L’objectif de cette thèse portait sur la synthèse de complexes portant un ligand NHC associé à une fonction oxygénée et à leur application en catalyse d’oligomérisation de l’éthylène. Dans le but de synthétiser des complexes avec des ligands NHCalcool, les complexes d’argent correspondants ont été synthétisés et utilisés en transmétallation. Aucun résultat concluant n’a pu être obtenu avec le nickel à cause de l’acidité du proton alcoolique. Mais un ligand NHC-alcoolate a pu être obtenu par déprotonation directe du pro-ligand avec une base forte. Il fut alors possible d’accéder à des complexes de nickel polynucléaires, certains incorporant dans leur structure des cations lithium provenant de la base utilisée. Par comparaison, des complexes de palladium ont été synthétisés avec des NHCs-alcool ou -alcoolate par réaction des pro-ligands avec Pd(acac)2 suivie de réactions acido-basiques. Etant donné la difficulté d’obtention des complexes de nickel avec des ligands NHC-alcool, la fonction éther a été étudiée. Les complexes résultants ont été testés en oligomérisation de l’éthylène. / The purpose of this work was the synthesis of complexes bearing O-functionalized NHC ligands in order to test their catalytic properties in ethylene oligomerization. In order to have access to alcohol-functionalized complexes, the corresponding silver complexes were synthesized for transmetallation purpose. Whereas no concluding results were obtained with the alcohol function in association with nickel, it was possible to access an alcoholate-functionalized NHC ligand by deprotonation of the corresponding pro-ligand. Thus, polynuclear nickel complexes were prepared, some of them included in their structure a lithium cation originating from the base. For comparison, alcohol- and alcoholate-functionalized NHC palladium complexes were synthesized by direct reaction of the pro-ligand with Pd(acac)2 followed by acidobasic reactions. Because of the complexity of the chemistry of NHC-alcohol ligands associated with nickel, the ether functionality was explored. A library of nickel complexes was synthesized and tested in the catalytic ethylene oligomerization.

La première partie du projet consiste à synthétiser de nouveaux chromophores de structure D-π-[M]-π-A pour des applications en cellules solaires à colorant. La synthèse de complexes symétriques contenant deux fragments métalliques [Ru(dppe)2] sera ensuite envisagée pour obtenir des architectures de type D-π-A-π-D pouvant être testées comme matériau de type n ou p en cellules solaires organiques. Enfin, comme il a été précédemment démontré que la communication électronique peut avoir lieu à travers plusieurs centres ruthénium, la longueur du complexe pourra être augmentée par addition de plusieurs unités métallo-organiques pour conduire à des structures oligomériques aux propriétés d’absorption de l’énergie lumineuse exaltées. / The first part of the research project will consist in the synthesis and study of new chromophores based on the D-π-[M]-π-A model. At that stage, easy synthesis of symmetrical complexes including two [Ru(dppe)2] metal fragments will be envisaged to afford D-π-A-π-D architectures to be tested in n-type solar cells and p-type solar cells. Later on, as it has been demonstrated that electronic communication may occur through several Ru-based metal centres,the complexes length might be incremented by addition of multiple metal-organic units to create oligomeric structures with strong light-harvesting properties.

Cette thèse présente le greffage de complexes organométalliques sur des anions hydroxyborates. Ces ligands originaux sont susceptibles de conférer des propriétés particulières à la sphère de coordination du métal. Leur caractère anionique pourrait permettre l'immobilisation des catalyseurs dans une phase liquide ionique. La majeure partie des travaux a porté sur la réactivité des anions hydroxyborates avec les métaux du groupe IV de la classification périodique. Les complexes alkyles du zirconium et de l'hafnium réagissent avec la fonction hydroxyle de l'anion par protonolyse de la liaison métal-alkyle. La résolution par diffraction des rayons X de la structure des complexes métallocènes [Cp2MMe(OB(C6F5)3)]- [PPN]+ (M = Zr et Hf) a confirmé la nature covalente des liaisons M-O et B-O et donc l'intérêt des anions hydroxyborates comme ligands de complexes organométalliques. Cette réactivité a ensuite été déclinée sur différents précurseurs du zirconium et de l'hafnium. Le complexe ionique [Ti(OiPr)3(OB(C6F5)3]-[PPN]+ a été synthétisé à partir d'un complexe alkoxy du titane par une réaction d'échange de ligands. Ce complexe activé par le triéthylaluminium dimérise sélectivement l'éthylène en butène-1 en milieu liquide ionique. L'extension du concept à d'autres métaux de la classification périodique : aluminium, fer, molybdène, a été abordée. Deux complexes anioniques du molybdène ont notamment été isolés et sont des catalyseurs de métathèse des oléfines / This thesis presents the use of hydroxyborate anions as anchors for organometallic complexes. These original ligands might confer particular properties to the coordination sphere of the metal. Their anionic nature might also allow the immobilization of catalysts in ionic liquids. The main part of this work dealt with the reactivity of hydroxyborate anions with group IV metals. Zirconium and hafnium complexes reacted with the hydroxyl function of the anion by protonolysis of the metal-alkyl bond. Resolution of the structure of metallocene complexes [Cp2MMe(OB(C6F5)3)]-[PPN]+ (M = Zr and Hf) by X-Ray diffraction confirmed the covalent nature of M-O and B-O bonds and so the relevance of hydroxyborate anions as ligands for organometallic complexes. Then, this reactivity was extended to different zirconium and hafnium precursors. The ionic complex [Ti(OiPr)3(OB(C6F5)3)]- [PPN]+ was synthesized from an alkoxy titanium complex by a ligand exchange reaction. This complex activated by triethylaluminium selectively dimerized ethylene into 1-butene in ionic liquids. Extension of the concept to other metals such as aluminum, iron and molybdenum, was studied. Two anionic molybdenum complexes were isolated and are catalysts for olefin metathesis

Este trabalho dedica-se ao estudo de sistemas luminescentes do tipo hóspede-hopedeiro altamente emissivos. A preparação desses materiais se deu a partir da incorporação de complexos organometálicos (Eu3+ e Ir3+) em matrizes mesoporosas inorgânicas e orgâno-modificadas preparadas via sol-gel. Um complexo de európio foi imobilizado por impregnação úmida nos mesoporos de xerogéis e de materiais derivados da peneira molecular MCM-41, enquanto um complexo-surfactante de irídio foi inserido nos canais do MCM-41 como agente diretor da estrutura durante o processo de síntese. Previamente à incorporação dos centros emissores, as matrizes hospedeiras foram caracterizadas do ponto de vista estrutural, morfológico e óptico. As propriedades fotofísicas do material final foram investigadas e comparadas com aquelas apresentadas pelos complexos em solução. Para o complexo de európio foi realizado uma modelagem de suas propriedades ópticas através da teoria do campo ligante, empregando o modelo de recobrimento simples. Nesse tratamento, a geometria do estado fundamental foi obtida pelo método semi-empírico Sparkle/AM1 e confirmada a partir de um mapeamento criterioso dos fatores de carga. Observou-se que, para as amostras dopadas com o complexo de európio, a modificação da matriz hospedeira com grupos orgânicos só leva a melhoria das propriedades ópticas do material final quando a unidade orgânica substitui grupos silanol. Para o MCM-41 preparado com o complexo-surfactante de irídio, constatou-se que as propriedades fotofísicas do material final são muito superiores àquelas apresentadas pelo complexo em solução. / This work dedicates to the study of highly emissive guest-host luminescent materials prepared by the incorporation of organometallic complexes (of Eu3+ and Ir3+) in inorganic and organically-modified mesoporous hosts, obtained via sol-gel methodology. The europium complex (tris[(4 - (4\' - tert - butylbiphenyl - 4 - yl) - 2,2\' - bipyridine - κ2N,N\' - 6 - carboxylato - κO)] europium(III)) was immobilized, via wet impregnation, in the mesopores of silica xerogels and of MCM-41 derived materials. The iridium surfactant-complex (bis[1 - benzyl 4 - (2,4 - difluorophenyl) - 1H -1,2,3 - triazole](4,4\' diheptadecyl - 2,2\' - bipyridine) iridium(III)) was inserted in the channels of MCM-41 while acting as the structure driving agent (template) during the host synthesis procedure. Prior to the incorporation of the luminescent centers in the host matrices, the latter were characterized from the structural, morphological and optical points of view. The photophysical properties of the final luminescent materials were investigated and compared to those presented by the complexes in solution. Particularly, the properties of the Eu-complex were further analyzed, via ligand field theory, employing the simple overlap model. For this treatment, the geometry of the ground state was obtained by the semiempirical Sparkle/AM1 model and confirmed by mapping out the charge factors. For the Eu-complex loaded materials it was verified that the host matrix surface modification with organic groups only results in improved photophysical properties when the organic units substitute silanol groups. For the case of the MCM-41 loaded with the Ir-surfactant-complex, the photophysical properties were found to be much superior to those presented by the complex in solution.

A wide variety of computational methods are available for exploring molecular structures and reactivity in chemistry. These range from molecular mechanics calculations allowing determination of the geometry of a molecule to ab initio calculations for the electronic structure of compounds. Electronic structure calculations can be carried out with sufficient rigor so that the results are now comparable with experimental results in many cases. Density Functional Theory (DFT) with hybrid functional like B3LYP, for example, is very popular especially for studies on organometallic molecules and their reactions. Traditional ab initio approaches including Hartree-Fock (HF) and post-HF methods that include configuration interaction, such as MP2 and MP4 continue to be used, often for comparison with DFT based methods. Semi-empirical methods now appear to have only limited use except in large systems, in combination with molecular mechanics (MM) calculations. A relatively new use of MM for large systems is in hybrid calculations where the reactive center of the system is treated at a higher level leaving the remainder to be treated at the MM level. These hybrid QM/MM (quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics) calculations, such as ONIOM (our own n-layered integrated molecular orbital and molecular mechanics developed by Morokuma and co-workers) enable one to treat the steric bulk of the big system effectively and computationally efficiently. They appear to be very standard methods particularly in studies relating to reactions of organometallic systems and structures of large biomolecules. A short description of these methods is given below. • ab initio: a wide variety of programs that calculate the electronic structure of molecules using the Schrödinger equation, the values of the fundamental constants and the atomic numbers of the atoms present (Atkins, 1991). Molecular structures, optimized as a function of the electronic structure, are valuable starting points for many studies. • Density Functional Theory (DFT): a theoretical model in which the energy of an N-electron system is described as a functional of the density. • Semi-empirical techniques use approximations to evaluate the overlap, repulsion and exchange integrals in solving the Schrodinger equation. Often, these integrals are not evaluated but estimated to reproduce experimental data. • Molecular mechanics uses classical physics to explain and interpret the behavior of atoms and molecules. • Molecular dynamics (MD): Newton’s laws of motion are used to examine the time-dependent behavior of systems, including vibrations and Brownian motion, using a classical mechanical description. When combined with DFT, it leads to the Car-Parrinello method. • QM/MM method: It is a molecular simulation method that combines the strength of both QM (accuracy) and MM (speed) calculations, thus resulting in an extremely powerful tool for the study of bigger systems like chemical process in solution, interaction of drugs with biomolecules etc. Several commercial and educational packages in computational chemistry include a suite of programs that enable study of organic and organometallic molecules in an integrated fashion. While no list can be comprehensive, those that are more popular and useful are listed in several websites URL (http://www.ccl.net/chemistry/links/software/index.shtml). In the early days of computational chemistry up to 1980's, detailed studies were only carried out on small organic compounds or empirical studies were carried out on transition metal containing organometallics. However, in recent times, significant advancements in theoretical methods and computer capability (hardware and software), have led to the acceleration of theoretical and computational studies of complex systems including compounds containing transition metal elements. Computational and theoretical studies of organometallic complexes and their reactions have gained immense popularity and the numbers of papers including theoretical studies are dramatically increasing. One reason for this popularity is that organometallic complexes exhibit unusual geometries, bonding, and reactivity which often do not fall into the domain of inorganic or organic chemistry making them difficult to understand. Catalysis is one of the most extensively studied areas in organometallic chemistry where computational studies already make a real and valuable contribution to the analysis and interpretation of experimental data. However, what might be called ‘in silico’ catalyst screening and design, has rarely been achieved. One might say that successful prediction of catalyst performance is still a dream. A recent review summarizes the current state of the art in computational chemistry as applied to organometallic catalysis, covering both calculated ligand property descriptors and mechanistic studies of catalytic cycles.1 Some of the widely studied catalytic reactions of current interest, that provide huge scope for computational and theoretical analysis, are allylic alkylation (Pd),2 hydrogenation (Rh),3 hydroformylation (Rh),4 alkene metathesis (Ru),5 cross-coupling (Pd),6 C–H activation (Pd)7 and amination (Pd).8 There are many more examples where computational studies appear to be very useful for analysis of crystal structures and NMR structures or prediction of structures where no experimental data are available for complicated organometallic systems. There are a number of studies on drug-DNA/nucleobases interactions using QM/MM-MD simulations where people have investigated the interactions of metal complexes with double stranded (ds) DNA/nucleobases and the effects of their binding on the local and the global structure of DNA. QM/MM methods are also very helpful for studying catalytic reactions, interpretation of structure of large systems (proteins) and understanding reactions in biological systems. Scope of the Thesis In this thesis an attempt is made to use computational chemistry to understand organometallic reactions that are of significance from biological and synthetic view points, such as the action of organometallic complexes on DNA and the mechanism of some catalytic reactions. In many of these cases, the key step involved a nucleophillic attack. Specifically four such problems have been addressed where experimental results are not sufficient to provide a complete mechanistic picture of the reaction. Hence, the thesis contains four chapters with each having an independent brief introduction. The first chapter deals with the substitution reaction where water replaces chloride ion in the piano stool type ruthenium (II)-arene complexes and subsequently coordination of Ru to guanine/adenine occurs in these complexes. These steps have been studied using density functional theory at the B3LYP level. The complexes have promising anticancer activity. These nucleophilic substitution reactions are very important for activating these complexes so that they can interact with DNA, because DNA is thought to be primary target for their anticancer activity. In this chapter, both associative and dissociative pathways have been explored in the gas phase, as well as in the presence of other solvents for substitution reactions. Among the associative paths, a variety of possibilities can exist for the hydrolysis based on the direction of the nucleophilic attack by a water molecule. The proposed theoretical model for hydrolysis provides new insight into the hydrolysis process in half sandwich ruthenium complexes. The second chapter deals with the QM/MM calculations to investigate the structural and electronic properties of drug-DNA interactions, where DNA acts as nucleophile towards the metal complex. A series of piano-stool type ruthenium (II)-arene complexes were selected for the present study. These interactions were analyzed using the two layer ONIOM method. The importance of this study lies in the detailed understanding of factors that govern DNA binding and reactivity which is clearly of great pharmacological interest, as it may provide the basis for designing better anticancer agents. Experimental results that explore the structural feature of DNA-metal complexes at a molecular level are very limited. Thus theoretical calculations of molecular and electronic structure represent a valuable complement to experiments. They provide an alternative way to explore structure-activity relationships, and the drug binding mechanism, in detail. The third chapter reports the use of QM/MM methods in understanding the reaction mechanism and enantioselectivity in an organic transformation. In this section, a computational investigation of the enantioselectivity observed in the allylation of cinnamaldehyde, catalyzed by chiral platinum phosphinite complexes, have been carried out. The catalysts are ascorbic acid based phosphinite complexes where enantioselectivity depends on the substitution of benzyl groups on the chiral phosphinite ligands. From the experiment, it is not clear how the effect of an ancillary ligand can make such a big impact on enantioselectivity. To find out the origin of stereoselectivity, a computational study was taken up. A reaction mechanism was established where the nucleophilic attack determines the rate of the reaction and the corresponding enantioselectivity. A screening process has been utilized to select relevant reactant adducts and corresponding transition states from approximately 200 theoretically possible conformers using MM calculations. Finally with the help of QM/MM calculations, the numbers of contributions of these conformers were estimated. This approach correctly predicts the enantioselectivity in these reactions catalyzed by these complexes especially when the experimental enantioselectivity is very high. The fourth chapter of the thesis discusses the use of computational techniques to study the nucleophilic attack of an imine on a Ti-olefin complex. The reaction of Grignard reagents with imines mediated by stoichiometric amounts of titanium isopropoxide has been reported recently. On the basis of deuterium labeling experiments, nucleophilic attack of an imine on a Ti-olefin complex was believed to be a key step. Effect of deuterium labeling on the ratio of products formed is not easy to understand from experiments. Hence a computational study was performed using the DFT method to establish the mechanism of substitution and to understand the role of deuterium labeling. The thesis also includes a study of Cu-Cu interactions using Atoms in Molecules (AIM) theory in copper complexes with reasonably short Cu-Cu distances. The concept of bond critical points (BCP) from AIM analysis is employed to investigate the CuI-CuI bonding interactions in ligand unsupported copper complexes where the CuI-CuI contacts are shorter than the sum of their van der Waals radii. There is extensive debate about the nature of interactions between d10 "closed shell" systems in copper (CuI) complexes, which is known as cuprophilicity. In this study, an attempt has been made to compute the electron density between the two CuI centers and examine the nature of this “interaction”. As this falls outside the main theme of nucleophilic interactions in metal complexes, it has been relegated to an appendix.

L’objectif de cette thèse était la synthèse de nouveaux pro-ligands NHC et de leurs complexes métalliques correspondants, en particulier de l’iridium. La tentative de trouver de nouvelles voies de synthèse de complexes NHC à partir des imidazole-2-thiones correspondants n’a pas donné les résultats attendus.Cependant, il a été possible de préparer des composés de coordination intéressants de ces imidazole-2-thiones : ainsi, un complexe de Bi a été préparé et a pu servir d’agent de transmétallation vers le Pd. De nouveaux proligands NHC de type « pince » et plusieurs de leurs complexes d’iridium ont été préparés. Plusieurs complexes de mercure portant ces ligands ont été synthétisés. De plus, une série de sels d’imidazolium portant des fonctionnalités potentiellement hémilables a été préparée et leur réactivité vis-à-vis de l’iridium étudiée. / The purpose of this thesis was the synthesis of novel pro-ligands to NHCs and their corresponding metal complexes, notably of iridium. While the attempt to find a new pathway to obtain NHC complexes starting from the corresponding imidazole-2-thiones did not yield the expected result, it was possible to obtain interesting coordination compounds from those imidazole-2-thiones themselves:A dinuclear Bi complex was prepared that served as an effective transmetallation agent toward Pd. Novel pincer-type NHC pro-ligands were obtained, and several iridium complexes of their corresponding NHC ligands were prepared. Furthermore, several mercury complexes of these ligands were synthesized. Finally, a series of imidazolium salts bearing potentially hemilabile functionalities were prepared and their reactivity toward Ir was studied.

Suite au succès clinique des composés du platine (cisplatin et de ses dérivés) en tant qu’agent anticancéreux, la chimie inorganique médicinale a connu un essor considérable offrant ainsi une alternative à la conception d'agents thérapeutiques. Bien que le cisplatin et ses dérivés soient sans doute une des classes la plus réussie de médicaments anticancéreux, leur utilisation n’est pas efficace contre tous les types de cancer. De plus, ils sont à l’origine d’effets secondaires très invalidants (neurotoxicité, néphrotoxicité, perte de poids, nausées…) et sont également inactifs contre certains cancers présentant une résistance innée ou induite. Par conséquent, la recherche a développé des composés possédant des activités améliorées et des profils de toxicité plus acceptables. Ceci a ainsi stimulé l'intérêt pour les complexes contenant d'autres métaux de la mine du platine tels que le ruthénium, car ces composés présentent une plus faible toxicité que les complexes existants. Certains composés du ruthénium ont déjà montré une activité anticancéreuse prometteuse et deux complexes du RuIII le trans-[RuCl4-(DMSO)(Im)]ImH (NAMI-A) et le trans-[RuCl4(Ind)2]IndH (KP1019) sont entrés récemment en phase clinique.Dans le but d’améliorer l’activité et de réduire les effets secondaires des agents anticancéreux existants, le Laboratoire de Synthèses Métallo-Induites a développé depuis plusieurs années des complexes organométalliques du ruthénium RDC (Ruthenium Derivative Compound) dans lesquels un des ligands est fortement lié au métal par une liaison convalente σ C-Ru qui est elle-même stabilisée par une liaison intramoléculaire N-Ru. Cette thèse présente les avancées récentes du laboratoire dans ce domaine et plus particulièrement le développement d’une chimiothèque de RDC de seconde génération dans laquelle le ligand cyclométallé est stabilisé par deux liaisons N-Ru. Plusieurs complexes ont ainsi atteint des IC50 significativement inférieur à la micromole. En parallèle, le même type d’études a été réalisé sur des complexes de l’osmium aboutissant à une chimiothèque ODC (Osmium Derivative Compound) d’une quarantaine de composés. Cette étude est d’un intérêt particulier car non seulement elle complète la famille des RDC, mais elle permet également de vérifier l’impact du changement de métal. Les études biologiques ont ainsi montré que l'osmium présente un réel intérêt dans le développement de nouveaux médicaments antitumoraux particulièrement efficaces. Les mesures des propriétés physico-chimiques telles que le potentiel d’oxydo-réduction et la lipophilie (log(Po/w)) ont permis de corréler ces paramètres à leur activité in vitro, se rapprochant ainsi d’une éventuelle relation propriété-activité (P.A.R.). Le réel rôle du potentiel d’oxydo-réduction deviendra probablement plus clair au fur et à mesure de notre avancée dans la résolution du mécanisme d'action de ces espèces. / Since the clinical success of platinum drugs (cisplatin and its derivatives) as anticancer agent, medicinal inorganic chemistry has become a field of growing interest because it offers an alternative for the design of therapeutic agents that are not readily available to organic compounds. Although cisplatin is one of the most widely used drugs in chemotherapy, it is not effective for all types of cancer. Moreover, platinum drugs are the cause of disabling side effects (neurotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, weight loss, nausea…) and their applicability is limited by innate or induced resistance to platinum in a narrow range of tumours. Therefore, this clinical success has promoted the search for cytotoxic compounds with enhanced activities and more acceptable toxicity profiles. This has stimulated interest in complexes containing other heavy metals of the platinum group such as ruthenium because these compounds show lower toxicity than drugs based on platinum. Some ruthenium compounds have already shown promising anticancer activity and two RuIII complexes trans-[RuCl4-(DMSO)(Im)]ImH (NAMI-A and trans-[RuCl4(Ind)2]IndH (KP1019) recently enter in clinical phase for their respectively antimetastatic and cytotoxic properties.In the essential aim of increasing activity and reducing side effects of anticancer agents, the Laboratoire de Synthèses Métallo-Induites has developed for several years organometallic ruthenium compounds RDC (Ruthenium Derivative Compound) in which one of the ligand is strongly bound to the metal via a strong σ C-Ru bond and stabilized by an intramolecular N-Ru bond. This thesis presents the recent advances of the laboratory in this field and the development of a second generation RDC in which the cylometallating ligand is stabilized by two N-Ru bonds. Thus, several complexes pass the symbolic barrier of the nanomolar range for their IC50 indicating a critical improvement. At the same time, we decided to focus our studies on osmium heavier congener, not only to complete the RDC chemical library, but also to verify the impact of exchanging the metal. An extensive chemical library ODC (Osmium Derivative Compound) of forty cyclometalated osmium complexes was synthesized and evaluated in vitro. Biological studies on these ODCs showed that osmium is another metal that deserves attention for the development of new effective antitumour drugs. The measurements of physicochemical properties such as red-ox potential and lipophylicity (log(Po/w)) allowed us to tentatively correlate these parameters to the level of activity, thus approaching a possible Property-Activity Relationship (P.A.R.). More insight into the role of the red-ox potential will probably become clearer as we progress into the mechanism of action of these species.

Este trabalho dedica-se ao estudo de sistemas luminescentes do tipo hóspede-hopedeiro altamente emissivos. A preparação desses materiais se deu a partir da incorporação de complexos organometálicos (Eu3+ e Ir3+) em matrizes mesoporosas inorgânicas e orgâno-modificadas preparadas via sol-gel. Um complexo de európio foi imobilizado por impregnação úmida nos mesoporos de xerogéis e de materiais derivados da peneira molecular MCM-41, enquanto um complexo-surfactante de irídio foi inserido nos canais do MCM-41 como agente diretor da estrutura durante o processo de síntese. Previamente à incorporação dos centros emissores, as matrizes hospedeiras foram caracterizadas do ponto de vista estrutural, morfológico e óptico. As propriedades fotofísicas do material final foram investigadas e comparadas com aquelas apresentadas pelos complexos em solução. Para o complexo de európio foi realizado uma modelagem de suas propriedades ópticas através da teoria do campo ligante, empregando o modelo de recobrimento simples. Nesse tratamento, a geometria do estado fundamental foi obtida pelo método semi-empírico Sparkle/AM1 e confirmada a partir de um mapeamento criterioso dos fatores de carga. Observou-se que, para as amostras dopadas com o complexo de európio, a modificação da matriz hospedeira com grupos orgânicos só leva a melhoria das propriedades ópticas do material final quando a unidade orgânica substitui grupos silanol. Para o MCM-41 preparado com o complexo-surfactante de irídio, constatou-se que as propriedades fotofísicas do material final são muito superiores àquelas apresentadas pelo complexo em solução. / This work dedicates to the study of highly emissive guest-host luminescent materials prepared by the incorporation of organometallic complexes (of Eu3+ and Ir3+) in inorganic and organically-modified mesoporous hosts, obtained via sol-gel methodology. The europium complex (tris[(4 - (4\' - tert - butylbiphenyl - 4 - yl) - 2,2\' - bipyridine - κ2N,N\' - 6 - carboxylato - κO)] europium(III)) was immobilized, via wet impregnation, in the mesopores of silica xerogels and of MCM-41 derived materials. The iridium surfactant-complex (bis[1 - benzyl 4 - (2,4 - difluorophenyl) - 1H -1,2,3 - triazole](4,4\' diheptadecyl - 2,2\' - bipyridine) iridium(III)) was inserted in the channels of MCM-41 while acting as the structure driving agent (template) during the host synthesis procedure. Prior to the incorporation of the luminescent centers in the host matrices, the latter were characterized from the structural, morphological and optical points of view. The photophysical properties of the final luminescent materials were investigated and compared to those presented by the complexes in solution. Particularly, the properties of the Eu-complex were further analyzed, via ligand field theory, employing the simple overlap model. For this treatment, the geometry of the ground state was obtained by the semiempirical Sparkle/AM1 model and confirmed by mapping out the charge factors. For the Eu-complex loaded materials it was verified that the host matrix surface modification with organic groups only results in improved photophysical properties when the organic units substitute silanol groups. For the case of the MCM-41 loaded with the Ir-surfactant-complex, the photophysical properties were found to be much superior to those presented by the complex in solution.

Le poly(acide lactique) (PLA), un polyester bio-ressourcé et biodégradable, est un candidat majeur pour la substitution des polymères issus de ressources fossiles. Le contrôle méticuleux de sa microstructure permet de modifier ses propriétés physiques. Dans ce contexte, ce manuscrit rapporte le design de complexes originaux de métaux trivalents et leur utilisation pour la polymérisation par ouverture de cycle (ROP) stéréosélective du lactide racémique (rac-LA). Ainsi, (i) les complexes M-Salen chiraux (M = Al, Ga, In, Salen = (1,2-diphényléthane)bis(phénoxyimine)) ont permis de confirmer l’aptitude des précatalyseurs aluminiques à être isosélectifs (Pm = 0.90) pour la ROP du rac-LA dénotant toutefois de leur faible activité. L’utilisation du gallium et de l’indium dans le but d’augmenter l’activité des systèmes catalytiques correspondants n’a pas permis de conserver la stéréosélectivité. Des études cinétiques et microstructurales ont permis d’établir les mécanismes de ROP et de stéréocontrôle ; (ii) les nouveaux ligands Salan rigidifiés par un cœur hydropyrimidine ((hydropyrimidine)bis(méthylène))diphénol), ont révélé une activation Csp3-H intramoléculaire inattendue avec le gallium et l’indium menant à des entités zwitterioniques originales. Les études mécanistiques par RMN, GC et calculs DFT ont permis de décrire le mécanisme alors mis en œuvre ; (iii) un précatalyseur hétéro-bimétallique yttrium/lithium et basé sur un ligand chiral dérivé de la binaphthylamine, a permis d’engendrer un PLA quasiment parfaitement hétérotactique (Pr = 0.99) ; (iv) finalement, de nouveaux ligands chiraux à base de proline pourront permettre de s’orienter vers l’utilisation de métaux divalents (Zn, SnII…), dans le but d’accéder à des systèmes stéréosélectifs faisant preuve d’une meilleure activité catalytique. / Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is one of the most promising bio-resourced and biodegradable polymers and may constitute a viable alternative to petroleum-based materials. Its physical properties can be tuned by an accurate control of his microstructure. In this context, this manuscript relates the design of original complexes of trivalent metals and their further use for the stereoselective ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of racemic lactide (rac-LA). Hence, (i) the chiral M-Salen complexes (M = Al, Ga, In, Salen = (1,2-diphenyl-ethane)bis(phenoxyimine)) have confirmed the isoselectivity exhibited by aluminium precatalysts for the ROP of rac-LA (Pm = 0.90) but also their limited activity. The gallium and indium congeners were prepared to enhance the catalytic activity, but resulted on substantial loss of stereoselectivity. The ROP and stereocontrol mechanisms were both investigated by kinetic monitoring and by microstructural analysis of the polymer; (ii) novel Salan ligands rigidified by a hydropyrimidine core ((hydropyrimidine)bis(methylene))-diphenol) have led to unexpected intramolecular Csp3–H activation with gallium and indium, affording unusual zwitterionic complexes. NMR and GC studies as DFT computations have been implemented to understand the mechanism for this process; (iii) a hetero-bimetallic yttrium/lithium precatalysts based on a chiral binaphthylamine backbone has led to highly heterotactic PLA (Pr = 0.99); (iv) finally, new chiral ligands should afford complexes of divalent metals (Zn, SnII…) that should yield access to stereoselective catalytic systems featuring increased activity.

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