The data presented in this thesis is a comprehensive study on the nature of peptide structure and how subtle and systematic changes in sequence and sidechain affect the basicity, ion stability, and conformation of a peptide. The peptides characterized were acetylated polyalanine di-, tri-, and tetra- peptides containing a proton-accepting probe: lysine and or the non-proteinogenic lysine-homologs: ornithine, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, and 2,3-diaminopropionic acid. Peptides were studied in isomeric pairs for which the basic amino acid was placed closest to the N-terminus or the C-terminus of each peptide family (A n Probe vs. ProbeA n ). Using a variety of mass spectrometry based techniques and infrared multiphoton dissociation ion spectroscopy, the isomeric families of polyalanine peptides were characterized. Quantum chemical techniques were employed in parallel to provide theoretical predictions of three-dimensional structure, physical properties (dipole moment, polarizability, and accessible surface area), thermochemical values, and vibrational IR spectra, to gain further understanding of the peptides studied and to push the limits of current theoretical models. Overall it was found that the AnProbe peptide was more basic than their ProbeAn isomer. For the dipeptide systems, the greater basicity of AProbe peptides was due to efficiently charge-solvated ions which formed more compact structures compared to their ProbeA counterpart. For the tri- and tetra- peptide systems, greater basicity of the A 2,3 Probe peptides was likely due to formation of α or 3 10 helix-like structures in the protonated forms., introducing the macrodipolar effect, which cooperatively encouraged helical formation while stabilizing the charged site. On the other hand, ProbeA 2,3 peptides formed charge-solvated coils which do not exhibit any kind of dipole effect, resulting in lower basicity than their A2,3Probe counterpart.

Microcalorimetric measurements and contact angle measurements were conducted to study the surface chemistry of powdered minerals. The contact angle measurements were conducted on both flat and powdered talc samples, and the results were used to determine the surface free energy components using Van Oss-Chaudhury-Good (OCG) equation. It was found that the surface hydrophobicity of talc increases with decreasing particle size. At the same time, both the Lifshitz-van der Waals (gSLW) and the Lewis acid-base (gSAB) components (and, hence, the total surface free energy (gS)) decrease with decreasing particle size. The increase in the surface hydrophobicity and the decrease in surface free energy (gS) can be attributed to preferential breakage of the mineral along the basal plane, resulting in the exposure of more basal plane surfaces to the aqueous phase. Heats of immersion measurements were conducted using a flow microcalorimeter on a number of powdered talc samples. The results were then used to calculate the contact angles using a rigorous thermodynamic relation. The measured heat of immersion values in water and calculated contact angles showed that the surface hydrophobicity of talc samples increase with decreasing particle size, which agrees with the direct contact angle measurements. A relationship between advancing water contact angle qa, and the heat of immersion (-DHi) and surface free energies was established. It was found that the value of -DHi decrease as qa increases. The microcalorimetric and direct contact angle measurements showed that acid-base interactions play a crucial role in the interaction between talc and liquid. Using the Van Oss-Chaudhury-Good's surface free energy components model, various talc powders were characterized in terms of their acidic and basic properties. It was found that the magnitude of the Lewis electron donor, gS-, and the Lewis electron acceptor, gS+, components of surface free energy is directly related to the particle size. The gS- of talc surface increased with decreasing particle size, while the gS+ slightly decreased. It was also found that the Lewis electron-donor component on talc surface is much higher than the Lewis electron-acceptor component, suggesting that the basal surface of talc is basic. The heats of adsorption of butanol on various talc samples from n-heptane solution were also determined using a flow microcalorimeter. The heats of adsorption values were used to estimate % hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity and the areal ratios of the various talc samples. In addition, contact angle and heat of butanol adsorption measurements were conducted on a run-of-mine talc sample that has been ground to two different particle size fractions, i.e., d50=12.5 mm and d50=3.0 mm, respectively. The results were used to estimate the surface free energy components at the basal and edge surfaces of talc. It was found that the total surface free energy (gS) at the basal plane surface of talc is much lower than the total surface free energy at the edge surface. The results suggest also that the basal surface of talc is monopolar basic, while the edge surface is monopolar acidic. The results explain why the basicity of talc surface increases with decreasing particle size as shown in the contact angle and microcalorimetric measurements. Furthermore, the effects of the surface free energies of solids during separation from each other by flotation and selective flocculation were studied. In the present work, a kaolin clay sample from east Georgia was used for the beneficiation tests. First, the crude kaolin was subjected to flotation and selective flocculation experiments to remove discoloring impurities (i.e., anatase (TiO2) and iron oxides) and produce high-brightness clay with GE brightness higher than 90%. The results showed that a clay product with +90% brightness could be obtained with recoveries (or yields) higher than 80% using selective flocculation technique. It was also found that a proper control of surface hydrophobicity of anatase is crucially important for a successful flotation and selective flocculation process. Heats of immersion, heats of adsorption and contact angle measurements were conducted on pure anatase surface to determine the changes in the surface free energies as a function of the surfactant dosage (e.g. hydroxamate) used for the surface treatment. The results showed that the magnitude of the contact angle and, hence, the surface free energy and its components on anatase surface varies significantly with the amount of surfactant used for the surface treatment. / Ph. D.

Este trabalho investiga as interações eletrônicas em algumas cetonas cíclicas, substituídas em α por um átomo de enxofre, pela comparação com os compostos substituídos correspondentes. Os compostos estudados eram: ciclopentanona (I), 2-mercaptociclopentanona (II), 2-metiltiociclopentanona (III), 2-etiltiociclopentanona (IV), 2-n-propilciclopentanona (V), cânfora (VI), 2-etilcânfora (VII), 2-metiltiocânfora (VIII), ciclohexanona (IX), 2 -metilciclohexanona (X), 2-etiltiociclohexanona (XI), 2-hexanona (XII), etiltioacetona (XIII), 3-tiaciclopentanona (XIV), 3-tiaciclohexanona (XV), 2-ciclopentenona (XVI), 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona (XVII), l-etiltiociclopenteno (XVIII), ciclopenteno (XIX), ciclopentanotiol (XX) e etiltiociclopentano (XXI) (ver arquivo). São apresentadas as revisões bibliográficas sobre interações eletrônicas em compostos carbonílicos β-tia-substituídos e em vinil- e aril-tioéteres. São descritas as sínteses de compostos (II)-(V), (VII), (XVI)-(XVIII), (XX) e (XXI) por nós efetuadas. São apresentadas as constantes de basicidade de cetonas (I)-(XVII) e as medidas no ultravioleta de compostos (I-III), (XVI)-(XXI). Os dados experimentais indicam que: 1 - Todos os compostos carbonílicos contendo enxofre apresentam basicidade menor em relação aos compostos correspondentes não sulfurados. Entretanto, a grandeza desta diminuição não é a mesma para todos os compostos estudados. 2 - As bandas η → π* e π → π* do espectro no ultravio1eta de 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona (XVII) sofrem deslocamentos batocrômicos em comparação com as ciclanonas saturadas e ciclopentenos, respectivamente. Entretanto, a banda ηs → σ* é semelhante a de tioéteres e tióis. É apresentada uma discussão dos resultados obtidos, na qual sugere-se que: A diminuição da basicidade depende da posição da ligação C-S em relação ao grupo carbonila, sendo maior quando o ângulo de projeção Φ se aproxima de 0 ou 180°. A diminuição de basicidade é devida a interação no espaço e/ou através das ligações entre os pares de elétrons do enxofre e oxigênio carbonílico. A pequena diminuição de basicidade observada em 2-eti1tio-2-ciclopentenona de conformação plana é proveniente do cancelamento parcial do efeito da interação pelo efeito de campo que atua no sentido contrário. Na 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona ocorre uma estabilização adicional, por delocalização eletrônica, do orbital π*, quando os grupos SR e CO acham-se ligados conjuntamente à dupla ligação. / The present thesis investigates the electronic interactions in some cyclic ketones, α-sulphur substituted by comparison with the corresponding sulphur-free compounds. The compounds studied were: cyclopentanone (I), mercaptocyclopentanone (II), 2-methylthiocyclopentanone (III), 2-ethylthiocyclopentanone (IV), 2-n-propylcyclopentanone (V), camphor (VI), 2-ethylcamphor (VII), 2-methylthiocamphor (VIII), cyclohexanone (IX), 2-methylcyclohexanone (X), 2-ethylthiocyclohexanone (XI), 2-hexanone (XII), ethylthioacetone (XIII), 3-thiacyclopentanone (XIV), 3-thiacyclohexanone (XV), 2-cyclopentenone (XVI), 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone (XVII), l-ethylthiocyclopentene (XVIII), cyclopentene (XIX), cyclopentanethiol (XX) and ethylthiocyclopentane (XXI) (ver arquivo). The literature reports are presented on electronic interactions in the β-thia-substituted carbonyl compounds and in the vinyl- and aryl-thioethers. The syntheses of the compounds (II)-(V), (VII) , (XVI)-(XVIII), (XX) and (XXI) are described. The basicity constants for ketones (I)-(XVII) and the ultraviolet spectra for compounds (I)-(III), (XVI)-(XXI) are reported. The experimental results indicate that: 1 - All sulphur substituted carbonyl compounds show a decrease in basicity in comparison with the corresponding unsubstituted compounds. However, the extent of this decrease is not the same for all compounds studied. 2 - The η → π* and π → π* absorption bands in the spectrum of the 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone (XVII) undergo bathocromic shifts in comparison with the saturated cyclanones and cyclopentenes, respectively. However, the ηs → σ* band is similar to those for thioethers and thiols. The results suggest that: The decrease of basicity depends on the position of C-S bond towards carbonyl group, being of maximum value when the projected angle Φ approaches 0 or 180°. The decrease of basicity is due to through-space and/or through bond interaction between the lane pairs on sulphur and oxygen atoms. The decrease of basicity in the planar 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone is partly cancelled by a field effect operating in the reversed direction. In the 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone a additional stabilization takes place, wich is due to electronic delocalization of π* when the SR and CO groups are bonded to the double bond.

Este trabalho investiga as interações eletrônicas em algumas cetonas cíclicas, substituídas em α por um átomo de enxofre, pela comparação com os compostos substituídos correspondentes. Os compostos estudados eram: ciclopentanona (I), 2-mercaptociclopentanona (II), 2-metiltiociclopentanona (III), 2-etiltiociclopentanona (IV), 2-n-propilciclopentanona (V), cânfora (VI), 2-etilcânfora (VII), 2-metiltiocânfora (VIII), ciclohexanona (IX), 2 -metilciclohexanona (X), 2-etiltiociclohexanona (XI), 2-hexanona (XII), etiltioacetona (XIII), 3-tiaciclopentanona (XIV), 3-tiaciclohexanona (XV), 2-ciclopentenona (XVI), 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona (XVII), l-etiltiociclopenteno (XVIII), ciclopenteno (XIX), ciclopentanotiol (XX) e etiltiociclopentano (XXI) (ver arquivo). São apresentadas as revisões bibliográficas sobre interações eletrônicas em compostos carbonílicos β-tia-substituídos e em vinil- e aril-tioéteres. São descritas as sínteses de compostos (II)-(V), (VII), (XVI)-(XVIII), (XX) e (XXI) por nós efetuadas. São apresentadas as constantes de basicidade de cetonas (I)-(XVII) e as medidas no ultravioleta de compostos (I-III), (XVI)-(XXI). Os dados experimentais indicam que: 1 - Todos os compostos carbonílicos contendo enxofre apresentam basicidade menor em relação aos compostos correspondentes não sulfurados. Entretanto, a grandeza desta diminuição não é a mesma para todos os compostos estudados. 2 - As bandas η → π* e π → π* do espectro no ultravio1eta de 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona (XVII) sofrem deslocamentos batocrômicos em comparação com as ciclanonas saturadas e ciclopentenos, respectivamente. Entretanto, a banda ηs → σ* é semelhante a de tioéteres e tióis. É apresentada uma discussão dos resultados obtidos, na qual sugere-se que: A diminuição da basicidade depende da posição da ligação C-S em relação ao grupo carbonila, sendo maior quando o ângulo de projeção Φ se aproxima de 0 ou 180°. A diminuição de basicidade é devida a interação no espaço e/ou através das ligações entre os pares de elétrons do enxofre e oxigênio carbonílico. A pequena diminuição de basicidade observada em 2-eti1tio-2-ciclopentenona de conformação plana é proveniente do cancelamento parcial do efeito da interação pelo efeito de campo que atua no sentido contrário. Na 2-etiltio-2-ciclopentenona ocorre uma estabilização adicional, por delocalização eletrônica, do orbital π*, quando os grupos SR e CO acham-se ligados conjuntamente à dupla ligação. / The present thesis investigates the electronic interactions in some cyclic ketones, α-sulphur substituted by comparison with the corresponding sulphur-free compounds. The compounds studied were: cyclopentanone (I), mercaptocyclopentanone (II), 2-methylthiocyclopentanone (III), 2-ethylthiocyclopentanone (IV), 2-n-propylcyclopentanone (V), camphor (VI), 2-ethylcamphor (VII), 2-methylthiocamphor (VIII), cyclohexanone (IX), 2-methylcyclohexanone (X), 2-ethylthiocyclohexanone (XI), 2-hexanone (XII), ethylthioacetone (XIII), 3-thiacyclopentanone (XIV), 3-thiacyclohexanone (XV), 2-cyclopentenone (XVI), 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone (XVII), l-ethylthiocyclopentene (XVIII), cyclopentene (XIX), cyclopentanethiol (XX) and ethylthiocyclopentane (XXI) (ver arquivo). The literature reports are presented on electronic interactions in the β-thia-substituted carbonyl compounds and in the vinyl- and aryl-thioethers. The syntheses of the compounds (II)-(V), (VII) , (XVI)-(XVIII), (XX) and (XXI) are described. The basicity constants for ketones (I)-(XVII) and the ultraviolet spectra for compounds (I)-(III), (XVI)-(XXI) are reported. The experimental results indicate that: 1 - All sulphur substituted carbonyl compounds show a decrease in basicity in comparison with the corresponding unsubstituted compounds. However, the extent of this decrease is not the same for all compounds studied. 2 - The η → π* and π → π* absorption bands in the spectrum of the 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone (XVII) undergo bathocromic shifts in comparison with the saturated cyclanones and cyclopentenes, respectively. However, the ηs → σ* band is similar to those for thioethers and thiols. The results suggest that: The decrease of basicity depends on the position of C-S bond towards carbonyl group, being of maximum value when the projected angle Φ approaches 0 or 180°. The decrease of basicity is due to through-space and/or through bond interaction between the lane pairs on sulphur and oxygen atoms. The decrease of basicity in the planar 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone is partly cancelled by a field effect operating in the reversed direction. In the 2-ethylthio-2-cyclopentenone a additional stabilization takes place, wich is due to electronic delocalization of π* when the SR and CO groups are bonded to the double bond.

Ziel der Untersuchungen war die Charakterisierung der Protonierungs-, Komplexbildungs- und Verteilungseigenschaften von tripodalen Azaliganden unter Anwendung thermodynamischer und spektroskopischer Verfahren. Im Vordergrund stand dabei der Einfluß des Lösungsmittels auf die zugrundeliegenden Gleichgewichte. Ausgehend von dem Aminopodanden Tris(2-aminoethylamin) (tren) wurden für eine Reihe abgeleiteter Verbindungen mit unterschiedlichen Stickstoffdonorfunktionen und Substituenten Faktoren untersucht, welche die beteiligten Gleichgewichte beeinflussen. Das Protonierungsverhalten der Polyaminverbindungen ist im starken Maße von elektrostatischen, elektronischen und Solvenseinflüssen abhängig, welche durch den Abstand der benachbarten Aminfunktionen, die Substitution am Aminstickstoffatom und die sterischen Eigenschaften der Substituenten bestimmt werden. Faktoren, welche die Solvatation der Aminfunktionen verringern, führen zu einer Verringerung der Protonierungskonstanten. Zudem beeinflussen die Zusammensetzung der verwendeten Methanol-Wasser-Gemische sowie das verwendete Leitsalz die Protonierungskonstanten z.T. deutlich. Die Komplexbildung der untersuchten Azapodanden mit Ag+ in Methanol zeigt Unterschiede, welche hauptsächlich auf die unterschiedliche Basizität von Imin- bzw. Aminstickstoffatomen sowie Substituenteneffekte zurückzuführen sind. Von sterisch aufwendigen Substituenten an den Donorfunktionen der Podandarme können zudem destabilisiernde Effekte infolge der Beeinflussung der Koordinationsgeometrie von Ag+ ausgehen. Heteroditope Tetraazacryptanden zeigen gegenüber abgeleiteten offenkettigen Podanden erhöhte Stabilitätskonstanten, wobei auch die Verknüpfungsposition der tripodalen Einheiten am Phenylspacer und die Bindung von Wasser im Käfighohlraum eine Rolle spielen. Lösungsmittelpolarität und Gegenion haben einen deutlichen Einfluß auf die Komplexbildung mit Ag+. Der Schwerpunkt von Untersuchungen an Zweiphasensystemenen wäßrig-organisch lag auf dem Übergang von Wasser in die organische Phase unter dem Einfluß von extrahierten Spezies bei der Kationen- und Anionenextraktion. Mit der Verteilung von Liganden und Kationen- bzw. Anionenkomplexen lassen sich Änderungen des Wassersättigungsgehaltes in der niedrigpolaren organischen Phase registrieren, die mit der unterschiedlichen Hydratation der Spezies korrelieren. Qualitativ wurde die Hydratation von Azapodanden mittels IR- und 1H-NMR-Spektroskopie nachgewiesen, wobei auch Hinweise auf bestimmte, die Hydratation verringernde Faktoren, wie intramolekulare Wasserstoffbrücken, erhalten wurden. Quantitativ konnten mittels Karl-Fischer-Titration und Verteilungsmessungen Hydratationszahlen für ausgewählte Ligansysteme bestimmt werden. Extrahierte Komplexe der Verbindungen mit Ag+, Co2+, Ni2+ und Zn2+ zeigen eine gegenüber den freien Komplexbildnern veränderte Hydratation. Bei Ag+ kann in allen Fällen von einer deutlichen Verringerung der Hydratationszahlen ausgegangen werden. Für die zweifachgeladenen Kationen konnte kein klarer Nachweis erbracht werden. Es ergeben sich aber Hinweise, wonach zum Teil keine Verringerung auftritt, was auf eine zusätzliche Koordinationsstellen von Wasser am Kation hinweist. Bei der Iodidextraktion treten bei gleichzeitiger pH-Abhängigkeit mehrere Komplexspezies auf, was die Bestimmung von Hydratationszahlen erschwert. Als hilfreich erwies sich die Simulation für verschiedene mögliche Zusammensetzungen. Dabei stellte sich heraus, daß der 1:1-Komplex des untersuchten monoprotonierten Aminopodanden in Chloroform wahrscheinlich stärker hydratisiert ist als der freie Ligand, während die entsprechende 1:2-Spezies (Ligand:Iodid) eine ähnliche oder schwächere Hydratation aufweist als der Ligand.

Ziel der Untersuchungen war die Charakterisierung der Protonierungs-, Komplexbildungs- und Verteilungseigenschaften von tripodalen Azaliganden unter Anwendung thermodynamischer und spektroskopischer Verfahren. Im Vordergrund stand dabei der Einfluß des Lösungsmittels auf die zugrundeliegenden Gleichgewichte. Ausgehend von dem Aminopodanden Tris(2-aminoethylamin) (tren) wurden für eine Reihe abgeleiteter Verbindungen mit unterschiedlichen Stickstoffdonorfunktionen und Substituenten Faktoren untersucht, welche die beteiligten Gleichgewichte beeinflussen. Das Protonierungsverhalten der Polyaminverbindungen ist im starken Maße von elektrostatischen, elektronischen und Solvenseinflüssen abhängig, welche durch den Abstand der benachbarten Aminfunktionen, die Substitution am Aminstickstoffatom und die sterischen Eigenschaften der Substituenten bestimmt werden. Faktoren, welche die Solvatation der Aminfunktionen verringern, führen zu einer Verringerung der Protonierungskonstanten. Zudem beeinflussen die Zusammensetzung der verwendeten Methanol-Wasser-Gemische sowie das verwendete Leitsalz die Protonierungskonstanten z.T. deutlich. Die Komplexbildung der untersuchten Azapodanden mit Ag+ in Methanol zeigt Unterschiede, welche hauptsächlich auf die unterschiedliche Basizität von Imin- bzw. Aminstickstoffatomen sowie Substituenteneffekte zurückzuführen sind. Von sterisch aufwendigen Substituenten an den Donorfunktionen der Podandarme können zudem destabilisiernde Effekte infolge der Beeinflussung der Koordinationsgeometrie von Ag+ ausgehen. Heteroditope Tetraazacryptanden zeigen gegenüber abgeleiteten offenkettigen Podanden erhöhte Stabilitätskonstanten, wobei auch die Verknüpfungsposition der tripodalen Einheiten am Phenylspacer und die Bindung von Wasser im Käfighohlraum eine Rolle spielen. Lösungsmittelpolarität und Gegenion haben einen deutlichen Einfluß auf die Komplexbildung mit Ag+. Der Schwerpunkt von Untersuchungen an Zweiphasensystemenen wäßrig-organisch lag auf dem Übergang von Wasser in die organische Phase unter dem Einfluß von extrahierten Spezies bei der Kationen- und Anionenextraktion. Mit der Verteilung von Liganden und Kationen- bzw. Anionenkomplexen lassen sich Änderungen des Wassersättigungsgehaltes in der niedrigpolaren organischen Phase registrieren, die mit der unterschiedlichen Hydratation der Spezies korrelieren. Qualitativ wurde die Hydratation von Azapodanden mittels IR- und 1H-NMR-Spektroskopie nachgewiesen, wobei auch Hinweise auf bestimmte, die Hydratation verringernde Faktoren, wie intramolekulare Wasserstoffbrücken, erhalten wurden. Quantitativ konnten mittels Karl-Fischer-Titration und Verteilungsmessungen Hydratationszahlen für ausgewählte Ligansysteme bestimmt werden. Extrahierte Komplexe der Verbindungen mit Ag+, Co2+, Ni2+ und Zn2+ zeigen eine gegenüber den freien Komplexbildnern veränderte Hydratation. Bei Ag+ kann in allen Fällen von einer deutlichen Verringerung der Hydratationszahlen ausgegangen werden. Für die zweifachgeladenen Kationen konnte kein klarer Nachweis erbracht werden. Es ergeben sich aber Hinweise, wonach zum Teil keine Verringerung auftritt, was auf eine zusätzliche Koordinationsstellen von Wasser am Kation hinweist. Bei der Iodidextraktion treten bei gleichzeitiger pH-Abhängigkeit mehrere Komplexspezies auf, was die Bestimmung von Hydratationszahlen erschwert. Als hilfreich erwies sich die Simulation für verschiedene mögliche Zusammensetzungen. Dabei stellte sich heraus, daß der 1:1-Komplex des untersuchten monoprotonierten Aminopodanden in Chloroform wahrscheinlich stärker hydratisiert ist als der freie Ligand, während die entsprechende 1:2-Spezies (Ligand:Iodid) eine ähnliche oder schwächere Hydratation aufweist als der Ligand.