In the last decades, there has been a trend towards bio-inspired approaches for the formation of nanocoatings as well as to accomplish energy-intensive industrial separations in a more sustainable fashion. Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration (SRNF) is a pressure driven technology where the operation conditions are moderate and additional waste streams are minimized, making this a favorable energy efficient approach for challenging molecular separations such as purification of active pharmaceutical ingredients, production of specialty chemicals and in the petrochemical industry just to mention a few examples, where this technology can be currently applied. The overall performance of SRNF membranes is determined by solute/solvent interactions with the membrane top layer. Therefore, the modification of the membrane surface becomes crucial to obtain high-performance SRNF membranes, as well as exploring novel and green approaches to improve the separation properties of SRNF membranes, without sacrificing their permeation properties. One alternative for the fabrication of the thin-films in SRNF membranes proposed in this work is the use of biopolyphenolic molecules. Among the many classes of phenolic biomolecules, plant phenols are capable of binding and cross-linking due to their strong interfacial activity. Here, the successful optimization of the interfacial polymerization reaction for the manufacture of SRNF membranes is demonstrated by replacing the common toxic amines used for this method with natural occurring bio-polyphenols such as dopamine, tannic acid, morin hydrate and catechin. These bio-polyphenols can be found in mussels, date fruits, guava fruits and green tea respectively and they were used to form a selective thin film on top of a crosslinked polyacrylonitrile or a cellulose support. These membranes have shown an exceptional performance and resistance towards harsh solvent environments. Due to the incorporation of natural compounds for the manufacture, they provide a cost-effective alternative for industrial separations due to the ease of chemical modification and preparation, which is potentially easy to scale up at low cost taking advantage of the natural compounds for their manufacture.

La grande majorité des systèmes perceptifs proposés en robotique héritent d'une conception passive de la perception dans laquelle la génération d'une commande motrice est l'étape ultime d'une succession de traitements purement passifs. Dans le cadre de la localisation de sources sonores, qui est une tâche fondamentale du système auditif, cette approche passive offre de bons résultats lorsque les conditions environnementales sont bien connues et facilement modélisables. Cependant des difficultés apparaissent lorsque l'environnement se complexifie, a fortiori s'il est inconnu ou changeant. Ces difficultés constituent un enjeu important dans le domaine de l'audition artificielle. Cette thèse considère une approche radicalement différente de l'approche passive, inspirée de la psychologie de la perception et de la théorie des contingences sensorimotrices. Cette approche place l'action au coeur du processus de perception, qui est alors vu comme une interaction qu'un agent biologique ou robotique entretient avec son environnement. Alors que l'approche passive nécessite des connaissances sur l'environnement, implicement intégrées dans les traitements par le roboticien, l'approche sensorimotrice suggère au contraire que ces connaissances sont acquises par l'agent de manière autonome, à travers son expérience sensorimotrice. Ainsi cette thèse applique la théorie des contingences sensorimotrices à la localisation de sources sonores pour la robotique autonome. Sur la base d'un modèle bioinspiré du système auditif adapté au contexte robotique, cette thèse propose une redéfinition du problème de la localisation en termes sensorimoteurs. Un modèle de localisation sensorimotrice est alors proposé. Celui-ci se base sur des capacités de perception active bas-niveau pour construire une représentation de l'espace auditif qui est ensuite utilisée pour une localisation passive. En exploitant les capacités d'action du robot, ce modèle permet de s'affranchir des dépendances à l'environnement qui mettent en difficulté l'approche passive, en proposant ainsi un degré d'autonomie supérieur à celui des modèles actuels / The vast majority of perceptual systems proposed in robotics inherit apassive conception of perception, in which the generation of a motor command is the final stage of successive passive processes. In the field of sound sources localization, which is a fundamental task of the auditory system, this passive approach provides good results when the environment is well known and easily modeled. However, difficulties arise when the environment becomes more complex, unknown or changing. These difficulties are a major issue in the field of machine hearing. This thesis considers a radically different approach inspired by the psychology of perception and theory of sensorimotor contingencies. This approach places action at the heart of the process of perception, which is seen as an interaction of a biological or robotic agent with it's environment. While passive approach requires environmental knowledge, implicitly integrated into models by the robotisist, the sensorimotor approach suggests that this knowledge is acquired by the agent by itself, through its sensorimotor experience. Thus, this thesis applies the theory of sensorimotor contingencies to sound sources localization for autonomous robots. Based on a model of the auditory system adapted to robotics, this thesis proposes a redefinition of the localization problem in sensorimotor terms. A sensorimotor model of localization is then proposed. It is based on active and low-level perception skills which are used to learn a representation of the auditory space. This representation is then used for a passive localization of new sound sources. By exploiting the active capabilities of the robot, this model eliminates the environment dependencies that put difficulty in the passive approach, thus offering a degree of autonomy higher than current models

Orientador: Hideko Yamanaka / Coorientador: Flávio Santos Damos / Banca: Cecilio Sadao Fugivara / Banca: Eder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro / Banca: Carla dos Santos Riccardi / Banca: Silvia Helena Pires Serrano / Resumo: Os pesticidas estão entre os poluentes mais preocupantes, devido à toxicidade e presença significativa no ambiente. A sua toxicidade é baseada na capacidade de inibir irreversivelmente a enzima acetilcolinesterase (AChE) que é chave na transmissão de impulsos nervosos. Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento de sensor contendo hexapeptídeo, bioinspirado em enzima acetilcolinesterase, para detecção de pesticidas organofosforados e carbamatos. A sequência peptídica (NH3+ - His - Glu - Trp - Arg - Pro - Ser - COO-) foi imobilizada sobre nanopartículas magnéticas (Fe3O4) previamente sintetizadas, modificadas com quitosana e posteriormente funcionalizadas com 1,12-diaminododecano. As condições experimentais de imobilização do peptídeo foram otimizadas, sendo estas: concentração 5,0 x 10-5 mol L-1 e tempo de incubação de 30 minutos a 25 ºC. O grupo carboxílico presente na sequência peptídica foi ativado com o uso de agentes de acoplamento 1-etil-3-(3-dimetilaminopropil) carbodiimida (EDC) e N-hidróxisuccinimida (NHS). A razão de concentração otimizada de EDC/NHS foi de 18,6/12,5 mmol L-1, respectivamente, e tempo de ativação de 60 minutos. O sinal eletroquímico do peptídeo foi monitorado pelo pico de oxidação da histidina, cujo valor é diminuído ao interagir com o pesticida. O perclorato de sódio (NaClO4) 0,1 mol L-1 pH 7,5 foi selecionado como eletrólito suporte. Os parâmetros da voltametria de onda quadrada foram otimizados (frequência de 100 Hz, amplitude de 90 mV e incremento ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Pesticides are among the most worrying pollutants due to toxicity and significant presence in the environment. Its toxicity is based on the ability to irreversibly inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) which is key in the transmission of nerve impulses. This work describes the development of a sensor containing hexapeptide, bioinspiring enzyme acetylcholinesterase, for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides and carbamates. The peptide sequence (NH3+ - His - Glu - Trp - Arg - Pro - Ser - COO-) was immobilized on previously synthesized magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4), modified with chitosan and subsequently functionalized with 1,12 - diaminododecane. The experimental conditions of immobilization of the peptide were optimized, being: 5,0 x 10-5 mol L-1 concentration and incubation time of 30 minutes at 25 ºC. The carboxyl group present in the peptide sequence was activated with the use of 1-ethyl-3- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) coupling agents. The optimum concentration ratio of EDC / NHS was 18.6 / 12.5 mmol L-1, respectively, and activation time of 60 minutes. The electrochemical signal of the peptide was monitored by the histidine oxidation peak, whose value is decreased when interacting with the pesticide. Sodium perchlorate (NaClO4) 0.1 mol L-1 pH 7.5 was selected as supporting electrolyte. The parameters of the square wave voltammetry were optimized (frequency of 100 Hz, amplitude of 90 mV and increment of sweep of 6 mV) using a matrix of factorial planning. The preconcentration time of the peptide with the pesticide was fixed in 5 minutes. The sensor presented linear response in the studied concentration ranges, with detection limits of 6.0 x 10-11 mol L-1 and 4.0 x 10- 10 mol L- 1 for carbofuran and chlorpyrifos, respectively. The storage in the refrigerator at ± 4 °C allowed 85% stability of the immobilized peptide after a period of... / Doutor

Les nucléolipides sont des molécules hybrides amphiphiles de faible poids moléculaire composées de deux parties liées de façon covalente : la première est un acide nucléique, un nucléotide, un nucléoside ou une nucléobase et la seconde un lipide. En combinant les propriétés physicochimiques de deux des biomolécules parmi les plus représentées dans le vivant, les nucléolipides présentent la capacité à former des auto-assemblages supramoléculaires d’intérêt pour la conception de biomatériaux. L'étude des capacités d’auto-assemblage des GlycoNucléoLipides, qui possèdent un lien aromatique de type triazole, a démontré que la nature du lien covalent qui unit les deux parties du nucléolipide a un effet déterminant sur l’assemblage. Ce travail a porté sur l'utilisation et le développement d'une réaction de Stetter, organocatalysée par des carbènes N-hétérocycliques et bioinspirée, pour obtenir un lien de type dicétone-1,4 entre la thymidine et différents lipides. Ce motif, précurseur de cycles hétéroaromatiques, a notamment conduit à la formation de liens de type pyrrole par une réaction de type Paal-Knorr. Les propriétés gélatrices de ces nucléolipides originaux ont été comparées à celles de ceux portant un motif triazole. Parmi les nucléolipides obtenus, un composé particulièrement lipophile, porteur du lien 1,4- dicétone, a montré la capacité de former un gel dans des huiles (soit un oléogel). Une étude structurepropriétés a été effectuée pour comprendre le rôle de chaque partie de la molécule. Ce type de formulation présentant un intérêt tout particulier pour le développement de systèmes de délivrance contrôlée de substances actives lipophiles, les propriétés physicochimiques de cet oléogel ont par ailleurs été étudiées. La réaction de Stetter présentant la plupart des caractéristiques d'une réaction dite de "chimie click", des conditions de réaction plus éco-compatibles et adaptées à la fonctionnalisation d’autres biomolécules ont ensuite été développées en milieu aqueux. / Nucleolipids are hybrid amphiphilic low molecular weight molecules composed of two parts covalently linked: the first one being a nucleic acid, a nucleotide, a nucleoside or a nucleobase and the second a lipid. Combining the physico-chemical properties of two of the most widespread biomolecules, nucleolipids are capable of self-assemble as supramolecular structures of interest for application in the field of biomaterials. The study of the self-assembling properties of GlycoNucleoLipids, bearing a triazole moiety as a linker, demonstrated the crucial influence of the nature of the covalent linker bringing together the two parts of the nucleolipid onto the self-assembly. In this work, the synthesis of nucleolipids bearing a 1,4-diketone linker between thymidine and various lipids via the bioinspired and N-Heterocyclic Carbene organocatalyzed Stetter reaction is described. As an heteroaromatic cycle precursor, this moiety led to the formation of pyrrole skeletons via the classical Paal-Knorr reaction. The gelating properties of these original nucleolipids were evaluated and compared with the ones bearing a triazole link. Among these original synthetic nucleolipids, a lipophilic compound bearing a 1,4-diketone link exhibited the ability to form gels in oils (i.e. oleogels). A structure-properties study was realized to understand the role of each part of the molecule. This type of formulation being of particular interest for the development of lipophilic drug delivery systems, the physico-chemical properties of the oleogel were also extensively studied. The Stetter reaction exhibiting most of the « click chemistry » characteristics, eco-friendly reaction conditions were developed in aqueous media and applied to other biomolecules conjugation.

Visando contribuir com o estado-da-arte de sistemas bioinspirados em formigas na robóotica, neste trabalho é abordado o problema do controle de um grupo de robôs para a solução coletiva das tarefas de exploração do ambiente e localização de objetos. Para isso, são utilizados algoritmos inspirados em colônias de formigas. O objetivo deste trabalho, portanto, é o desenvolvimento de um sistema de controle de navegação baseado em colônia de formigas para um time de robôs, de maneira que os robôs resolvam esses problemas utilizando estratégias de controle individuais e simples. Esse sistema tem como base a utilização de marcadores ou feromônios artificiais, que podem ser depositados pelos robôs para marcar determinadas posiçôes do ambiente / Aiming to advance the state-of-the-art of ant bioinspired systems in robotic applications, in this work we study the problem of controling a group of robots for solving colective tasks on environment exploration and object localization. To this end, we used algorithms inspired in ant colonies. Therefore, the objective of this work is to develop a navigation control system based on ant colony can solve the problems using simple control strategies. This system uses marks or artificial pheromones that can be released by the robots to mark specific positions in the environment

Aprendizado de máquina é uma área de pesquisa na qual se investiga como desenvolver sistemas capazes de aprender com a experiência. Muitos algoritmos de aprendizado possuem parâmetros cujos valores devem ser especificados pelo usuário. Em geral, esses valores influenciam diretamente no processo de aquisição do conhecimento, podendo gerar diferentes modelos. Recentemente, algoritmos de otimização bioinspirados têm sido aplicados com sucesso no ajuste de parâmetros de técnicas de aprendizado de máquina. Essas técnicas podem apresentar diferentes sensibilidades em relação aos valores escolhidos para seus parâmetros e diferentes algoritmos de ajuste de parâmetros podem apresentar desempenhos singulares. Esta dissertação investiga a utilização de algoritmos bioinspirados para o ajuste de parâmetros de redes neurais artificiais e máquinas de vetores de suporte em problemas de classificação. O objetivo dessa investigação é verificar quais são as técnicas que mais se beneficiam do ajuste de parâmetros e quais são os algoritmos mais eficientes para essas técnicas. Os resultados experimentais mostram que os algoritmos bioinspirados conseguem encontrar melhores clasificadores que outras abordagens. Porém, essa melhoria é estatisticamente significativa para alguns conjuntos de dados. Foi possível verificar que o uso dos valores padrão para os parâmetros das técnicas de classificação leva a desempenhos similares aos obtidos com os algoritmos bioinspirados. Entretanto, para alguns conjuntos de dados, o ajuste de parâmetros pode melhorar significativamente o desempenho dos classificadores / Machine learning is a research area whose main goal is to design computational systems capable of learning through experience. Many machine learning techniques have free parameters whose values are generally defined by the user. Usually, these values affect the knowledge acquisition process directly, resulting in different models. Recently, bioinspired optimization algorithms have been successfully applied to the parameter tuning of machine learning techniques. These techniques may present variable sensitivity to the selection of the values of its parameters and different parameter tuning algorithms may present different behaviors. This thesis investigates the use of bioinspired algorithms for the parameter tuning of artificial neural networks and support vector machines in classification problems. The goal of this thesis is to investigate which techniques benefits most from parameter tuning and which are the most efficient algorithms to use with these techniques. Experimental results show that these bioinspired algorithms can find better classifiers when compared to other approaches. However, this improvement is statistically significant only to some datasets. It was possible to verify that the use of standard parameter values for the classification techniques leads to similar performances to those obtained with the bioinspired algorithms. However, for some datasets, the parameter tuning may significantly improve a classifier performance

Les enjeux économiques et écologiques actuels requièrent le développement de réactions et procédés respectueux de l'environnement. Dans ce cadre, nous étudions l'oxydation des hydrocarbures dans des conditions douces, un problème que la Nature a résolu en mettant en œuvre des enzymes dont le site actif contient un ou deux ions du fer, pour obtenir des produits avec efficacité et sélectivité. Parmi ces systèmes, les MonoOxygénases (MO) catalysent l'insertion d'un atome d'oxygène dans une liaison chimique d'un substrat organique inerte (S). Cela passe par l'activation réductrice du dioxygène ce qui mène à des intermédiaires très oxydants de type FeIII-(hydro)peroxo et Fe-Oxo (i.e. FeIV=O ou FeV=O).En utilisant des complexes très simples, nous avons préparé et identifié des intermédiaires réactionnels FeIII-peroxo et FeIV-oxo, à l'aide d'oxydants chimiques (H2O2, peroxydes, peracides...) ou de O2 et d'un réducteur, selon une réaction analogue aux MO à un atome de fer. Ces intermédiaires se sont montrés efficaces, respectivement pour l'hydroxylation catalytique des aromatiques et pour l'oxydation des oléfines et des alcanes, mais souffrent souvent d'un manque de sélectivité. De plus, les intermédiaires générés en présence d’O2 sont consommés par réaction indésirable avec le réducteur chimique ou son sous-produit d’oxydation, rendant la catalyse d’oxydation non réalisable dans ces conditions. Différentes stratégies ont été adoptées lors de cette thèse afin de mimer au mieux l’activité des enzymes et reproduire l’efficacité et la sélectivité de ces réactions d’oxydations.Ainsi, une cavité artificielle (calix[6]arène) a été greffée à nos complexes de fer. Une étude du site catalytique portant une fonction triazole résultant de la chimie « click » a été réalisée. La synthèse d’un nouveau complexe fer-zinc a ensuite été réalisée, où l’insertion des métaux dans leur site de coordination destiné est maîtrisée. L’insertion d’un substrat à l’intérieur de la cavité calixarène a été réalisée, permettant d’obtenir un système qui pourrait améliorer la sélectivité et l’efficacité des réactions d’oxydations des alcanes.La seconde stratégie développée a été d’utiliser une électrode comme source d’électrons lors de l’activation du dioxygène par un complexe de fer(II). L’étude par voltampérométrie cyclique de cette réaction a permis de démontrer la formation d’un adduit FeII-O2 en conditions réductrices. Un intermédiaire FeIII-peroxo a par la suite été détecté en oxydation, qui génère une espèce à haut degré d’oxydation. Cet intermédiaire généré directement en solution à l’aide d’H2O2 pourrait alors réaliser les réactions d’oxydations en conditions oxydantes. De nouveaux systèmes électrocatalytiques pourraient alors être développés. / MonoOxygenases (MO) such as cytochromes P450 catalyse the oxygen atom insertion into a chemical bond of an inert organic substrate following reductive activation of dioxygen. By using very simple Fe(II) complexes bearing amine/pyridine ligands, it is possible to prepare reactive species such as Fe(III)OOH and Fe(IV)O by using chemical oxidants (H2O2, peroxides, peracides...), or O2 in the presence of a chemical reductant via a reaction sequence similar to the one of P450. These intermediates have shown an efficient activity on hydroxylation of aromatic, and oxydation of olefins and alkanes. Nevertheless, these reactions suffer from a lack of specificity and regioselectivity. A drawback to the use of these complexes in oxidation catalysis by O2 is the side reaction between the oxidative intermediate species and the chemical reductant used. To solve these problems, different approaches have been developed during this thesis, in view to better mimic enzymes activity, and reproduce oxidation reactions efficiency and selectivity.A first strategy is to add an artificial cavity (calix[6]aren) to our iron complexes. A study of the catalytic site, bearing a triazole function resulting from the “click” chemistry, have been followed. The synthesis of a new iron-zinc complex have been then realized, with the insertion of the two metals in their destined coordination site was controlled. Insertion of a substrate inside the cavity has been realized, forming a system which could improve selectivity and efficiency of alkanes oxidation reactions.The second strategy developed was to use an electrode as source of electrons, during activation of O2 by an iron(II) complex. The cyclic voltammetry study of this reaction allowed us to reveal the formation of an adduct FeII-O2 in reductive conditions. An intermediate FeIII-peroxo was then detected at the electrode in oxidation, which generates a species with a high oxidation degree. This intermediate, generated in solution directly by reaction with H2O2, could realize oxidation reactions in oxidative conditions. New electrocatalytical systems could be then developed.

Visando contribuir com o estado-da-arte de sistemas bioinspirados em formigas na robóotica, neste trabalho é abordado o problema do controle de um grupo de robôs para a solução coletiva das tarefas de exploração do ambiente e localização de objetos. Para isso, são utilizados algoritmos inspirados em colônias de formigas. O objetivo deste trabalho, portanto, é o desenvolvimento de um sistema de controle de navegação baseado em colônia de formigas para um time de robôs, de maneira que os robôs resolvam esses problemas utilizando estratégias de controle individuais e simples. Esse sistema tem como base a utilização de marcadores ou feromônios artificiais, que podem ser depositados pelos robôs para marcar determinadas posiçôes do ambiente / Aiming to advance the state-of-the-art of ant bioinspired systems in robotic applications, in this work we study the problem of controling a group of robots for solving colective tasks on environment exploration and object localization. To this end, we used algorithms inspired in ant colonies. Therefore, the objective of this work is to develop a navigation control system based on ant colony can solve the problems using simple control strategies. This system uses marks or artificial pheromones that can be released by the robots to mark specific positions in the environment

Il existe dans la Nature des métalloenzymes, les hydrogénases, capables de produire et consommer du dihydrogène de façon catalytique. La résolution des structures de ces hydrogénases a révélé la présence de sites actifs de nature organométallique, pouvant-être décrits comme des entités bimétalliques à base de fer et de nickel. Dès lors, de nombreux complexes dinucléaires du fer ont été synthétisés en vue de comprendre et de reproduire les processus de conversion H+/H2 réalisés par les hydrogénases [FeFe]. En particulier, des composés dithiolato-pontés dinucléaires du fer, possédant des ligands bidentates ont été élaborés suite aux résultats d'études théoriques ayant proposé qu'une disubstitution dissymétrique sur un des atomes de fer de ces molécules pouvait permettre de reproduire certaines caractéristiques structurales clés du site actif. Une partie des travaux décrits dans ce mémoire s'inscrit dans la suite des études entreprises dans le laboratoire concernant l'utilisation de ligands bidentates chélatants dans des complexes dinucléaires du fer inspirés par le site actif des hydrogénases [FeFe], comme la 1,10-phénanthroline ou encore les diphosphines. L'autre partie concerne le développement d'une voie de synthèse systématique pour l'obtention de complexes trinucléaires originaux du fer présentant un agencement quasi-linéaire des trois atomes de fer. Le comportement électrochimique des espèces synthétisées ainsi que leur réactivité en milieu acide ont été étudiés. / Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes found in Nature which are able to catalyse the production and the uptake of dihydrogen. Reports orr the structures of these hydrogénases have revealed the organometallic nature of their active sites, which are based on bimetallic assemblies containing nickel and iron atoms. Therefore, many diiron complexes have been synthesized in order to understand and to reproduce the high efficiency of [FeFe]- hydrogenases towards the reversible conversion of protons into dihydrogen. In particular, dithiolato-bridged diiron compounds, with bidentate ligands, have been developed in reason of results of theoretical studies which have suggested that an asymmetrical disubstitution at one iron atom of such bioinspired molecules may allow to reproduce some structural key features of the active site. One part of the works reported in this thesis concems pursuing studies previously undertaken in the laboratory on the use of bidentate chelating ligands with diiron bioinspired models of [FeFe] hydrogenases, such as 1,10- phenanthroline or diphosphines. Another part reports the development of a systematîc way for the synthesis of original trinuclear iron clusters having a quasi-linear arrangement of the three iron atoms. Electrochemical behaviours of the synthesized species as well as their reactivity in acidic medium have been studied.

The synthetic approach was developed for the preparation of N-bridged diiron phthalocyanines substituted by different electron-withdrawing alkylsulfonyl substituents. Six novel phthalocyanines bearing small (methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl and hexylsulfonyl) and bulky (t-butylsulfonyl, adamantylsulfonyl and cyclohexylsulfonyl) substituents have been prepared and characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), UV-Vis, FT-IR and EPR. Two complexes (with hexylsulfonyl and t-butylsulfonyl substituents) were characterized in addition by Mössbauer techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fe K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES, EXAFS, high resolution Kβ emission spectroscopy). It has been evidenced that the electronic state of iron in these complexes depends on the size of the substituents. While N-bridged diiron phthalocyanines having methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl and hexylsulfonyl substituents are cationic (PcFeIVNFeIVPc)+N3- complexes, N-bridged diiron phthalocyanines with bulkier t-butylsulfonyl, adamantylsulfonyl and cyclohexylsulfonyl substituents are formally neutral PcFeIIINFeIVPc species. The catalytic properties of six N-bridged diiron phthalocyanines have been studied, using tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBuOOH) as the oxidant in the oxidation of toluene, p-xylene as well as in the oxidation of various alcohols. This thesis demonstrates the efficiency of N-bridged diiron phthalocyanines substituted by electron-withdrawing alkylsulfonyl groups as oxidation catalysts, in conditions required by environmental and industrial preoccupations