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Aqueous solubilities of twelve chlorinated benzenes were determined by two methods. In one method, the solutions in water were prepared by a vigorous stirring method followed by n-hexane extraction and GC-ECD analysis. In the second method, HPLC was used to prepare the saturated solutions. Experimental results were compared with the predictive values, the relative standard deviations are around 10%. Most of the chlorinated benzenes exhibit water induced transformations. The transformation products were either isomeric or with higher and lower numbers of chlorine substituents. The transformation phenomena can be explained by polarity, symmetry, reactivity of the chlorine atoms, and hydrophobic interactions. The mechanism of the transformation is governed by the radical mechanism.

<p>Oscillator strengths and transition energies are calculated for several mono-substitutes of benzene and naphthalene molecules. The substituents investigated are chlorine, bromine and iodine. Calculations for these molecules are presented, at the Hartree-Fock and DFT level of theory. The functional used in DFT is CAM-B3LYP.</p>

Oscillator strengths and transition energies are calculated for several mono-substitutes of benzene and naphthalene molecules. The substituents investigated are chlorine, bromine and iodine. Calculations for these molecules are presented, at the Hartree-Fock and DFT level of theory. The functional used in DFT is CAM-B3LYP.

This thesis examines the synthesis, photophysical properties, and sensory responses of hydroxy-substituted 1,4-distyryl-2,5-bis(arylethynyl)benzenes (Cruciforms, XFs). These two-dimensional cross-conjugated materials possess spatially separated frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs). This spatial separation allows the HOMO and LUMO to be addressed independently by analytes, which leads to significant changes in their absorption and emission. These properties allow XFs to be utilized for the detection of various analytes. These studies highlight the benefits of utilizing XFs for the development of advanced functional solid state materials for sensory applications.

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<p>In this Masters Thesis emissions to water from diesel engines in pleasure boats when driven with alternative fuels have been investigated. Two alternative fuels, Fischer-Tropsch-diesel (FT-diesel) and a blend of FT-diesel and rapeseed methyl ester (RME) have been compared with diesel of Swedish environmental class 1 (diesel EC1). The alternative fuels have been compared using two older marine diesel engines, and water samples have been taken from the water in the exhaust system before the exhaust compounds reaches the recipient. The water samples have been analysed with gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (GC/MS), to analyse volatile and semi volatile compounds including aldehydes and ketons. To investigate the acute toxicity of the exhaust water a 24 h ecotoxicological test was preformed with the crustacean Artemia fransiscana.</p><p>The results showed considerable differences in emissions of poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated benzenes. From diesel EC1, the amounts of PAHs and alkylated benzenes were significantly higher than from pure FT-diesel and FT-diesel containing 20 % of RME. Pure FT-diesel generated the lowest amounts of PAH and alkylated benzenes. The FT-diesel containing 20 % RME generated higher amounts of benzene than diesel EC1. FT-diesel and FT-diesel with a 20 % blend of RME generated the same amount of acetone, which in turn was higher than the concentration of acetone in the exhaust water, using diesel EC1. Based on the analysis, FT-diesel is the best alternative from an exhaust emission point-of-view, concerning both the amounts and the difference in chemical composition of the combustion products released into the water.</p><p>The ecotoxicological test showed no effect on the test organism using either of the samples.</p> / <p>Fritidsbåtsintresset är stort i Sverige och båtlivet betyder mycket för många svenskar. Tyvärr är användningen av fritidsbåtar förknippad med en rad miljöproblem. Avgasutsläpp till vatten och luft från fritidsbåtsmotorer påverkar den lokala miljön avsevärt. Gammal teknik med dålig förbränning används fortfarande i stor utsträckning. På kort sikt, innan den gamla tekniken är utbytt, är det viktigt att den äldre motorparken använder miljöanpassade bränslen för att utsläppen till sjöar och hav ska bli så skonsamma som möjligt. Det är dock viktigt att utvärdera miljöpåverkan av dessa alternativa bränslen, så att det verkligen är ett bättre alternativ ur miljösynpunkt.</p><p>I detta examensarbete har utsläpp till vatten från dieselinombordsmotorer vid drift med olika bränslen undersökts. Två miljöanpassade dieselbränslen; FT-diesel (Fischer-Tropsch) och en procentinblandning av rapsmetylester (RME) i FT-diesel, har jämförts med diesel av svensk miljöklass 1 (MK1). Bränslena har testkörts i två äldre, marina dieselmotorer och prover har tagits på det avgasblandade kylvattnet innan det når recipienten. Det avgasblandade kylvattnet har analyserats med avseende på delvis flyktiga och flyktiga föreningar, aldehyder samt ketoner. Analyserna har skett med gaskromatografi och masspektormetri (GC/MS-screening) på externt laboratorium. För att testa avgasvattnets akuta giftighet har även ett akut (24h) ekotoxikologiskt test utförts på kräftdjuret Artemia fransiscana.</p><p>Analysresultatet visade skillnad i utsläpp av polyaromatiska kolväten (PAH) och alkylbensener. Vid körning med diesel MK1 genererades betydligt högre halter av PAH:er och alkylbensener, än vid körning med FT-diesel och FT-diesel med 20 % inblandning av RME. Ren FT-diesel gav de lägsta halterna av PAH:er och alkylbensener.</p><p>Utsläppshalterna av bensen uppvisade inte lika stor skillnad mellan de olika bränslena. Blandningen FT-diesel med 20 % RME gav lite högre halter bensen än vad diesel MK1 gjorde. Ren FT-diesel uppvisade lägst halt bensen. Utsläpp av aceton visade sig vara lika för FT-diesel och FT-diesel med 20 % RME och gav högre halter än vad diesel MK1 gjorde. Baserat på analysresultaten är FT-diesel det bästa bränslet ur emissionssynpunkt med avseende på vilka ämnen som hamnar i vattenfasen.</p><p>Det ekotoxikologiska testet visade ingen skillnad mellan de olika bränslena. Avgasvatten från bränslena hade inte någon akut toxisk effekt på testdjuret.</p>

In this Masters Thesis emissions to water from diesel engines in pleasure boats when driven with alternative fuels have been investigated. Two alternative fuels, Fischer-Tropsch-diesel (FT-diesel) and a blend of FT-diesel and rapeseed methyl ester (RME) have been compared with diesel of Swedish environmental class 1 (diesel EC1). The alternative fuels have been compared using two older marine diesel engines, and water samples have been taken from the water in the exhaust system before the exhaust compounds reaches the recipient. The water samples have been analysed with gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (GC/MS), to analyse volatile and semi volatile compounds including aldehydes and ketons. To investigate the acute toxicity of the exhaust water a 24 h ecotoxicological test was preformed with the crustacean Artemia fransiscana. The results showed considerable differences in emissions of poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated benzenes. From diesel EC1, the amounts of PAHs and alkylated benzenes were significantly higher than from pure FT-diesel and FT-diesel containing 20 % of RME. Pure FT-diesel generated the lowest amounts of PAH and alkylated benzenes. The FT-diesel containing 20 % RME generated higher amounts of benzene than diesel EC1. FT-diesel and FT-diesel with a 20 % blend of RME generated the same amount of acetone, which in turn was higher than the concentration of acetone in the exhaust water, using diesel EC1. Based on the analysis, FT-diesel is the best alternative from an exhaust emission point-of-view, concerning both the amounts and the difference in chemical composition of the combustion products released into the water. The ecotoxicological test showed no effect on the test organism using either of the samples. / Fritidsbåtsintresset är stort i Sverige och båtlivet betyder mycket för många svenskar. Tyvärr är användningen av fritidsbåtar förknippad med en rad miljöproblem. Avgasutsläpp till vatten och luft från fritidsbåtsmotorer påverkar den lokala miljön avsevärt. Gammal teknik med dålig förbränning används fortfarande i stor utsträckning. På kort sikt, innan den gamla tekniken är utbytt, är det viktigt att den äldre motorparken använder miljöanpassade bränslen för att utsläppen till sjöar och hav ska bli så skonsamma som möjligt. Det är dock viktigt att utvärdera miljöpåverkan av dessa alternativa bränslen, så att det verkligen är ett bättre alternativ ur miljösynpunkt. I detta examensarbete har utsläpp till vatten från dieselinombordsmotorer vid drift med olika bränslen undersökts. Två miljöanpassade dieselbränslen; FT-diesel (Fischer-Tropsch) och en procentinblandning av rapsmetylester (RME) i FT-diesel, har jämförts med diesel av svensk miljöklass 1 (MK1). Bränslena har testkörts i två äldre, marina dieselmotorer och prover har tagits på det avgasblandade kylvattnet innan det når recipienten. Det avgasblandade kylvattnet har analyserats med avseende på delvis flyktiga och flyktiga föreningar, aldehyder samt ketoner. Analyserna har skett med gaskromatografi och masspektormetri (GC/MS-screening) på externt laboratorium. För att testa avgasvattnets akuta giftighet har även ett akut (24h) ekotoxikologiskt test utförts på kräftdjuret Artemia fransiscana. Analysresultatet visade skillnad i utsläpp av polyaromatiska kolväten (PAH) och alkylbensener. Vid körning med diesel MK1 genererades betydligt högre halter av PAH:er och alkylbensener, än vid körning med FT-diesel och FT-diesel med 20 % inblandning av RME. Ren FT-diesel gav de lägsta halterna av PAH:er och alkylbensener. Utsläppshalterna av bensen uppvisade inte lika stor skillnad mellan de olika bränslena. Blandningen FT-diesel med 20 % RME gav lite högre halter bensen än vad diesel MK1 gjorde. Ren FT-diesel uppvisade lägst halt bensen. Utsläpp av aceton visade sig vara lika för FT-diesel och FT-diesel med 20 % RME och gav högre halter än vad diesel MK1 gjorde. Baserat på analysresultaten är FT-diesel det bästa bränslet ur emissionssynpunkt med avseende på vilka ämnen som hamnar i vattenfasen. Det ekotoxikologiska testet visade ingen skillnad mellan de olika bränslena. Avgasvatten från bränslena hade inte någon akut toxisk effekt på testdjuret.

xx, 318 p. ： ill. (some col.) / Highly conjugated, carbon rich molecules are of great interest due to their unique optoelectronic properties. These molecules are now recognized as suitable materials for advanced materials applications such as light-emitting diodes, photovoltaics, and thin film transistors. Of particular interest is the indenofluorene (IF) scaffold, a 6-5-6-5-6-fused ring system that holds a striking topological similarity to pentacene, a very successful electron donating organic semiconductor. Also of interest is another class of compounds referred to as tetrakis(arylethynyl)benzenes, TAEBs, which are cruciform-shaped molecules that possess numerous pathways for electronic and photonic transfer and are amenable to a host of substitution patterns. Chapter I examines the history of the IF scaffold and its development over the last century through the use of literature examples relating to both its synthesis and potential use as an emerging class of electron accepting materials. Chapter II introduces the feasibility of stable, fully conjugated IFs. Two examples of 5,6,11,12-tetraethynyl-indeno[1,2- b ]fluorenes are synthesized where their structural and optoelectronic properties are explored. Chapter III further explores the IF scaffold and outlines the synthesis of a series of 6,12-diethynylindeno[1,2-b ]fluorenes in conjunction with detailed computational, structural, and photophysical studies. Chapter IV discusses the synthesis and characterization of a series of 6,12-diarylindeno[1,2- b ]fluorenes and examines their structural and optoelectronic properties. Chapter V describes a series of donor/acceptor-functionalized TAEBs that incorporate the 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a,-diaza-s -indacene moiety, better known as BODIPY, as the acceptor unit. Additionally, two TAEB molecules and three structurally related bis(arylethynyl)benzene (BAEB) isomers where only acceptors are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the donor group are synthesized. This dissertation includes both previously published and unpublished co-authored material. / Committee in charge: Professor David R. Tyler， Chairperson； Professor Michael M. Haley， Advisor； Professor Victoria J. DeRose， Member； Professor Shih-Yuan Liu， Member； Professor Scott D. Bridgham， Outside Member

Le manuscrit est divisé en six chapitres et deux parties indépendantes, la première étant consacrée à l'étude de l'effet de substituants nitro sur des ligands phosphines aromatiques (L). Une série de (N-phényl-benzimidazol-1-yl)diphénylphosphines substituées par 1 à 3 groupes nitro à différentes positions des noyaux N-phényle et benzimidazolyle, a été synthétisée, et comparée au parent non nitré et à l'homologue N-méthyl-benzimidazolium cationique. Dans les complexes trans-L2RhICl(CO) correspondants, des variations faibles mais systématiques de la fréquence d'élongation C=O IR et du déplacement chimique RMN 103Rh fournissent une quantification empirique des effets régio-spécifiques des substituants nitro sur le caractère donneur global du ligand. Les produits secondaires dinucléaires (µ-CO)(LRhCl)2 donnent des cristaux de clathrate uniques à teneur élevée (6,7:1) en solvate de dichlorométhane. La deuxième partie, regroupant cinq chapitres, concerne l'étude de nouveaux types de carbo-mères fortement p-conjugués, principalement conçus pour pallier la faible solubilité limitante du noyau carbo-benzène. La synthèse et la caractérisation des hexaaryl-carbo-benzènes de référence sont revisitées. Une voie de synthèse en 12 étapes améliorée du dérivé hexaphényle connu et de l'homologue p-bis-3,5-di-tert-butylphényle est décrite. Les deux carbo-benzènes ont été entièrement caractérisés, en particulier par analyse par diffraction des rayons X et par électrochimie. Leur utilisation dans les cellules solaires photovoltaïques organiques s'est avérée freinée par leur faible solubilité empêchant la formation de couches minces de haute qualité. Le troisième chapitre porte sur une série de p-dialkyl-tétraphényl-carbo-benzènes à deux chaînes aliphatiques R = CnH2n +1, n = 2, 4, 8, 14, 20. Leur synthèse basée sur l'addition nucléophile de RMgBr sur la [6]péricyclynedione clé conduit à la fois aux dialkyl- et mono-alkyl-carbo-benzènes réduits, le processus de réduction étant supprimé en utilisant un réactif RLi/CeCl3. Une augmentation spectaculaire de la solubilité dans les solvants chlorés a été observée pour n = 8. Un empilement p-p direct des cycles en C18, guidé par les forces de dispersions aliphatiques, a été montré pour la première fois dans la structure cristalline du dérivé bis-tétradécyle, appuyant l'existence de l'allotrope du carbone 3D ?-graphityne (carbo-mère putatif du graphite). Le quatrième chapitre décrit deux trialkoxyaryléthynyl-tétraphényl-carbo-benzènes et l'étude des propriétés mésogènes de l'un d'entre eux. Une mésophase rectangulaire colonnaire, mise en évidence à 115 °C par des analyses DSC, POM et PXRD, ouvre des perspectives pour une étude systématique des cristaux liquides apparentés. Les constantes du réseau 3D sont cohérentes avec les images STM 2D du carbo-mésogène sur HOPG. Le cinquième chapitre décrit trois carbo-mères de squelette de bis- et ter-phényles, conçus pour leur relation aux fils moléculaires OPP ou OPE. Un carbo-terphényle a montré un très faible potentiel de réduction (-0,39 V/SCE), sans précédent en série carbo-mère. Dans le dernier chapitre, de nouveaux types de carbo-mères sont illustrés: les carbo-barrélènes et les carbo-stilbènes. Leur préparation repose sur l'addition de triyne dinucléophiles sur un ou deux équivalents d'un précurseur [6]péricyclyne (di)one. Dans la série tricyclique, deux carbo-barrélènes non macro-aromatiques et un dérivé bis-butatriénique partiellement réduit, se sont révélés suffisamment stables pour permettre une caractérisation complète, y compris par cristallographie. Le rôle de cage d'un carbo-barrélène vis-à-vis de petites molécules telles que NH4+, même si elle n'a pas encore été clairement établie, a été étudiée théoriquement et expérimentalement. Les carbo-stilbènes ont été obtenus sous forme de mélanges. En l'absence d'analyse cristallographique, ils ont été attribués aux diastéréoisomères cis et trans sur la base de la spectroscopie RMN 1H et des calculs DFT. / The manuscript is divided into six chapters and two independent parts, the first part being dedicated to the investigation of the effect of nitro substituents on aromatic phosphine ligands (L). A series of (N-phenyl-benzimidazol-1-yl) diphenylphosphines substituted with 1 to 3 nitro groups at different positions of the N-phenyl and benzimidazolyl cores, were synthesized, and compared with the non-nitrated parent and cationic N-methyl-benzimidazolium counterpart. In the corresponding trans-L2RhICl(CO) complexes, prepared in two steps and fully characterized, moderate but systematic variations of the C=O IR stretching frequency and 103Rh NMR chemical shift provide an empirical quantification of regio-specific effects of the nitro-substituents on the global donating character of the P-ligand. Dinuclear (µ-CO)(LRhCl)2 side-products were shown to give unique clathrate crystals with a high content (6.7:1) of dichloromethane solvate. The second part, gathering five chapters, concerns the study of new types of highly p-conjugated carbo-mers, primarily devised to palliate the limiting poor solubility of the aromatic C18 carbo-benzene core. The synthesis and characterization of reference hexaaryl-carbo-benzenes are revisited. An improved 12-step synthetic route to the long known hexaphenyl derivative and p-bis-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl homologue is described. Both carbo-benzenes were fully characterized, in particular by X-ray diffraction analysis and electrochemistry. Their use in organic photovoltaic solar-cells was found to be hampered by their very low solubility preventing the formation of high quality thin films. The third chapter focusses on a series of p-dialkyl-tetraphenyl-carbo-benzenes with two aliphatic chains R = CnH2n+1, n = 2, 4, 8, 14, 20. The synthetic route based on nucleophilic addition of RMgBr to a key [6]pericyclynedione ultimately led to both the dialkyl- and reduced mono-alkyl-carbo-benzenes, the reduction process being found suppressed by using a RLi/CeCl3 reactant. A dramatic enhancement of solubility in chlorinated solvents was observed for n = 8. A direct p-p stacking of C18 rings, driven by aliphatic dispersions forces, could be evidenced for the first time in the X-ray crystal structure of the bis-tetradecyl derivative, giving experimental support to the existence of the a-graphityne 3D carbon allotrope (putative carbo-mer of graphite). The fourth chapter describes two trialkoxyarylethynyl-tetraphenyl-carbo-benzenes and the study of the mesogen properties of one of them. A columnar rectangular mesophase, evidenced at 115 oC by DSC, POM and PXRD analyses, opens prospects for a systematic study of related liquid crystals. The 3D lattice constants are consistent with 2D STM images of the carbo-mesogen deposited on HOPG. The fifth chapter reports on three skeletal carbo-mers of bis- and ter-phenyls, devised for their acquaintance with OPP or OPE molecular wires. A carbo-terphenyl was found to exhibit a very low first reduction potential (-0.39 V/SCE), unprecedented in the carbo-mer series. In the last chapter, new types of carbo-mers are exemplified: carbo-barrelenes and carbo-stilbenes. Their preparation relies on the addition of triyne dinucleophiles to either one or two equivalents of a [6]pericyclyne(di)one precursor. In the tricyclic series, two non-macroaromatic carbo-barrelenes and one partially reduced bis-butatrienic derivative, both containing two sp3-C bridgeheads, were found to be sufficiently stable to allow full characterization, including by crystallography. The cage-ability of a carbo-barrelene toward small molecules such as NH4+, albeit not clearly proven yet, was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The carbo-stilbene product was evidenced as an unseparated mixture of two isomers. In the absence of crystal of suitable quality for crystallography, they were assigned to the cis and trans diastereoisomers on the basis of 1H NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations.