Esta tese apresenta um estudo sobre a contração de anel de olefinas e cetonas cíclicas promovida por sais de tálio(III). A reação de uma série de cicloexanonas e cis e trans-2-decalonas com TTN em CH2Cl2 levou aos correspondentes produtos de contração em rendimentos muito bons, desde que não houvesse um grupo metila em α-carbonila. A reação de 3- e 4-alquilcicloexanonas, bem como de trans-2-decalonas, ocorreu com alto grau de seletividade. As diastereosseletividades observadas estão de acordo com o mecanismo proposto por McKillop. O sistema indânico, resultante da contração de um dos anéis do sistema bicíclico[4.4.0], foi construído de três maneiras diferentes. A reação de 1-tetralonas com TTN/K-10 em pentano forneceu 1-indanocarboxilatos de metila em rendimentos razoáveis, enquanto que o tratamento de 1,2-diidronaftalenos com TTN em MeOH levou aos correspondentes produtos de contração em bons rendimentos, quando não havia grupos alquílicos ligados à dupla ligação. Finalmente, a reação de dois álcoois homoalílicos, contendo a dupla ligação endocíclica, com TTN em uma mistura 1:1 de AcOH e H2O, levou às correspondentes 1-(2,3-diidro-1H-1-indanil)-3-hidroxi-1- propanonas em rendimentos excelentes. / This thesis presents studies toward the ring contraction of ketones and olefins promoted by thallium(III) The reaction of alkylcyclohexanones and cis and trans-2-decalones with TTN in CH2Cl2 led to the corresponding ring contraction products in very good yields, providing there is no methyl group at α-carbonyl position. The reaction of 3- and 4-alkylcyclohexanones, as well as trans-2-decalones, occurred with high degree of selectivity. The observed diastereoselectivities agree with the McKillop\'s mechanism. The indan ring system was constructed by three different protocols. The reaction of 1-tetralones with TTN/K-10 in pentane afforded methyl 1-indanecarboxylates in reasonable yields, while treatment of 1,2-dihydronaphathlenes with TTN in MeOH furnished the corresponding ring contraction products in good yields, as long as there is no alkyl group at the double bond. Finally, the reaction of two homoallylic alcohols, bearing an endocyclic double bond, with TTN in a 1:1 mixture of AcOH and H2O, led to 1-(2,3-dihydro-1H-1-indenyl)-3-hydroxypropan-1-ones in excellent yields.

Neste trabalho foram realizados estudos de uma rota sintética comum para a obtenção de duas lactonas sesquiterpênicas, conocenolido A e conocenolido B. Estes compostos, por apresentarem um novo esqueleto carbônico, fazem parte de uma classe de produtos naturais sesquiterpênicos denominados tremulanos, dos quais se destacam por apresentarem a ruptura de uma ligação C-C do esqueleto básico, de onde vem a denominação 5,6-seco-tremulanos. Para fins de estudos sintéticos podemos destacar, na molécula desses tremulanos, as seguintes unidades estruturais: a) um ciclopentano substituído, b) uma ligação dupla tetrassubstituída e c) um anel de lactona (uma -lactona presente em conocenolido A e uma -lactona em conocenolido B). Em nossa proposta inicial, a estrutura do anel de ciclopentano seria preparada por contração de anel de uma epoxiciclo-hexanona. Ao contrário, porém, do esperado com base nos exemplos da literatura, esta reação não produziu nada de 2-formilciclopentanona. A estrutura do anel de ciclopentano desejada foi, então, preparada por um caminho alternativo partindo da cetona metílica e vinílica. Nos estudos relacionados à preparação da ligação dupla tetrassubstituída foram empregadas as reações clássicas de olefinação (Wittig e HWE) e reações de condensação (Stobbe e Reformatsky). O trabalho com fosforanas (Reagente de Wittig) envolveu um estudo de dinâmica rotacional destes compostos por RMN. Os estudos da reação tipo Reformatsky foram realizados tanto no contexto de preparação de olefinas quanto na obtenção de lactonas (derivados do ácido paracônico). Um estudo detalhado das estruturas destas lactonas foi realizado por meio da determinação estrutural dos derivados do ácido paracônico. / In this work were realized studies towards a common synthetic route for the preparation of two sesquiterpenes lactones, conocenolide A and conocenolide B. These compounds belong to a class of sesquiterpenoids known as tremulanes presenting a novel carbon skeleton. A special structural feature of both lactones that set them apart from class is the lack of a carbon-carbon bond in the basic skeleton, so their denomination 5,6-seco-tremulanes. For the purpose of synthetic studies, we highlight in the molecule of these tremulanes the following structural units: a) one substituted cyclopentane, b) one tetrasubstitued double bond and c) one lactone ring ( one -lactone ring is present in conocenolide A and one -lactone ring is present in conocenolide B). In our initial proposal, the structure of the cyclopentane ring would be prepared by ring contraction of an epoxycyclohexanone. However, in spite of some literature examples, the ring contraction to provide the 2-formyl-cyclopentanone did not occur. The desired cyclopentane ring was prepared by an alternative route from methyl vinyl ketone. The studies related to the preparation of tetrasubstituted double bond was based on classical olefination reactions (Wittig and Horner-Emmons) and condensation reactions (Stobbe and Reformatsky). In addition, a NMR study dealing with the rotational dynamics of phosphoranes was realized. Studies exploring the versatility of a Reformatsky-type reaction were carried out both in the context of olefin preparation as well as for the preparation of lactones (paraconic acid derivatives). A detailed study of the structures of these lactones was accomplished through structural determination of paraconic acid derivatives.

Na primeira etapa deste trabalho foram sintetizados novos ligantes do tipo N-piridínicos, derivatizados de cadeias de ácidos graxos, a partir dos óleos vegetais de babaçu e canola in natura, aqui denominados ligantes Graxo-Amida (GA). Estes foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região de infravermelho (IV) e ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio e carbono (RMN 1H e 13C). Os ligantes foram coordenados a centros de rutênio do tipo cis-[RuCl2(LL)2] onde LL = 2,2\'-bipiridina, em que os ligantes cloro foram substituídos por duas unidades do ligante Graxo-Amida. Os íons complexos obtidos do tipo [Ru(bpy)2(GA)2]2+ foram caracterizados por análise elementar (CHN), IV, voltametria cíclica, espectroscopias eletrônicas de absorção e emissão e RMN (1H e 13C). Os voltamogramas obtidos mostraram uma diferença de potencial redox entre o complexo sintetizado com o óleo de canola e o sintetizado com o óleo de babaçu, ao comparar esses resultados com estudos voltamétricos da literatura do íon complexo [Ru(bpy)2(3-Amnpy)2]2+. Observou-se que a composição de ácidos graxos desses óleos vegetais, onde a presença ou não de insaturações, pode influenciar nas propriedades eletrônicas das espécies. O composto mostrou-se estável a presença luz, e não sofreu fotoquímica. A influência do meio em solução foi verificada e os indícios demonstram que os complexos não sofrem solvatocromismo. Os complexos possuem emissão em ~700 nm a 25°C quando excitados em λ480. Numa segunda etapa, monômeros de olefina cíclica do tipo ácido-norborneno foram inseridos nas cadeias de éster metílico, obtidas através da transesterificação do óleo de canola. Essa inserção foi realizada através de anéis oxiranos gerados nas insaturações das cadeias do éster. Reações de polimerização via ROMP foram realizadas com précatalisadores do Grupo, e estes monômeros mostraram alguma atividade frente à polimerização. / In the first stage of this work new N-pyridinic kind of ligands were synthesized, as fatty acids chain derivatized, from babaçu and canola vegetable oils, called fatty-amide ligands (GA). They were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR) and hydrogen and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 13C NMR). The ligands were coordinated to cis-[RuCl2(LL)2] ruthenium center kind, where LL = 2,2\'-bipyridine, in which chlorine ligands where replaced by two fatty-amide ligand units. The obtained [Ru(bpy)2(GA)2]2+ complex kind were characterized by elemental analysis (CHN), IR, cyclic voltammetry, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy and 1H and 13C NMR. The obtained voltammograms showed redox potential difference between the canola oil synthesized complex and the babaçu oil synthesized complex, when compared to the complex ion [Ru(bpy)2(3-Amnpy)2]2+ voltammetrics studies present in literature. It was observed that the vegetable oil fatty acids composition, in terms of insaturations presence or absence, have electronic influence on the species. The compound was stable at presence of light and suffered no photochemistry. The solution solvent was verified and there were no signs of solvatochromism. The complexes exhibited ~700 nm emission at 25 °C. In a second stage, norbonene acid cyclic olefin monomers kind were inserted in the methylic ester chains, obtained through canola oil transesterification. ROMP polymerization reactions were performed with our research group\'s precatalyst and these monomers showed some activity due to the polymerization.

Neste trabalho foram realizados estudos de uma rota sintética comum para a obtenção de duas lactonas sesquiterpênicas, conocenolido A e conocenolido B. Estes compostos, por apresentarem um novo esqueleto carbônico, fazem parte de uma classe de produtos naturais sesquiterpênicos denominados tremulanos, dos quais se destacam por apresentarem a ruptura de uma ligação C-C do esqueleto básico, de onde vem a denominação 5,6-seco-tremulanos. Para fins de estudos sintéticos podemos destacar, na molécula desses tremulanos, as seguintes unidades estruturais: a) um ciclopentano substituído, b) uma ligação dupla tetrassubstituída e c) um anel de lactona (uma -lactona presente em conocenolido A e uma -lactona em conocenolido B). Em nossa proposta inicial, a estrutura do anel de ciclopentano seria preparada por contração de anel de uma epoxiciclo-hexanona. Ao contrário, porém, do esperado com base nos exemplos da literatura, esta reação não produziu nada de 2-formilciclopentanona. A estrutura do anel de ciclopentano desejada foi, então, preparada por um caminho alternativo partindo da cetona metílica e vinílica. Nos estudos relacionados à preparação da ligação dupla tetrassubstituída foram empregadas as reações clássicas de olefinação (Wittig e HWE) e reações de condensação (Stobbe e Reformatsky). O trabalho com fosforanas (Reagente de Wittig) envolveu um estudo de dinâmica rotacional destes compostos por RMN. Os estudos da reação tipo Reformatsky foram realizados tanto no contexto de preparação de olefinas quanto na obtenção de lactonas (derivados do ácido paracônico). Um estudo detalhado das estruturas destas lactonas foi realizado por meio da determinação estrutural dos derivados do ácido paracônico. / In this work were realized studies towards a common synthetic route for the preparation of two sesquiterpenes lactones, conocenolide A and conocenolide B. These compounds belong to a class of sesquiterpenoids known as tremulanes presenting a novel carbon skeleton. A special structural feature of both lactones that set them apart from class is the lack of a carbon-carbon bond in the basic skeleton, so their denomination 5,6-seco-tremulanes. For the purpose of synthetic studies, we highlight in the molecule of these tremulanes the following structural units: a) one substituted cyclopentane, b) one tetrasubstitued double bond and c) one lactone ring ( one -lactone ring is present in conocenolide A and one -lactone ring is present in conocenolide B). In our initial proposal, the structure of the cyclopentane ring would be prepared by ring contraction of an epoxycyclohexanone. However, in spite of some literature examples, the ring contraction to provide the 2-formyl-cyclopentanone did not occur. The desired cyclopentane ring was prepared by an alternative route from methyl vinyl ketone. The studies related to the preparation of tetrasubstituted double bond was based on classical olefination reactions (Wittig and Horner-Emmons) and condensation reactions (Stobbe and Reformatsky). In addition, a NMR study dealing with the rotational dynamics of phosphoranes was realized. Studies exploring the versatility of a Reformatsky-type reaction were carried out both in the context of olefin preparation as well as for the preparation of lactones (paraconic acid derivatives). A detailed study of the structures of these lactones was accomplished through structural determination of paraconic acid derivatives.

Esta tese apresenta um estudo sobre a contração de anel de olefinas e cetonas cíclicas promovida por sais de tálio(III). A reação de uma série de cicloexanonas e cis e trans-2-decalonas com TTN em CH2Cl2 levou aos correspondentes produtos de contração em rendimentos muito bons, desde que não houvesse um grupo metila em α-carbonila. A reação de 3- e 4-alquilcicloexanonas, bem como de trans-2-decalonas, ocorreu com alto grau de seletividade. As diastereosseletividades observadas estão de acordo com o mecanismo proposto por McKillop. O sistema indânico, resultante da contração de um dos anéis do sistema bicíclico[4.4.0], foi construído de três maneiras diferentes. A reação de 1-tetralonas com TTN/K-10 em pentano forneceu 1-indanocarboxilatos de metila em rendimentos razoáveis, enquanto que o tratamento de 1,2-diidronaftalenos com TTN em MeOH levou aos correspondentes produtos de contração em bons rendimentos, quando não havia grupos alquílicos ligados à dupla ligação. Finalmente, a reação de dois álcoois homoalílicos, contendo a dupla ligação endocíclica, com TTN em uma mistura 1:1 de AcOH e H2O, levou às correspondentes 1-(2,3-diidro-1H-1-indanil)-3-hidroxi-1- propanonas em rendimentos excelentes. / This thesis presents studies toward the ring contraction of ketones and olefins promoted by thallium(III) The reaction of alkylcyclohexanones and cis and trans-2-decalones with TTN in CH2Cl2 led to the corresponding ring contraction products in very good yields, providing there is no methyl group at α-carbonyl position. The reaction of 3- and 4-alkylcyclohexanones, as well as trans-2-decalones, occurred with high degree of selectivity. The observed diastereoselectivities agree with the McKillop\'s mechanism. The indan ring system was constructed by three different protocols. The reaction of 1-tetralones with TTN/K-10 in pentane afforded methyl 1-indanecarboxylates in reasonable yields, while treatment of 1,2-dihydronaphathlenes with TTN in MeOH furnished the corresponding ring contraction products in good yields, as long as there is no alkyl group at the double bond. Finally, the reaction of two homoallylic alcohols, bearing an endocyclic double bond, with TTN in a 1:1 mixture of AcOH and H2O, led to 1-(2,3-dihydro-1H-1-indenyl)-3-hydroxypropan-1-ones in excellent yields.

Depuis quelques années la demande en gazole dépasse la production des raffineries européennes et inversement pour les essences. L'objectif de cette thèse est de valoriser l'excédent d'essences et de satisfaire la demande en diesel en utilisant le procédé d'oligomérisation des oléfines. Nous nous sommes intéressés à l'oligomérisation du pentène qui, au contact d'un catalyseur solide acide, s'oligomérise en molécules plus lourdes de 10 à 25/30 atomes de carbone. Nous avons choisi les zéolithes et la mordénite en particulier comme catalyseur de la réaction. Afin d'améliorer le transport des molécules aux sites actifs nous avons modifié la texture des mordénites par la création d'un réseau secondaire de mésopores au sein de leurs cristaux, en utilisant deux traitements post-synthèse différents : la dessilication et la recristallisation. La dessilication génère des mésopores intra et inter-cristallins (de 10 nm à 100 nm de diamètre) par dissolution partielle de la zéolithe en présence d'une solution basique. La recristallisation conduit à une mésoporosité organisée et monodispersée en taille (petits mésopores de 4 nm) grâce à l'utilisation d'un agent structurant sous conditions hydrothermiques. Nous avons ainsi obtenu des mordénites micro-mésoporeuses de texture, porosité et acidité différentes en fonction du traitement appliqué. Finalement, après l'élaboration du micro-pilote expérimental, nous avons comparé les performances de nos catalyseurs optimisés de mordénites micro-mésoporeuses à celles des catalyseurs de référence (conversion, stabilité, sélectivité, rendement en oligomères C15-C20+, degré de branchement des produits) afin d'établir les relations structure-acidité-performances catalytiques. Nous avons mis en évidence l'impact positif de l'insertion de mésopores dans le catalyseur sur la conversion, la stabilité et le rendement en oligomères C15-C20+. Une méthodologie de caractérisation du degré de branchement des produits de réaction a également été mise au point pour compléter l'analyse des performances catalytiques. / Recently the demand in diesel has been exceeding the production of European refineries and, inversely for gasoline. The objective of this thesis is to increase the value of the gasoline excess and meet the demand in diesel using the olefin oligomerization process. We focused on the oligomerization of pentene, which can transform into heavier molecules from 10 to 25/30 carbon atoms in contact with a solid acid catalyst . We chose zeolites as catalysts and more specifically mordenite. To improve the molecular transport to the active sites we have modified the mordenite texture by creating a secondary mesoporous framework inside the crystals, using two different post-synthesis treatments: desilication and recrystallization. Desilication treatment generates intra and inter-crystalline mesopores (from 10 nm to 100 nm diameter) by partial dissolution of the zeolite in the presence of a basic solution. Recrystallization creates a well-organized mesoporosity with a uniform diameter (small mesopores of 4 nm) due to the use of an organic template of mesopores under hydrothermal conditions. Starting from the same parent mordenite we obtained micro-mesoporous mordenites with different textures, porosity and acidity properties depending on the treatment. Finally, after the development of the experimental pilot, we compared the performance (conversion, stability, selectivity, yield in oligomers C15-C20+, branching degree of the products) of our optimized catalysts of micro-mesoporous mordenite with some reference catalysts in order to establish relations between structure-acidity and catalytic performance. We highlighted the positive impact of the introduction of mesopores in the catalyst on the conversion, stability and yield in oligomers C15-C20+. A methodology to characterize the branching degree of the products has also been developed for completing the analysis of catalytic performances.

The methanol-to-olefins reaction is an important industrial process for the production of light olefins (C2-C4). Silicoaluminophosphates are the most common catalysts for this process with SAPO-34 (CHA), SAPO-18 (AEI) and their intergrowths being considered the most catalytically active and selective. Understanding the crystal growth of such materials is important for control of the structure and defect incorporation, which can have a large effect on the catalytic behaviour. In this thesis, the synthesis, characterisation, catalysis and crystal growth of such materials are investigated. A series of CHA/AEI intergrowth materials were synthesised by sequential increases in silicon content, where low silicon content led to formation of AEI and higher silicon content led to CHA and intergrowth formation. X-ray diffraction and MAS-NMR were used to quantify the amount of intergrowth and there was a strong correlation between both techniques. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) revealed the mechanism by which these intergrowth structures grow. There is competition at the surface between the spiral-growth and layer-growth mechanisms, which has a significant effect on the resulting intergrowth, as intergrowth formation is only permitted with a layer-growth mechanism. Intergrowth on screw dislocations is not allowed, and thus discrete blocks of pure-phase AEI or CHA form. These intergrowth materials were tested for their performance in the methanol-to-olefins reaction. With a higher level of silicon, the catalysts had a larger acid site density but equivalent acid strength. The conversion of methanol over the catalysts correlated with the acid site density, where a greater acid site density led to higher conversion and faster deactivation. The selectivity over time was similar for all catalysts, with a high selectivity to ethylene and propylene. However, at the same percentage conversion, the C2/C3 ratio showed a strong correlation to the cage shape. Catalysts with a higher ratio of AEI cages had a higher selectivity to C3 and C4 products than the other catalysts, owing to the larger size of the internal AEI cage compared to the CHA cage. The crystal growth mechanism on SAPO-18 was investigated in detail to interrogate the complex spiral pattern that forms on the surface. Spirals form in a triangular type pattern due to differences in growth rates in different crystallographic directions. Interlaced terraces were also present. The unit cell and the relative orientation of the AEI cages define the different growth rates. In-situ AFM was used to investigate the dissolution behaviour of SAPO-18 and SAPO-34. In both cases, dissolution occurred via classical step retreat. The similarity in the layer stacking in both materials led to equivalent structure dissolution in both cases. The 0.9 nm layers dissolved first to 0.7 nm (closed cages) then to 0.4 nm (unstable intermediates). Dissolution of SAPO-18 revealed unusual spiral dissolution pits near the core of the dislocations. CHA/AEI intergrowth materials were also prepared using a dual-template method, where two templates, morpholine for CHA and N,N-diisopropylethylamine for AEI, were combined during synthesis. The phase transition from CHA to AEI occurred at different molar ratios with different synthesis procedures. XRD modelling confirmed the synthesis of an intergrowth phase at a molar ratio of 70% morpholine and 30% DPEA. Changes in chemical shift in the 13C MAS-NMR were used to observe the different template interactions with the framework as the ratio of CHA and AEI cages changed.

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Part A: Synthesis of 5- and 6-Membered Camphor-Based Hydrazides as Organocatalysts for Cycloaddition Reactions The favorable environmental and reactivity qualities of organocatalysts are contributing to the popularization of this method for the acceleration of enantioselective reactions. Research in our group has been focused on the synthesis of camphor-derived hydrazide based organocatalysts for enantioselective cycloaddition processes. Recent results suggest that the presence of an exocyclic electron withdrawing group on the hydrazide moiety, as well as the incorporation of the hydrazide moiety into a 6-membered ring, may have a beneficial effect on the kinetics of the catalysts. A variety of camphor-based cyclic hydrazides have been synthesized and tested in Diels-Alder reactions, varying both the ring size and placement of the electron withdrawing group. Part B: Synthesis of Isocampholenic Acids by the Rearrangement of Camphor Derivatives A variety of substituted isocampholenic acid derivatives have been prepared by rearrangement of the camphor skeleton of a variety of tertiary alcohols derived from ketopinic acid. The reaction is highly reliable and retains the stereochemical information from the camphor scaffold. This rearrangement represents an efficient way to prepare synthetically useful isocampholenic acids. Mechanistic experiments show that the rearrangement does not involve exogenous water and that a short-lived carbocation is implicated in the reaction. Part C: Diastereoselective Formation of Quaternary Centers from Stereodefined Trisubstituted Alkenes Previous work in our laboratory has focused on the preparation of single-isomer tri- and tetra-substituted olefins. This methodology has been used in the construction of a variety of alkenyl esters in good to excellent yields. These alkenyl esters could then be transformed into the corresponding 3,3-disubstituted allyl boronates in a stereocontrolled fashion. There are a limited number of methods available to prepare single isomer 3,3-disubstituted allyl boronates, which can be important precursors in the stereoselective preparation of all-carbon quaternary centers. Our methodology has therefore been applied to the construction of single isomer 3,3-disubstituted allyl boronates and subsequently used in the stereoselective generation of all-carbon quaternary centers by the reaction of these allyl boronates with aldehydes.

Na primeira etapa deste trabalho foram sintetizados novos ligantes do tipo N-piridínicos, derivatizados de cadeias de ácidos graxos, a partir dos óleos vegetais de babaçu e canola in natura, aqui denominados ligantes Graxo-Amida (GA). Estes foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região de infravermelho (IV) e ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio e carbono (RMN 1H e 13C). Os ligantes foram coordenados a centros de rutênio do tipo cis-[RuCl2(LL)2] onde LL = 2,2\'-bipiridina, em que os ligantes cloro foram substituídos por duas unidades do ligante Graxo-Amida. Os íons complexos obtidos do tipo [Ru(bpy)2(GA)2]2+ foram caracterizados por análise elementar (CHN), IV, voltametria cíclica, espectroscopias eletrônicas de absorção e emissão e RMN (1H e 13C). Os voltamogramas obtidos mostraram uma diferença de potencial redox entre o complexo sintetizado com o óleo de canola e o sintetizado com o óleo de babaçu, ao comparar esses resultados com estudos voltamétricos da literatura do íon complexo [Ru(bpy)2(3-Amnpy)2]2+. Observou-se que a composição de ácidos graxos desses óleos vegetais, onde a presença ou não de insaturações, pode influenciar nas propriedades eletrônicas das espécies. O composto mostrou-se estável a presença luz, e não sofreu fotoquímica. A influência do meio em solução foi verificada e os indícios demonstram que os complexos não sofrem solvatocromismo. Os complexos possuem emissão em ~700 nm a 25°C quando excitados em λ480. Numa segunda etapa, monômeros de olefina cíclica do tipo ácido-norborneno foram inseridos nas cadeias de éster metílico, obtidas através da transesterificação do óleo de canola. Essa inserção foi realizada através de anéis oxiranos gerados nas insaturações das cadeias do éster. Reações de polimerização via ROMP foram realizadas com précatalisadores do Grupo, e estes monômeros mostraram alguma atividade frente à polimerização. / In the first stage of this work new N-pyridinic kind of ligands were synthesized, as fatty acids chain derivatized, from babaçu and canola vegetable oils, called fatty-amide ligands (GA). They were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR) and hydrogen and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 13C NMR). The ligands were coordinated to cis-[RuCl2(LL)2] ruthenium center kind, where LL = 2,2\'-bipyridine, in which chlorine ligands where replaced by two fatty-amide ligand units. The obtained [Ru(bpy)2(GA)2]2+ complex kind were characterized by elemental analysis (CHN), IR, cyclic voltammetry, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy and 1H and 13C NMR. The obtained voltammograms showed redox potential difference between the canola oil synthesized complex and the babaçu oil synthesized complex, when compared to the complex ion [Ru(bpy)2(3-Amnpy)2]2+ voltammetrics studies present in literature. It was observed that the vegetable oil fatty acids composition, in terms of insaturations presence or absence, have electronic influence on the species. The compound was stable at presence of light and suffered no photochemistry. The solution solvent was verified and there were no signs of solvatochromism. The complexes exhibited ~700 nm emission at 25 °C. In a second stage, norbonene acid cyclic olefin monomers kind were inserted in the methylic ester chains, obtained through canola oil transesterification. ROMP polymerization reactions were performed with our research group\'s precatalyst and these monomers showed some activity due to the polymerization.