransfer¬katalysators auf spektroskopischem Niveau zu verifizieren. Eingehende XANES- und EXAFS-Analysen untermauerten dabei, dass dessen Fixierung innerhalb des Porensystems eines SBA-15-Materials lediglich mit einer marginalen strukturellen oder elektronischen Beeinflussung des Ru-Zentralatoms einherging. Außerdem ließen sich die chemischen Auswirkungen einer variierenden Distanz zwischen immobilisiertem Ru-Komplex und Porenwand auf das Zentralatom analysieren sowie die katalytisch aktive Spezies des recyclierten Ru-Komplexes mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit identifizieren. In der parallelen Untersuchung einer bis dato nur oberflächlich erforschten Kategorie kationischer Fe-Diazo-Komplexe erwies sich XAS zudem als Schlüsselmethode für die Veranschaulichung des Elektronendichte-abhängigen Equilibriums zwischen trigonal-bipyramidalem und oktaedrischem Bindungsisomer. Ferner wurden bei dieser Untersuchung deutliche Hinweise auf die Empfindlichkeit dieser Gleichgewichtslage gegenüber einer fortwährenden Exposition mit harter Röntgenstrahlung sowie der CLICK-Chemie-basierten Immobilisierung in mesoporösem Trägermaterial offensichtlich. Neben der Analyse homogener und immobilisierter Übergangsmetall-Komplexe wurde das Spektrum der in der Forschungsgruppe Plietker bisher einzig in Mikrowellen-Reaktoren praktizierten C H-Aminierungen um die bei Raumtemperatur stattfindende, TBA[Fe]-katalysierte Sultambildung erweitert. Deren Anwendungsbreite ließ sich durch die Erarbeitung eines synthetischen Zugangs zu verschiedenen o-monofunktionalisierten, aber auch asymmetrisch 2,6-difunktioanlisierten Arylsulfonylaziden, über das bisher in der Literatur bekannte Maß ausdehnen. Neben präparativen Untersuchungen, als Teil der für diese Insertionsreaktion durchgeführten Mechanismusstudie, erfolgten im Rahmen eines Forschungsaufenthaltes an der University of Rochester erste Mössbauer-Analysen des postulierten TBA[Fe]-Nitren-Intermediats. Darüber hinaus erwies sich der bereits in der homogenen H2-Autotransferkatalyse etablierte Ru(NNNN)-Komplex ebenfalls als ein wirkungsvoller Katalysator für die intramolekulare C H Aminierung aromatischer Sulfonylazide. Der Einsatz seines immobilisierten Analogons erlaubte schlussendlich die Kombination der Fachgruppen-intern bisher ausnahmslos homogen-katalysierten C-H-Aminierung mit dem neuartigen Konzept der molekularen heterogenen Reaktionsführung in definierten, dirigierenden Geometrien. / Participating in the Collaborative Research Center 1333 (CRC 1333) offered the exclusive opportunity to accumulate detailed knowledge in theory and application of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). This expertise was afterwards used in independently managed cooperation projects focusing on solvent-based ligand substitutions, mechanistic studies of homogeneously catalyzed transformations as well as the spectroscopic evaluation of different immobilization strategies. Within the Plietker research group, XAS became an adequate tool to support the development of the concept of molecular heterogeneous catalysis in confined geometries. XAS was applied to verify the successful immobilization of the Ru(NNNN)-based H2-autotransfer catalyst spectroscopically. XANES- and EXAFS analysis thereby proved the attachment of this complex in SBA-15 support with only small electronic and steric influence on the Ru-center. Furthermore, XAS provided valuable information about possible structural consequences for the ligand sphere caused by different distances between immobilized complex and pore wall as well as probably disclosed the catalytic active species that is immobilized in recycled solid support. In a parallel exploration of a so far only rudimentarily investigated category of cationic Fe-diazo complexes, XAS turned out to be the key method for visualizing the electron density dependent equilibrium between their trigonal-bipyramidal and octahedral coordination mode. In addition, this study also gathered information about the sensitivity of the underlying isomerization reaction to continuous exposition to hard X-rays as well as to the CLICK-chemistry based immobilization in mesoporous material. Beyond the analysis of these homogeneous and immobilized transition metal-complexes, the portfolio of the in the Plietker group so far only microwave-based C-H-amination reactions was expanded by a room temperature TBA[Fe]-catalyzed sultame formation. In order to increase its substrate scope, a new synthetic strategy for asymmetric 2,6-disubstituted arenesulfonyl azides was created guaranteeing the introduction of various carbon-based substituents. Next to preparative experiments as part of mechanistical studies for this insertion reaction, MÖSSBAUER analysis of the postulated TBA[Fe]-nitrene intermediate was performed during a research stay at the University of Rochester. Additionally, the homogeneous Ru(NNNN)-complex applied in H2-autotransfer reactions proved to efficiently catalyze the intramolecular C-H-amination of aromatic sulfonyl azides as well. The usage of its immobilized analogue finally culminated in the fusion of the group-intern only homogeneously catalyzed C-H-amination reactions with the novel concept of molecular heterogeneous catalysis in confined geometries.