DICLORO-α-(ALQUILTELURO)CETONAS Estudou-se a reação entre quantidades equimolares de cetonas ou éteres enólicos de silício de cetonas e tricloretos de alquil telúrio, obtendo-se dicloro-α-(organil) cetonas. Em todos os exemplos efetuados obtiveram-se bons resultados apenas nas reações com éteres enólicos de silício. TELURETOS VINíLICOS TRISSUBSTITUíDOS Neste trabalho desenvolvemos um método de preparação de teluretos vinílicos trissubstituídos, obtidos através da reação de adição de tricloreto de aril telúrio e tetracloreto de telúrio a acetilenos aromáticos e alifáticos, levando aos dicloretos de aril-2-clorovinila de configuração Z. A redução da ligação Te-Cl dos dicloroteluro compostos obtidos, levando aos teluretos correspondentes pode ser efetuada em alto rendimento pela reação com um equivalente de NaBH4. A halogenodeteluração destes teluretos vinílicos trissubstituídos foi possível reagindo-os com N-bromosuccinimida/cloreto de alumínio, obtendo-se bromocloroalquenos em rendimentos moderados. 1,1-DIHALO-2-(FENILSELENO)CICLOPROPANOS Outro tópico abordado foi a preparação de 1,l-dihalo(fenilseleno)ciclopropanos, por meio da adição de dihalocarbenos, gerados sob condições de transferência de fase, a selenetos vinílicos de configuração Z ou E. A adição ocorreu com retenção de configuração da ligação olefínica. Também foram preparados, empregando-se a mesma metodologia acima mencionada, selenociclopropanos tri- e tetrassubstituídos. / α- DICHLORO-(ORGANYLTELLURO)KETONES The reaction of equimolar amounts of ketones or ketone trimethylsilylenol ethers with aryltellurium trichlorides in boiling benzene produces α - dichloro-(aryltelluro) ketones in good yields. The reaction with aliphatic tellurium trichlorides give good results only with ketone silyl enol ethers; reaction with ketones gives low yields of the α-dichloro-(organyltelluro)ketones. VINYLIC TELLURIDES (p-Methoxyphenyl)tellurium trichlorides and tellurium tetrachloride react with terminal acetylenes to give 1-chloro-1-organyl-2-[dichloro(p-methoxyphenyl)telluro] ethenes of Z configuration in good yields. The diorganyl tellurium dichlorides are reduced to the corresponding tellurides with sodium borohydride. Halogenodetelluration of these trisubstituted vinylic tellurides was possible by reaction with N-bromosuccinimide/aluminium(III) chloride, producing the correspondent bromochloroalkenes in good yields. 1,1-DIHALO-SELENOCYCLOPROPANES Selenocyclopropanes were prepared by the addition of dihalocarbenes, generated under phase transfer conditions to Z and E disubstituted vinylic selenides. The addition occurs with retention of configuration of the olefinic bond. By employing the above mentioned methodology it was possible to prepare tri- and tetrasubstituted selenocyclopropanes.

Na primeira parte deste trabalho, desenvolvemos duas metodologias para a preparação de α-dicloroteluro cetonas. A primeira utiliza a reação direta de tricloretos de ariltelúrio com cetonas e a segunda envolve a reação do mesmo reagente com éteres enólicos de silício de cetonas. As dicloroteluro cetonas preparadas foram transformadas em α-halo cetonas pela reação com cloro ou bromo, ou utilizando condições de termólise sob pressão reduzida. Dados de ressonância magnética nuclear de 1H e de 13C, de difração de raios-X e de espectros no infra-vermelho foram utilizados na determinação estrutural dos compostos preparados. Numa segunda arte foram preparados α-halo-α-seleno alcanos através da adição de HBr a selenetos vinílicos obtidos por reação de acetilenos aromáticos com selenofenol. Os α-halo-α-seleno alcanos foram transformados em α-selenofenil acetaldeídos por reação de solvólise em DMSO. / In the first parto of this work two methodologies for the synthesis of α-dichlorotelluroketones were developed. The first one employs the reaction of aryltellurium tricholorides with ketones and the second one involves the reaction of the same reagent with silylenol ethers of ketones. The α-dichlorotelluroketones prepared were transformed into α-halo ketones by means of the reaction with chlorine or bromine or by pyrolysis at reduced pressure. 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic ressonance, x-ray difraction and infrared data were used in the structure elucidations of the compounds prepared. In the second part of the work α-halo- α-seleno-alkanes were prepared by addition of hydrogen bromide to vinylic selenides which were prepared by reacting aromatic acetylenes with selenophenol. The α-halo-α-seleno-alkanes were transformed into α-selenophenyl acetaldehydes by solvolysis in DMSO.

Ce travail de thèse est consacré à la rationalisation de verres de tellure, au fort potentiel applicatif. Les résultats ont été obtenus en utilisant la dynamique moléculaire ab initio et le calcul de paramètres RMN sur différents noyaux. Pour valider nos modèles de verres, les résultats théoriques sont comparés aux données expérimentales disponibles, comme les facteurs de structure neutroniques ou des rayons X, ainsi que les spectres RMN du solide. La première partie décrit les méthodes théoriques employées, tandis que les deux chapitres qui suivent se concentrent sur l’utilisation du formalisme GIPAW pour le calcul des paramètres RMN du 73Ge et du 125Te sur des systèmes cristallins et/ou moléculaires. Dans le cas du 125Te, nous avons calibré une fonction linéaire qui relie l’écrantage isotrope calculé au déplacement chimique isotrope. Pour le 73Ge, nous avons pris en compte des effets thermiques pour obtenir des paramètres RMN moyens, en considérant plusieurs configurations extraites d’une dynamique moléculaire à 300 K. La partie suivante est une étude structurale du verre GeTe4, où l’impact de la taille des cellules modélisées et de la fonctionnelle utilisée, ont été analysés. Une confrontation des facteurs de structure théoriques avec ceux obtenus expérimentalement, permet la description de la première sphère de coordination des tellures et des germaniums. La comparaison des spectres RMN expérimentaux et théoriques du 125Te ne vient pas infirmer ces résultats. Les cinquième et sixième chapitres portent sur l’étude des systèmes ternaires Ge-Te-Se et Ge-Ga-Te. La validation de nos modèles par la RMN des 77Se, 125Te, 69Ga et 71Ga, et par les facteurs de structure, nous a permis de caractériser le rôle du sélénium ou du gallium sur la structuration de ces verres. Le dernier chapitre est consacré à l’étude de verre de chalcohalogénures du système binaire Te-Cl. La RMN du solide, les méthodes de diffractions de neutrons et des rayons X, combinées à des calculs ab initio ont permis de faire évoluer les précédents modèles structuraux proposés. / This thesis is devoted to the rationalisation of telluride glasses, with a high applicative potential. Results have been obtained using ab initio molecular dynamics and NMR parameters calculations on different nuclei. In order to validate our glasses models, theoretical results have been compared to available experimental data, as neutron or X-rays scattering structure factors or NMR spectra. The first part describes theoretical methods employed, whereas the two next chapters focus on the use of GIPAW formalism to obtain NMR parameters of 73Ge and 125Te, on crystalline and/or molecular systems. In the case of 125Te, we calibrated a linear function that relates calculated isotropic shielding and isotropic chemical shift. For the 73Ge, we took into account thermal effect to get averaged NMR parameters, by considering several configurations taken from a 300 K molecular dynamics. The next part is a structural study of amorphous GeTe4, where the impact of the size of simulated cells and the functional used, has been analysed. A comparison of theoretical and experimental structure factors, allowed a description of germanium and tellurium first coordination sphere. The comparison of experimental and theoretical 125Te NMR spectra did not disprove these results. Fifth and sixth parts deal with glasses of ternary systems Ge-Se-Te and Ge-Ga-Te. The validation of our models with 77Se, 125Te, 69Ga and 71Ga NMR and structure factors, permitted us to characterize the role of selenium or gallium on glasses structures. Last chapter is dedicated to chalcohalide glasses from the binary system Te-Cl. Solid state NMR, X-rays and neutron diffraction, combined with ab initio calculations, let us make changes in previews suggested structural models.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Indium(III) benzenechalcogenolates (chalcogen = sulfur, selenium) prepared from elemental indium and diphenyl dichalcogenide provide an alternative synthetic route to produce carbon-chalcogen bonds. These compounds promote the regioselective hydrochalcogenation of terminal aminoalkynes to produce the Markovnikov adducts; provide a pratical method to prepare organyl phenyl chalcogenides from organyl halides; and their reaction with vinylarenes in aqueous media produces the respectives β-hydroxy selenides. Ditellurides present a different performance compared to others studied dichalcogenides. Indium(I) salts react with tellurium compounds and through extrusion of one tellurium atom produce diaryl tellurides. This work presents new synthetic methodologies and discusses the general aspects and limitations of indium chalcogenolates in the different systems investigated. / Fenilcalcogenolatos de índio(III) (calcogênio = enxofre e selênio), preparados a partir de índio metálico e difenil dicalcogenetos, são uma alternativa em síntese para geração de ligações carbono-calcogênio. Estes compostos promovem a hidrocalcogenação Markovnikov de alquinilaminas terminais com rigorosa regiosseletividade; conduzem, de modo prático, ao preparo de organil fenilcalcogenetos frente a haletos orgânicos; e na reação com estirenos possibilitam a síntese de β-hidroxisselenetos em meio aquoso. Já os diteluretos empregados apresentam comportamento diferenciado em relação aos demais dicalcogenetos estudados. A reação de sais de índio(I) com os compostos de telúrio conduzem a extrusão de telúrio e a obtenção de diaril teluretos. O trabalho desenvolvido, além de apresentar novas metodologias sintéticas, discute as generalidades e limitações dos calcogenolatos de índio nos diferentes sistemas investigados.

Ce travail est consacré à la synthèse et à la caractérisation de composés chalcogénures. Pour la plupart nouveaux, ces composés ont la particularité de présenter des structures complexes ou dont le désordre amène une certaine complexité. La première partie de ce manuscrit est consacré à l’étude du nouveau composé monocristallin Ba0,5Cr5Se8 et de la solution solide polycristalline BaxCr5Se8 (0,5 ≤ x ≤ 0,55). Ce composé fait partie de la famille des pseudo-hollandites. Sa structure cristalline a été déterminée par diffraction des rayons X sur monocristal, un abaissement de la symétrie est observé par rapport aux pseudo-hollandites usuelles. Ces composés sont antiferromagnétiques avec une température de transition unique à 58 K, la structure magnétique du composé a été déterminée par diffraction des neutrons sur échantillon polycristallin, et sa maille magnétique correspond à une maille cristalline doublée selon b et c. Les propriétés thermoélectriques des composés sont étudiées, Ba0.5Cr5Se8 présente une ZT de 0,12 à 800 K. La deuxième partie s’est d’abord focalisée sur une structure similaire à la précédente, TlIn5Se8. Toutefois trop résistif, les structures de deux nouveaux composés ont été étudiées : TlIn4,8Cr0,2Se8 et Tl0,98In13,12Se16,3Te2,7. Ce dernier présente sur certains sites un désordre considéré statique. Finalement, le dernier chapitre a permis de mettre en avant des composés de la famille de composé lamellaire MnPSe3, ayant la particularité de présenter une paire P2. La structure du nouveau composé In2Ge2Te6 est résolue et les propriétés thermoélectriques des composés InSiTe3, Cr2Si2Te6, Cr2Ge2Te6 et In2Ge2Te6 sont étudiées. Des défauts d’empilement ont été mis en lumière et expliquent l’impact sur le libre parcours moyen des phonons. L’ensemble des composés dont les propriétés thermoélectriques ont été étudiées présentent des conductivités thermiques faibles, bien en deçà du W.m-1.K-1 dans de nombreux cas. Des ZTs de 0,18 à 673 K et 0,43 à 773 K sont trouvées pour In2Ge2Te6 et Cr2Ge2Te6. / This work has been focused on synthetizing and characterising chalcogenide compounds. Most new, those compounds show complex structures or where disorder bring complexity. The first part of this manuscript is dedicated to the study of the new single-cristalline Ba0.5Cr5Se8 and of the related polycristalline solid-solution BaxCr5Se8 (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 0.55). This compound is part of the pseudo-hollandite family. Its cristalline structure has been resolved by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction, a lowering of symetryis observed compared to usual pseudo-hollandites. All antiferromagnetic, the compounds exhibit a transition at 58 K, the magnetic structure has been resolved using neutron diffraction on polycrystal and is twice the cristalline one along b and c. Thermoelectric properties of the compounds have been studied and a maximum ZT of 0.12 is observed at 800 K for Ba0.5Cr5Se8. The second section has first focused on a similar structure to the previous one, TlIn5Se8. Although too resistive to be interesting, two new compounds have been studied: TlIn4.8Cr0.2Se8 and Tl0.98In13.12Se16.3Te2.7. The latter quaternary exhibits static disorder on specific crystallographic sites. The last chapter highlights compounds from the lamellar compound MnPSe3 family, with the particularity to possess P2 pairs. The structure of the new In2Ge2Te6 has been resolved and thermoelectric properties of the InSiTe3, Cr2Si2Te6, Cr2Ge2Te6 and In2Ge2Te6 have been studied. Stacking faults were observed in In2Ge2Te6 and explain the impact on the phonon mean free path. All the compounds whose thermoelectric properties have been studied exhibit low thermal conductivity, below 1 W.m-1.K-1 for most of them. ZTs of 0.18 at 673 K and 0.43 at 773 K were found for In2Ge2Te6 and Cr2Ge2Te6.

Tellurium and bismuth are non-biogenous elements, which can be accumulated in human body. The aim of this work is focused on the determination of these elements by the electrochemical hydride generation with non-membrane electrolytic cell with quartz tube - atomic absorption spectrometry. The first step of the work was to optimize parameters for the continuous setup measurements and to obtain its figures of merit. After this, the arrangement with most suitable conditions for determination of these elements was converted to the flow injection setup (FIA) and all experimental parameters were again optimized and its figures of merit were obtained. The conditions of hydride generation were studied for platinum, lead and silver cathodes with hydrochloric and sulphuric acids and their sodium salts as electrolytes. The optimizations of the FIA setup were performed on platinum cathode in hydrochloric acid for bismuth and on lead cathode in sulphuric acid for tellurium. The limit of detection achieved for the generation of tellurium hydride was 1.1 ppm with a linear range up to 20 ppm; for the bismuth hydride the limit of detection was 9.5 ppm and limit of linearity 50 ppm. Keywords Bismuth, tellurium, electrochemical hydride generation, atomic absorption spectroscopy, flow injection analysis

This thesis deals with the development of a method suitable for determination Te(IV) by UV-photochemical generation of volatile compounds (UV-PVG) in liquid samples. Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and atomic fluorescent spectrometry (AFS) were used as detection methods. The basis of the apparatus for UV-PVG was a mercury lamp wrapped by PTFE capillary. Firstly, the experimental parameters were optimized for both methods. The optimized parameters were the type, concentration, pH and flow rate of the reaction medium, the length of the PTFE reaction coil, carrier gas flow rate (argon), supportive gas flow rate (hydrogen) and atomization temperature. The figures of merit with both detection methods were determined and compared after the method was optimized. Detection limits achieved for these two detection methods were 6,0 µg dm-3 for AFS and 1,50 µg dm-3 for AAS. Performed interference study confirmed a significant effect of many cations of transition metals and hydride forming elements on tellurium determination. The influence of nitric acid in the sample was studied separately. The suitability of the method for tellurium determination was confirmed by using a spiked certified reference material.

This work examines the selective deposition of metallic and semiconductor materials onto DNA templates for the fabrication of nanodevices. DNA origami provides a simple and robust method for folding DNA into a variety of shapes and patterns and makes it possible to create the complex templates needed for nanodevices, such as nanoelectronic circuits, plasmonics, and nanosensors. Metallization of DNA origami templates is essential for the fabrication of such nanodevices. In addition, selective deposition of semiconductor materials onto the DNA template is of importance for making many nanodevices such as nanocircuits. Metallization of DNA origami presents several challenges beyond those associated with the metallization of other DNA templates such as λ-DNA. All of these challenges were addressed in this study. DNA origami templates were seeded with Ag and then plated with Au via electroless deposition. Selective continuous metal deposition was achieved, with an average metallized height as small as 32 nm. The structure of T-shaped DNA origami was also retained after metallization. Following the metallization of complete origami, site-specific metallization of branched DNA origami was also demonstrated. To achieve this, staple strands at select locations on origami were replaced with staple strands modified with binding sites at the end. These binding sites then attached to thiolated DNA coated Au nanoparticles through base pairing. The continuous Au nanowires formed at designated sites on DNA origami after Au plating had an average width of 33 nm, with the smallest ones ~20 nm wide. The continuity of nanowires was verified by conductivity tests- the only tests of this nature of which I am aware. Moreover, predesigned sites on "circuit-shaped" DNA origami were successfully metallized. The selective deposition of a variety of materials onto DNA templates for the formation of continuous DNA-templated nanowires was also demonstrated. Specifically, an electroless Ni plating solution was developed to enable the fabrication of uniform and continuous DNA-templated Ni nanowires. Tests showed that these DNA-templated Ni nanowires were conductive. Moreover, continuous DNA-templated Bi2Te3 and/or Te nanowires have been fabricated through galvanic displacement of DNA-templated Ni and Cu nanowires. Altogether, these results represent important progress toward the realization of DNA-templated nanofabrication.

<p dir="ltr"><b>Tellurium (Te) stands out as an elemental narrow-bandgap semiconductor characterized by its distinctive chiral crystal structure. The interplay between fundamental symmetries and the topological properties of electrons has garnered significant attention in the scientific community. With its unique chiral crystal structure featuring three Tellurium atoms spiraling within a single unit cell, Tellurium offers a singular material system. This system provides an exceptional opportunity to explore the novel quantum and topological transport properties of electrons. Hydrothermally grown two-dimensional (2D) Te with a thickness of several nanometers gives us an opportunity to precisely control the carrier density and the carrier type in Te using gate voltage. In this dissertation, the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) of Te is quantitatively analyzed using the weak anti-localization effect. The strong SOC also gives rise to the Weyl point at the band edge of the conduction band. The topological nontrivial band structure of Te is characterized by a π phase shift in the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations. Due to the high mobility, the quantum Hall effect is measured with low spin and valley Landau levels controlled by an electric and magnetic field. Bilayer charge transferable quantum Hall states of Weyl fermions is observed in a wide Te quantum well. The topological phase transition from a semiconductor to Weyl semimetal under high pressure is studied up to 2.47 GPa. The chirality of 2D Te is separated by the hot sulfuric acid etching technique. The spin configuration and topological charge of the Weyl node exhibit a reversal in different chiralities, leading to an inverse in nonlinear responses, encompassing both electrical (nonreciprocal transport in the longitudinal direction and nonlinear planar Hall effect in the transvers direction) and optical phenomena (circular photogalvanic effect and circular photovoltaic effect). Our results unveil the topological nature of the Tellurium (Te) band structures, offering a promising avenue for controlling charge and spin transport within the chiral degree of freedom.</b></p>

<p>The goal of this research project is to synthesize, characterize, and examine the properties of a material that undergoes a decrease in refractive index upon exposure to light. It is anticipated that such photoresponses could elicit previously unknown nonlinear phenomena including self-trapped black beams. An appropriate material for these investigations would be a polymer cross-linked by photocleavable groups causing a Δ<em>n</em> < 0. Organo-ditellurides, molecules that contain a Te-Te bond, would be appropriate for the crosslinks as their σ*_Te-Te ← n_Te transition usually absorbs light between 400 and 500 nm, and can lead to photodissociation of the chalcogen-chalcogen bond.</p> <p>Initial attempts to directly functionalize a polymer (polystyrene) resulted in intractable solids. A more promising approach relies on the preparation of cross-linking agents followed by co-polymerization. Despite literature claims, to date, there is no structurally authenticated photoresponsive molecule that simultaneously contains vinyl (CH=CH) and telluride (-Te-) functional groups. The work in this thesis has yielded what would be the first example, in addition to a crystal structure obtained by X-ray diffraction, the compound has been characterized by multinuclear NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹²⁵Te) and vibrational spectroscopy with the support of DFT calculations.</p> / Master of Science (MSc)