Graduation date: 2003

This thesis deals with the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence (POCL) reaction and its application as a detection technique in flow systems for chemical analysis. Particularly, miniaturized flow systems aimed for separation of molecules. In such systems, a high light intensity and a rapid development of the emission are the desired reaction characteristics, for reasons discussed in this text. The work tries to develop an understanding of the chemical processes involved in POCL, with special emphasis to the species favoring or hindering a rapid light evolution. Hence, is the focus placed on the nature of catalysis and the desired properties of substances acting as catalysts in this reaction. Consequently, the scientific papers on which this work is founded includes both systematic stopped-flow studies of catalyst candidates and of the causes for diminished light emission. In addition, multivariate strategies for reaction optimization in practical analysis situations are treated, and the application of the POCL technique to detection of serum-extracted neuroactive steroids, derivatized with fluorescent moieties, is presented. From the experiments in this thesis it is clear nucleophilic catalysts are the most efficient enhancing compounds, which means that they must possess a carefully balanced characteristics of nucleophilicity, leaving group ability, and basicity. The investigations also conclude that the feature of basicity efficiently can be delegated to a non-nucleophilic co-catalyst, which allow the use of nucleophilic catalysts that need to be deprotonated to be active. This thesis also shows the importance of minimizing the amount of competing nucleophiles at the site of reaction to maintain the emission. This implies that also solvents and buffer substances should be carefully chosen not to interfere with the emission process. The most promising combination of catalysts found in this work was 4,5- dichloroimidazole together with 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidne. This arrangement was capable of speeding the reaction more than tenfold while increasing the maximum emission intensity by about the same factor.

Computer-aided drug design is an exceptionally useful tool for screening a large number of potential drug molecules to evaluate their therapeutic potential. This technique is both effective and economical. Approximately 120 imidazole-containing molecules were computationally designed and evaluated using gas-phase and solution-phase simulations to assess their propensity for acting as a chelating agent with twenty-six biologically relevant cations. Of particular interest was their ability to chelate Zn2+ and Ca2+, which play a key role in the degradation of neurons following an ischemic stroke. The ultimate goal was to design a small molecule that could be administered before a medical procedure that featured stroke as a possible side effect. In the event that a stroke occurred, the destruction of neurons caused by release of excess Ca2+ and Zn2+ would be diminished and the patient would maintain motor and cognitive function. Promising in silico results were obtained.

This thesis describes the development of new catalytic systems based upon iron complexes and their reactivity toward ethylene. First, we focused our interest on the synthesis of iron(III) precursors chelated by monoanionic ligand. Those complexes were obtained either by reaction of the monoanionic ligand with FeCl3 or through oxidation of the iron(II) complex. The second reaction led to binuclear complexes. Then, another aim of the thesis was to design new well-defined cocatalysts for the activation of iron complexes. The study of the reaction between an alcohol and the trimethylaluminum allowed us to reach this aim. Aluminum complexes adopted either a binuclear framework or a trinuclear one, depending on the nature of alcohol reagent. Besides this work, new iron(II) and nickel(II) complexes chelated by imino-imidazole ligands bearing a pendant donor function L were synthesized. All complexes have been evaluated for the oligomerization of ethylene in the presence of EtAlCl2 or MAO as cocatalyst. Only nickel complexes were active toward ethylene transformation.

L'objectif de cette thèse a été de mettre au point l'introduction d'azoles en meso d'une porphyrine par couplage d'Ullmann; Divers azoles ont pu être introduit par cette méthode avec de bons rendements, par formation d'une liaison carbone-azote. il a même été possible avec certains azotes de réaliser des doubles couplages d'Ullmann, conduisant ainsi à des 5.15-diazolyle-porphyrines. De plus, ces même conditions réactionnelles ont été utilisées pour introduire un ou deux dérivés donneurs d'électrons (carbazole, phénoxazine, phénothiazine). L'introduction d'imidazole, de triazole et de benzimidazole en meso a permis, après alkylation, d'obtenir des précurseurs de carbènes N-hétérocycles (NHC). La coordination de deux équivalents de NHC sur un sel de palladium conduit à un dimère de porphyrines via coordination exocyclique. La géométrie de coordination trans-anti autour du palladium a été confirmée par l'obtention de la structure radiocristallographique de deux complexes. Les études par électrochimie de ces complexes ont révélé une communication interporphyrinique à l'état fondamental, mise en évidence par une succession de quatre vagues monoélectroniques en oxydation.

Deux sujets indépendants ont été traités dans ce manuscrit.Dans une première partie a été étudiée la possibilité d'obtenir des synthons chiraux à partir de la pyridine. Pour cela nous avons dans un premier temps développé une méthode originale de quaternisation des sels de pyridium et d'imidazoliums grâce à une réaction de Mitsonubu. Par la suite, des 2-aminopyridines ont été substituées puis engagées dans une réaction de quaternisation-réduction conduisant à des composants saturés. Malheureusement, des composés n'ont pu conduire aux synthons linéaires envisagés.Dans une seconde partie, nous nous sommes intéressés au développement d'un nouveau type de peptidomimétique dans lequel le lien amide est remplacé par un cycle imidazolique, ceci dans la continuité de travaux menés dans notre équipe. Dans un premier temps, nous nous sommes focalisés sur la mise au point de conditions efficaces menant au mime considéré. Cette méthodologie nous a permis la synthèse de plusieurs dipeptides.

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Polímeros contendo anéis heterocíclicos, como o imidazol, possuem um grande interesse comercial e científico devido ao seu emprego em diversas áreas. Esses polímeros podem ser obtidos pela modificação química de polímeros comerciais como a poliacrilonitrila. Geralmente, esse tipo de reação é realizada por aquecimento convencional (térmico). Entretanto, mais recentemente, a irradiação por micro-ondas também começou a ser utilizada como fonte de energia para esse fim. Nesta Dissertação foi estudada, comparativamente, a modificação química da poliacrilonitrila comercial com etilenodiamina sob ativação de P2S5, empregando como fonte de aquecimento: o método convencional (térmico) e irradiação de micro-ondas, geradas em forno de micro-ondas doméstico e em reator de micro-ondas (Discover CEM), para produzir o copolímero de poliacrilonitrila e 2-vinil-imidazol. As reações foram efetuadas em diferentes tempos reacionais, em diferentes temperaturas no reator de micro-ondas e em diferentes potências do forno doméstico. Os copolímeros produzidos foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho (FTIR) e por ressonância magnética de núcleo de hidrogênio (NMR-1H). A poliacrilonitrila foi modificada quimicamente com sucesso em todos os métodos empregados, como foi verificado pela sua análise de FTIR. Os melhores resultados obtidos foram: em 48 h de aquecimento térmico, 20 min de irradiação de micro-ondas em forno doméstico e 20 min a 80C em reator de micro-ondas, no entanto todas as análises indicaram uma derivatização abaixo de 10 % / Polymers containing heterocyclic rings such as imidazole, have a great scientific and commercial interest due to its use in several areas. Such polymers can be obtained by chemical modification of polymers such as polyacrylonitrile commercial. Generally, this type of reaction is carried out by conventional heating (thermal). However, more recently, the microwave irradiation is also being used as an energy source for this purpose. This thesis was studied in comparison, the chemical modification of the commercial polyacrylonitrile with ethylenediamine under activation P2S5, using as the heating source, the conventional method (heat) and the microwave radiation generated in a microwave oven for domestic and reactor micro-wave oven (CEM Discover) to produce the copolymer of polyacrylonitrile and 2-vinyl-imidazole. The reactions were carried out at different reaction times, temperatures in the reactor at different microwave powers and different domestic oven. The copolymers produced were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance of hydrogen nucleus (NMR-1H). The polyacrylonitrile was chemically modified with success in all methods employed, as verified by its FTIR analysis. The best results were as follows: 48 h of thermal heating 20 min of irradiation of microwaves in domestic oven and 20 min at 80 C in a microwave reactor, however all analyzes indicated a derivatization below 10%

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Polímeros contendo anéis heterocíclicos, como o imidazol, possuem um grande interesse comercial e científico devido ao seu emprego em diversas áreas. Esses polímeros podem ser obtidos pela modificação química de polímeros comerciais como a poliacrilonitrila. Geralmente, esse tipo de reação é realizada por aquecimento convencional (térmico). Entretanto, mais recentemente, a irradiação por micro-ondas também começou a ser utilizada como fonte de energia para esse fim. Nesta Dissertação foi estudada, comparativamente, a modificação química da poliacrilonitrila comercial com etilenodiamina sob ativação de P2S5, empregando como fonte de aquecimento: o método convencional (térmico) e irradiação de micro-ondas, geradas em forno de micro-ondas doméstico e em reator de micro-ondas (Discover CEM), para produzir o copolímero de poliacrilonitrila e 2-vinil-imidazol. As reações foram efetuadas em diferentes tempos reacionais, em diferentes temperaturas no reator de micro-ondas e em diferentes potências do forno doméstico. Os copolímeros produzidos foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho (FTIR) e por ressonância magnética de núcleo de hidrogênio (NMR-1H). A poliacrilonitrila foi modificada quimicamente com sucesso em todos os métodos empregados, como foi verificado pela sua análise de FTIR. Os melhores resultados obtidos foram: em 48 h de aquecimento térmico, 20 min de irradiação de micro-ondas em forno doméstico e 20 min a 80C em reator de micro-ondas, no entanto todas as análises indicaram uma derivatização abaixo de 10 % / Polymers containing heterocyclic rings such as imidazole, have a great scientific and commercial interest due to its use in several areas. Such polymers can be obtained by chemical modification of polymers such as polyacrylonitrile commercial. Generally, this type of reaction is carried out by conventional heating (thermal). However, more recently, the microwave irradiation is also being used as an energy source for this purpose. This thesis was studied in comparison, the chemical modification of the commercial polyacrylonitrile with ethylenediamine under activation P2S5, using as the heating source, the conventional method (heat) and the microwave radiation generated in a microwave oven for domestic and reactor micro-wave oven (CEM Discover) to produce the copolymer of polyacrylonitrile and 2-vinyl-imidazole. The reactions were carried out at different reaction times, temperatures in the reactor at different microwave powers and different domestic oven. The copolymers produced were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance of hydrogen nucleus (NMR-1H). The polyacrylonitrile was chemically modified with success in all methods employed, as verified by its FTIR analysis. The best results were as follows: 48 h of thermal heating 20 min of irradiation of microwaves in domestic oven and 20 min at 80 C in a microwave reactor, however all analyzes indicated a derivatization below 10%

Orientadores: André Luiz Barboza Formiga, Pedro Paulo Corbi / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T20:33:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gonsales_StelladeAlmeida_M.pdf: 5138050 bytes, checksum: 48050f171b28aaaec7dc54a01a7ee17f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: erivados de pirrol e imidazol, juntamente com seus complexos de Cu(II) e Zn(II). Após diversas tentativas de síntese do 5-fenildipirrometeno pela rota tradicional, obteve-se o produto desejado porém em baixíssimos rendimentos. Os 2-ariloilpirróis foram sintetizados com sucesso partindo-se de cloreto de ácido e pirrol, obtendo-se assim o 2-benzoil-3,5-dimetilpirrol (2-bz-pirrol) e o 2-isonicotinoil-3,5-dimetilpirrol (2-pypirrol) como produtos. Os compostos foram caracterizados por DRX de monocristal, MS, IV, UV-Vis e H e C RMN. Realizaram-se ensaios biol'ogicos com os ligantes obtidos, assim como com os complexos de Cu(II) destes ligantes. Outro ligante, tridentado, o 2,6-bis(imdazol-2-il)piridina (impy) foi sintetizado com sucesso e utilizado na síntese de um complexo inédito de cobre. Sua estrutura também foi determinada por difracão de raios X de monocristal, dentre outras técnicas, revelando uma estrutura binuclear não usual formada por uma ponte de cloreto / Abstract: In this work we present the synthesis of three new ligands derived from pyrrole and imidazole subunits, along with their Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes. After many attempts to achieve the synthesis of 5-phenyldipyrromethene using the classical method, we obtained the desired product but in very low yields. Two 2- ariloylpyrroles have been synthesized from the acid chloride and pyrrole, achieving both 2-benzoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrrole (2-bz-pirrol) and 2-isonicotinoyl-3,5-dimethylpyrrole (2-py-pirrol) as products. These compunds were charactherized by single crystal XRD, MS, FTIR, UV-Vis and H e C NMR. Biological assays were performed with the obtained ligands and their Cu(II) complexes. Another ligand, tridentate, 2,6-bis(imdazole-2-yl)pyridine (impy) was successfully synthesized and used in the achievement of a novel Cu(II) complex. Its structure was also determined by single crystal XRD, among with other techniques, revealing an unusual chloride bridged binuclear structure / Mestrado / Quimica Inorganica / Mestre em Química

This thesis deals with the impact of hydrogen bonding on the properties of phenols. The possibility for tyrosine to form hydrogen bonds to other amino acids has been found to be important for its function as an electron transfer mediator in a number of important redox enzymes. This study has focused on modeling the function of tyrosine in Photosystem II, a crucial enzyme in the photosynthetic pathway of green plants. Hydrogen bonds between phenol and amines in both inter- and intramolecular systems have been studied with quantum chemical calculations and also in some solid-state structures involving phenol and imidazole. Different phenols linked to amines have been synthesized and their possibilities of forming intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds have been studied as well as the thermodynamics and kinetics of the generation of phenoxyl radicals via oxidation reactions. Since carboxylates may in principle act as hydrogen bond acceptors in a manner similar to imidazole, proton coupled electron transfer has also been studied for a few phenols intramolecularly hydrogen bonded to carboxylates with the aim to elucidate the mechanism for oxidation. Electron transfer in a new linked phenol—ruthenium(II)trisbipyridine complex was studied as well. The knowledge is important for the ultimate goal of the project, which is to transform solar energy into a fuel by an artificial mimic of the natural photosynthetic apparatus