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Neste trabalho foi feito o estudo teórico de complexos de rutênio de fórmula: cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)], [Ru(NS)(bipy)(PP)]+, [Ru(pic)(bipy)(PP)]+ e [RuCl(bCN)(bipy)(PP)]+, onde NN = 2,2\'-bipiridina (bipy), 4,4\'-dimetil-2,2\'-bipiridina (Mebipy) e 1,10-fenantrolina (phen); PP = 1,1-Bis(difenilfosfino)metano (dppm), 1,2-Bis(difenilfosfino)etano (dppe), 1,3-Bis(difenilfosfino)propano (dppp), 1,4-Bis(difenilfosfino)butano (dppb) e 1,1\'-Bis(difenilfosfino)ferroceno (dppf), NS = 2-mercaptopiridina (pyS), 2-mercaptopirimidina (prm), 4,6-dimetil-2-mercaptopirimidina (dmpm); pic = 2-picolinato; bCN = benzonitrila em nível da teoria DFT utilizando o funcional B3LYP. Os complexos tiveram suas estruturas otimizadas, as quais foram comparadas às estruturas obtidas experimentalmente por difração de raios X e apresentaram grande concordância com estas. A análise de decomposição de carga revelou que os ligantes NN, PP, NS, pic, bCN e Cl doam elétrons para o centro metálico tornando-o mais negativo, isso reflete na energia dos orbitais HOMO, que por sua vez pode ser relacionado com os valores dos potencias de oxidação dos complexos. Pode-se observar que quanto maior o valor do potencial de oxidação, menor a energia do HOMO. Além disso, nos complexos cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] os valores de potenciais de oxidação são mais anódicos porque os dois átomos de cloro somados doam mais para o rutênio que os ligantes NS e pic e bCN. Os espectros eletrônicos foram calculados e as bandas observadas em 420 e 290 nm nos complexos [Ru(NS)(NN)(PP)]+ puderam ser atribuídas a transições dos tipos MLCT e LLCT devido a análise da composição dos orbitais. As bandas de baixa intensidade observadas nos complexos cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] em torno de 460 nm, mostraram ser transições do tipo MLCT do HOMO-2 para o LUMO, sendo que esses orbitais estão concentrados nos átomos de rutênio e nos ligantes NN, respectivamente. Os espectros vibracionais calculados estão de acordo com os dados experimentais. As bandas observadas em torno de 1380, 1160 e 760 cm-1 foram atribuidas aos estiramentos vC-S e as bandas em 1715 cm-1 ao estiramento νC=O; no ligante livre essa última banda é observada em 1654 cm-1. A banda referente ao estiramento vC≡N, que aparece em 2229 cm-1 na benzonitrila não coordenada, nos complexos [RuCl(bCN)(NN)(PP)]+ aparece em 2250 cm-1. / Ruthenium complexes with formulas: cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)], [Ru(NS)(bipy)(PP)]+, [Ru(pic)(bipy)(PP)]+ e [RuCl(bCN)(bipy)(PP)]+, where NN = 2,2\'-bipyridine (bipy), 4,4\'-dimethyl-2,2\'-bipyridine (Mebipy) e 1,10-phenanthroline (phen); PP = 1,1-Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm), 1,2- Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethano (dppe), 1,3- Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane(dppp), 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)buthane (dppb) e 1,1\'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf), NS = 2-mercaptopyridine (pyS), 2-mercaptopyrimidine (prm), 4,6-dimethyl-2-mercaptopyrimidina (dmpm); pic = 2-picolinate; bCN = benzonitrile were studied in this thesis applying DFT theory with B3LYP functional. The complexes had their structures optimized and comparison with experimental structures determined by X ray crystallography show that they compare well. Charge decomposition analysis revealed that NN, PP, NS, pic, bCN and Clligands donate eletrons to the metal center makig it more negative, what reflects in the HOMO energies, that can be related to oxidation potencials of the complexes. The higher the oxidation potential of the complexes the lower the energy of HOMO. In complexes cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] the oxidation potentials were more anodic because the two chlorine ligands togheterdonate more than NS, pic or bCN ligands. Electronic spectra of the complexes [Ru(NS)(NN)(PP)]+ were calculated and the bands around 420 and 290 nm could be assigned to transitions of the type MLCT, LLCT based on the analysis of the orbitals composition. The bands of low intensity around 460 nm observed in the spectra of cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] were also MLCT transitions from HOMO-2 to LUMO, these orbitals are concentrated in ruthenium and NN ligands, respectively. The calculated vibrational spectra are in good agreement with experimental data, bands around 1380, 1160 e 760 cm-1 were assigned to vC-S stretching and bands around 1715 cm-1 to νC=O, in pic not coordinated this band appears at 1654 cm-1. In freebenzonitrile vC≡N band is observed at 2229 cm-1, but in complexes [RuCl(bCN)(NN)(PP)]+ this band is upshifted to 2250 cm-1.

There is no abstract available for this dissertation. / Department of Chemistry

Neste trabalho foi feito o estudo teórico de complexos de rutênio de fórmula: cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)], [Ru(NS)(bipy)(PP)]+, [Ru(pic)(bipy)(PP)]+ e [RuCl(bCN)(bipy)(PP)]+, onde NN = 2,2\'-bipiridina (bipy), 4,4\'-dimetil-2,2\'-bipiridina (Mebipy) e 1,10-fenantrolina (phen); PP = 1,1-Bis(difenilfosfino)metano (dppm), 1,2-Bis(difenilfosfino)etano (dppe), 1,3-Bis(difenilfosfino)propano (dppp), 1,4-Bis(difenilfosfino)butano (dppb) e 1,1\'-Bis(difenilfosfino)ferroceno (dppf), NS = 2-mercaptopiridina (pyS), 2-mercaptopirimidina (prm), 4,6-dimetil-2-mercaptopirimidina (dmpm); pic = 2-picolinato; bCN = benzonitrila em nível da teoria DFT utilizando o funcional B3LYP. Os complexos tiveram suas estruturas otimizadas, as quais foram comparadas às estruturas obtidas experimentalmente por difração de raios X e apresentaram grande concordância com estas. A análise de decomposição de carga revelou que os ligantes NN, PP, NS, pic, bCN e Cl doam elétrons para o centro metálico tornando-o mais negativo, isso reflete na energia dos orbitais HOMO, que por sua vez pode ser relacionado com os valores dos potencias de oxidação dos complexos. Pode-se observar que quanto maior o valor do potencial de oxidação, menor a energia do HOMO. Além disso, nos complexos cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] os valores de potenciais de oxidação são mais anódicos porque os dois átomos de cloro somados doam mais para o rutênio que os ligantes NS e pic e bCN. Os espectros eletrônicos foram calculados e as bandas observadas em 420 e 290 nm nos complexos [Ru(NS)(NN)(PP)]+ puderam ser atribuídas a transições dos tipos MLCT e LLCT devido a análise da composição dos orbitais. As bandas de baixa intensidade observadas nos complexos cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] em torno de 460 nm, mostraram ser transições do tipo MLCT do HOMO-2 para o LUMO, sendo que esses orbitais estão concentrados nos átomos de rutênio e nos ligantes NN, respectivamente. Os espectros vibracionais calculados estão de acordo com os dados experimentais. As bandas observadas em torno de 1380, 1160 e 760 cm-1 foram atribuidas aos estiramentos vC-S e as bandas em 1715 cm-1 ao estiramento νC=O; no ligante livre essa última banda é observada em 1654 cm-1. A banda referente ao estiramento vC≡N, que aparece em 2229 cm-1 na benzonitrila não coordenada, nos complexos [RuCl(bCN)(NN)(PP)]+ aparece em 2250 cm-1. / Ruthenium complexes with formulas: cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)], [Ru(NS)(bipy)(PP)]+, [Ru(pic)(bipy)(PP)]+ e [RuCl(bCN)(bipy)(PP)]+, where NN = 2,2\'-bipyridine (bipy), 4,4\'-dimethyl-2,2\'-bipyridine (Mebipy) e 1,10-phenanthroline (phen); PP = 1,1-Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm), 1,2- Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethano (dppe), 1,3- Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane(dppp), 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)buthane (dppb) e 1,1\'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf), NS = 2-mercaptopyridine (pyS), 2-mercaptopyrimidine (prm), 4,6-dimethyl-2-mercaptopyrimidina (dmpm); pic = 2-picolinate; bCN = benzonitrile were studied in this thesis applying DFT theory with B3LYP functional. The complexes had their structures optimized and comparison with experimental structures determined by X ray crystallography show that they compare well. Charge decomposition analysis revealed that NN, PP, NS, pic, bCN and Clligands donate eletrons to the metal center makig it more negative, what reflects in the HOMO energies, that can be related to oxidation potencials of the complexes. The higher the oxidation potential of the complexes the lower the energy of HOMO. In complexes cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] the oxidation potentials were more anodic because the two chlorine ligands togheterdonate more than NS, pic or bCN ligands. Electronic spectra of the complexes [Ru(NS)(NN)(PP)]+ were calculated and the bands around 420 and 290 nm could be assigned to transitions of the type MLCT, LLCT based on the analysis of the orbitals composition. The bands of low intensity around 460 nm observed in the spectra of cis-[RuCl2(NN)(PP)] were also MLCT transitions from HOMO-2 to LUMO, these orbitals are concentrated in ruthenium and NN ligands, respectively. The calculated vibrational spectra are in good agreement with experimental data, bands around 1380, 1160 e 760 cm-1 were assigned to vC-S stretching and bands around 1715 cm-1 to νC=O, in pic not coordinated this band appears at 1654 cm-1. In freebenzonitrile vC≡N band is observed at 2229 cm-1, but in complexes [RuCl(bCN)(NN)(PP)]+ this band is upshifted to 2250 cm-1.

Thin film uniform and exponential distributed RC networks were fabricated and the network responses were investigated. It was necessary to take dielectric loss into consideration in the theoretical analysis before a close agreement could be obtained between the theoretical and experimental network responses. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

A Theory of Dropwise Condensation

Chloroperoxidase (CPO) is a potential biocatalyst for use in asymmetric synthesis. The mechanisms of CPO catalysis are therefore of interest. The halogenation reaction, one of several chemical reactions that CPO catalyzes, is not fully understood and is the subject of this dissertation. The mechanism by which CPO catalyzes halogenation is disputed. It has been postulated that halogenation of substrates occurs at the active site. Alternatively, it has been proposed that hypochlorous acid, produced at the active site via oxidation of chloride, is released prior to reaction, so that halogenation occurs in solution. The free-solution mechanism is supported by the observation that halogenation of most substrates often occurs non-stereospecifically. On the other hand, the enzyme-bound mechanism is supported by the observation that some large substrates undergo halogenation stereospecifically. The major purpose of this research is to compare chlorination of the substrate beta-cyclopentanedione in the two environments. One study was of the reaction with limited hydration because such a level of hydration is typical of the active site. For this work, a purely quantum mechanical approach was used. To model the aqueous environment, the limited hydration environment approach is not appropriate. Instead, reaction precursor conformations were obtained from a solvated molecular dynamics simulation, and reaction of potentially reactive molecular encounters was modeled with a hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical approach. Extensive work developing parameters for small molecules was pre-requisite for the molecular dynamics simulation. It is observed that a limited and optimized (active-site-like) hydration environment leads to a lower energetic barrier than the fully solvated model representative of the aqueous environment at room temperature, suggesting that the stable water network near the active site is likely to facilitate the chlorination mechanism. The influence of the solvent environment on the reaction barrier is critical. It is observed that stabilization of the catalytic water by other solvent molecules lowers the barrier for keto-enol tautomerization. Placement of water molecules is more important than the number of water molecules in such studies. The fully-solvated model demonstrates that reaction proceeds when the instantaneous dynamical water environment is close to optimal for stabilizing the transition state.

The diploma thesis "Accountability in tertiary education in the Czech Republic" is based on the concept of accountability, which is defined as a social relation between two actors, where one actor is obliged to justify his conduct and behavior to another. This diploma thesis has been mainly written on a theoretical base - the accountability concept, which will be applied in the Czech tertiary education. The main aim of the presented diploma thesis is to find out, whether the concept of accountability in the Czech Republic will contribute to the expansion of a professional knowledge in tertiary education system. The set aim further allows verification, if accountability as a concept might be beneficial for further research in this field. The objective of this diploma thesis will further describe how accountability is applied in the tertiary education and outline such a complex network of relations between actors. Following the set aim, this thesis is conceived as a theoretical study covering the specific country - the Czech Republic. The diploma thesis is logically divided into seven chapters, which are divided into subchapters. Aims and research questions are presented in the beginning of this thesis, followed by a detailed definition of the concept of accountability, which is crucial for the whole...

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