La récupération et le recyclage des catalyseurs représentent un véritable challenge économique, sanitaire et environnemental. Depuis quelques années, l’utilisation des nanoparticules magnétiques comme support de catalyseurs a émergé comme une voie alternative pour leur recyclage. En effet, les catalyseurs supportés sur des nanoparticules magnétiques peuvent être facilement isolés et recyclés par décantation magnétique avec un simple aimant. Dans ce travail, nous décrivons la synthèse de métallodendrons porteurs de site catalytiques diphosphinopalladium et leur greffage sur des nanoparticules magnétiques cœur-écorce. L’intérêt majeur de ce travail a été de montrer la grande efficacité du recyclage des catalyseurs notamment en milieu aqueux. L’utilisation judicieuse des structures dendritiques a permis d’augmenter la fonctionnalisation de la surface des MNPs. Ceci nous a permis de préparer des catalyseurs supportés très performants dans des réactions de couplage de Suzuki et de Sonogashira / The recovery and recycling of catalysts represent a real challenge for economic, health and environmental reasons. Since few years, the use of magnetic nanoparticles as catalysts supports has emerged as an alternative for their recovery. Indeed, magnetic nanoparticles-supported catalysts could be easily isolated and recycled from the reaction medium by magnetization with a simple magnet. In this work, we report the synthesis of metallodendrons bearing pallado phosphine catalysts and their grafting onto core-shell magnetic nanoparticles. The main interest of this work was to demonstrate the efficiency of the recycling especially in aqueous media. Judicious use of dendritic structures has increased the surface functionalization of nanoparticles. Therefore, it was possible to prepare highly performant catalysts for Suzuki and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions.

No capítulo 1 apresentamos uma síntese eficiente de compostos 5-organoteluro-1H- 1,2,3-triazóis realizada via reação de cicloadição [3+2] entre azidas orgânicas e alquinos substituídos com organotelúrio. Além disso, os 5-organoteluro-1H-1,2,3-triazóis foram funcionalizados na posição 5 do anel triazólico por reação de acoplamento cruzado de Sonogashira. A regioquímica dos produtos de cicloadição foram descritas com base em experimentos de RMN, cálculos teóricos e cristalografia de raio-x. Apresentamos uma proposta mecanística para a cicloadição mediada por cobre, baseada em experimentos de espectrometria de massas de alta resolução. No capítulo 2, investigamos a eficiência de reações one-pot com indol, cloreto de oxalila e diferentes nucleófilos para obtermos derivados do indol-3-glioxila em condições adequadas. Do mesmo modo, envolvendo a adição de azidas orgânicas, levando à síntese de indol-3-glioxil-1,2,3-triazóis, os produtos foram obtidos com rendimentos que variaram de 59 a 85%. / In chapter 1 we present an efficient synthesis of 5-organotelluro-1H-1,2,3-triazole compounds that was accomplished via the [3+2]-cycloaddition reaction of organoazides and organotelluro alkynes. Additionally, 5-organotelluro-1H-1,2,3-triazoles were readily functionalized at the 5-position via the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction, leading to highly functionalised triazoles. The regiochemistry of the products was assessed by bidimensional NMR experiments, theoretical calculations and x-ray crystallography. We presented a mechanistic proposal for the cycloaddition mediated by copper, based on high resolution mass spectrometry experiments. In chapter 2 we investigated a general and efficient reaction of indole with oxalyl chloride and nucleophiles providing indole-3-glyoxyl derivatives which has been developed in mild conditions. In the same fashion, the other reaction involved the addition of organic azides leading to the synthesis of indole-3-glyoxyl-1,2,3-triazoles, which proceeds smoothly generating the products in moderate to high yields.

Les nouveaux matériaux carbonés modifiés par des films organiques constituent un domaine de recherche très actif depuis plusieurs décennies. Ces matériaux suscitent un intérêt grandissant dans les secteurs de l’énergie, de la santé et de l’environnement. Afin d’améliorer les performances de ces matériaux, les innovations reposent notamment sur la maîtrise de la fonctionnalisation des surfaces, le contrôle de la stabilité de la couche immobilisée ou encore sur les nouvelles propriétés liées à la modification. Selon les fonctions chimiques greffées, les applications sont multiples : détection et/ou la capture d’éléments chimiques, hydrophobicité, stockage d’énergie électrique ou de gaz ou encore biocompatibilité. Dans ce contexte, les travaux de cette thèse portent sur la modification de surfaces carbonées par différents composés organiques, dans le but d’une part de déterminer les relations structurepropriétés du film déposé et d’autre part d’améliorer les performances de supercondensateurs carbonés. Nos investigations reposent sur la synthèse d’un ensemble de composés conjugués ou non, suivi d’un greffage indirect passant par une construction sur surface ou par greffage direct via l’oxydation d’amine. Ces greffages ont été explorés méthodologiquement afin de déterminer l’impact de la conjugaison au sein du film organique déposé et l’influence de la structure du matériau carboné. Nous montrons également qu’une fonctionnalisation contrôlée sur carbone activé permet d’avoir une meilleure intégration des molécules dans des supercondensateurs carbonés. L’enjeu consiste à mieux comprendre les interactions molécules-substrat au cours de la modification de matériaux. / The new carbon materials modified with organic films has been a very active field of research for several decades. These materials are attracting increasing interest in the fields of energy, health and environmental. In order to improve the performance of these materials, the innovations are based in particular on the control of the functionalization of the surfaces, the control of the stability of the immobilized layer or on the new properties related to the modification. According to the chemical units grafted, the applications are numerous: detection and/or capture of chemical elements, hydrophobicity, storage of electrical energy or gas or also biocompatibility. In this context, the work of this thesis deals with the modification of carbon surfaces by various organic compounds firstly to determine the structureproperties relationships of the deposited film and secondly to improve the performance of carbon supercapacitors. Our investigations are based on the synthesis of conjugated or unconjugated compounds, followed by indirect grafting by build steps or direct grafting via amine oxidation. These grafts were explored methodologically to determine the impact of the conjugation within the deposited organic film and the influence of the structure of carbon material. We also show that controlled activated carbon functionalization allows for better integration of molecules into carbon supercapacitors. The challenge is to understand molecule-substrate interactions during the modification of materials.

No capítulo 1 apresentamos uma síntese eficiente de compostos 5-organoteluro-1H- 1,2,3-triazóis realizada via reação de cicloadição [3+2] entre azidas orgânicas e alquinos substituídos com organotelúrio. Além disso, os 5-organoteluro-1H-1,2,3-triazóis foram funcionalizados na posição 5 do anel triazólico por reação de acoplamento cruzado de Sonogashira. A regioquímica dos produtos de cicloadição foram descritas com base em experimentos de RMN, cálculos teóricos e cristalografia de raio-x. Apresentamos uma proposta mecanística para a cicloadição mediada por cobre, baseada em experimentos de espectrometria de massas de alta resolução. No capítulo 2, investigamos a eficiência de reações one-pot com indol, cloreto de oxalila e diferentes nucleófilos para obtermos derivados do indol-3-glioxila em condições adequadas. Do mesmo modo, envolvendo a adição de azidas orgânicas, levando à síntese de indol-3-glioxil-1,2,3-triazóis, os produtos foram obtidos com rendimentos que variaram de 59 a 85%. / In chapter 1 we present an efficient synthesis of 5-organotelluro-1H-1,2,3-triazole compounds that was accomplished via the [3+2]-cycloaddition reaction of organoazides and organotelluro alkynes. Additionally, 5-organotelluro-1H-1,2,3-triazoles were readily functionalized at the 5-position via the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction, leading to highly functionalised triazoles. The regiochemistry of the products was assessed by bidimensional NMR experiments, theoretical calculations and x-ray crystallography. We presented a mechanistic proposal for the cycloaddition mediated by copper, based on high resolution mass spectrometry experiments. In chapter 2 we investigated a general and efficient reaction of indole with oxalyl chloride and nucleophiles providing indole-3-glyoxyl derivatives which has been developed in mild conditions. In the same fashion, the other reaction involved the addition of organic azides leading to the synthesis of indole-3-glyoxyl-1,2,3-triazoles, which proceeds smoothly generating the products in moderate to high yields.

In dieser Studienarbeit wird die Entwicklung eines CuI- bzw. NiII-Komplexes mit bidentaten Ferrocenylliganden dargelegt und der eventuelle Einsatz als Katalysator für Palladium-analoge C-C-Kupplungsreaktionen diskutiert. Als Ausgangspunkt dieses Entwicklungsprozesses werden im Abschnitt 2. zunächst eine Reihe ausführlicher theoretischer Vorbetrachtungen getätigt. Diese beinhalten u. a.: - Mechanismus der Palladiumkatalyse, erläutert am Beispiel der Sonogashira-Hagihara-Reaktion (Abschnitt 2.1.) - Vorstellung der Nickelkatalyse und Erläuterung des möglichen Ni0-NiII-Mechanismus am Beispiel der Mizoroki-Heck-Reaktion inklusive Vergleich zur Palladium-katalysierten Variante. Des Weiteren wird das NiI-NiIII-System beschrieben (Abschnitt 2.2.) - Vorstellung bekannter Kupfer-katalysierter Reaktionen und mechanistische Betrachtung des System CuI-CuIII (Abschnitt 2.3.) - kurze Einführung in das Themengebiet Ferrocenylliganden (Abschnitt 2.4.) Auf der Grundlage der getätigten Überlegungen werden im Abschnitt 3 die durchgeführten Experimente sowie deren Ergebnisse vorgestellt. Als potentiell katalytisch wirksamer Komplex wurde der Kupfer(I)-Komplex Rac. [σ(N):σ(P)-(1-N,N-Dimethylaminomethyl-2-P,P-diphenylphosphinoferrocen)(triphenylphosphin)(acetonitril) kupfer(I)]-tetrafluoroborat 4A hergestellt. Seine Struktur konnte sowohl mittels NMR-Spektroskopie als auch Röntgeneinkristallstrukturanalyse aufgeklärt werden.

A funcionalização de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal foi realizada utilizando reações de acoplamento cruzado (Sonogashira e Stille), ciclo-adições de azida-alcino (Click chemistry) e ciclização nucleófila promovida por eletrófilo. Utilizando estas reações juntamente com as já referidas transformações de grupos funcionais e reações de rearranjo de Ferrier, as bibliotecas de compostos à base de glucal foram sintetizadas e observadas em algumas moléculas fluorescência e outras foram disponibilizadas para avaliação de atividade biológica. Na primeira parte, foram sintetizadas bibliotecas de derivados de bis- e tris-triazolil-glicosila a partir de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal utilizando as reações acima mencionadas. A segunda parte deste trabalho consiste em sintetizar uma biblioteca de derivados glucal de 2-alquinilo usando um acoplamento de Sonogashira livre de cobre e ligante, seguido por aplicações sintéticas destes alquinos glucais. A hidrostanação regioselectiva catalisada por paládio destes glucanos 2-alquinilo foi realizada utilizando hidreto de tributilestanho para gerar uma biblioteca de derivados estanil regioisoméricos de glucal. Além disso, estes derivados de 2-alquinil-glucal sintetizados na primeira parte também foram utilizados na ciclização nucleofílica 5-endo-dig promovida por eletrófilos para proporcionar derivados de glucal bicíclicos. Na parte final, os derivados de estanho de glucal foram utilizados para sintetizar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alcenil glucal substituído. Esta parte inclui também transformações de grupos funcionais e acoplamentos cruzados (Stille e Sonogashira), bem como click chemistry para gerar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alquenil-D-glucal alquinilo e triazolilo substituídos. Na maioria dos casos os produtos foram obtidos em rendimentos muito bons a excelentes que foram analisados utilizando RMN, Infra vermehlo, espectrometria de massas de alta resolução e outras técnicas analíticas quando aplicável. / Functionalization of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal has been performed using cross-coupling (Sonogashira and Stille) reactions, azide-alkyne cycloadditions (Click chemistry) and electrophile-promoted nucleophilic alkyne cyclizations. Using these reactions along with the already reported functional group transformations (FGT) and Ferrier rearrangement reactions, libraries of glucal-based compounds were synthesized with members of characteristic photophysical and potential biological properties. In the first part, the synthesis of libraries of bis- and tris-triazolyl glycosyl derivatives is described starting from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal using the above-mentioned reactions. In the second part of this work, the synthesis of a library of 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives using a copper and ligand-free Sonogashira coupling, followed by synthetic applications of these glucal alkynes is reported. Palladium-catalyzed regioselective hydrostannation of these 2-alkynyl glucals was performed using tributyltin hydride to generate a library of regioisomeric stannyl derivatives of glucal. Moreover, these 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives synthesized in the first part were also used in electrophile-promoted nucleophilic 5-endo-dig cyclization to afford bicyclic glucal derivatives. In the final part, the use of stannyl derivatives of glucal to synthesize libraries of substituted 2-alkenyl glucal derivatives is described. This part also includes certain functional group transformations and cross-couplings (Stille and Sonogashira) as well as click chemistry to generate libraries of alkynyl and triazolyl substituted 2-alkenyl-D-glucal derivatives. In most of the cases, the products were obtained in very good to excellent yields and were analyzed using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR, HRMS, and other analytic techniques where applicable

A funcionalização de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal foi realizada utilizando reações de acoplamento cruzado (Sonogashira e Stille), ciclo-adições de azida-alcino (Click chemistry) e ciclização nucleófila promovida por eletrófilo. Utilizando estas reações juntamente com as já referidas transformações de grupos funcionais e reações de rearranjo de Ferrier, as bibliotecas de compostos à base de glucal foram sintetizadas e observadas em algumas moléculas fluorescência e outras foram disponibilizadas para avaliação de atividade biológica. Na primeira parte, foram sintetizadas bibliotecas de derivados de bis- e tris-triazolil-glicosila a partir de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal utilizando as reações acima mencionadas. A segunda parte deste trabalho consiste em sintetizar uma biblioteca de derivados glucal de 2-alquinilo usando um acoplamento de Sonogashira livre de cobre e ligante, seguido por aplicações sintéticas destes alquinos glucais. A hidrostanação regioselectiva catalisada por paládio destes glucanos 2-alquinilo foi realizada utilizando hidreto de tributilestanho para gerar uma biblioteca de derivados estanil regioisoméricos de glucal. Além disso, estes derivados de 2-alquinil-glucal sintetizados na primeira parte também foram utilizados na ciclização nucleofílica 5-endo-dig promovida por eletrófilos para proporcionar derivados de glucal bicíclicos. Na parte final, os derivados de estanho de glucal foram utilizados para sintetizar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alcenil glucal substituído. Esta parte inclui também transformações de grupos funcionais e acoplamentos cruzados (Stille e Sonogashira), bem como click chemistry para gerar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alquenil-D-glucal alquinilo e triazolilo substituídos. Na maioria dos casos os produtos foram obtidos em rendimentos muito bons a excelentes que foram analisados utilizando RMN, Infra vermehlo, espectrometria de massas de alta resolução e outras técnicas analíticas quando aplicável. / Functionalization of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal has been performed using cross-coupling (Sonogashira and Stille) reactions, azide-alkyne cycloadditions (Click chemistry) and electrophile-promoted nucleophilic alkyne cyclizations. Using these reactions along with the already reported functional group transformations (FGT) and Ferrier rearrangement reactions, libraries of glucal-based compounds were synthesized with members of characteristic photophysical and potential biological properties. In the first part, the synthesis of libraries of bis- and tris-triazolyl glycosyl derivatives is described starting from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal using the above-mentioned reactions. In the second part of this work, the synthesis of a library of 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives using a copper and ligand-free Sonogashira coupling, followed by synthetic applications of these glucal alkynes is reported. Palladium-catalyzed regioselective hydrostannation of these 2-alkynyl glucals was performed using tributyltin hydride to generate a library of regioisomeric stannyl derivatives of glucal. Moreover, these 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives synthesized in the first part were also used in electrophile-promoted nucleophilic 5-endo-dig cyclization to afford bicyclic glucal derivatives. In the final part, the use of stannyl derivatives of glucal to synthesize libraries of substituted 2-alkenyl glucal derivatives is described. This part also includes certain functional group transformations and cross-couplings (Stille and Sonogashira) as well as click chemistry to generate libraries of alkynyl and triazolyl substituted 2-alkenyl-D-glucal derivatives. In most of the cases, the products were obtained in very good to excellent yields and were analyzed using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR, HRMS, and other analytic techniques where applicable

In this work the energy transfer and excitonic coupling in different chromophore arrangements were investigated. A difference in the coupling strength was introduced by varring the connecting unit and the spacial orientation relative to each other. The synthesis of the 2,7-substituted pyrene compounds could be optimised and good yields of HAB 1 and HAB 2 and small amounts of HAB 2 could be achieved by cobalt-catalysed trimerisation or Diels Alder reaction in the end. Absorption and fluorescence spectra reveal strong intramolecular interactions between the pyrene molecules in the HAB 1. Excitation spectra recorded at the high and low energy fluorescence suggest the contribution of two components to the spectra. One being similar to the ground state aggregate and a second species similar to undisturbed pyrene. All these feature can be accounted to two different fluorescent states which are due to electronical decoupling in the excited state. Due to the strong intramolecular coupling already in the ground state of the molecule, no energy transfer could be studied, as the six pyrene units cannot be seen as separate spectroscopic entities between which energy could be transferred. In the second part of this thesis dye conjugates of different size and alignment were synthesised to study the interaction of the transition-dipole moments. Therefore a systematic investigation of Sonogashira conditions was performed in order to obtain good yields of the desired compounds and keep dehalogenation at a minimum level. Nevertheless only the symmetrical triads could be purified as the asymmeric triads and pentades proved to decompose during purification. The pyrene containing triads Py2B and Py2SQB show small interactions already in the ground state represented by red shifts of the spectra and a broadening of the bands. Nevertheless, these interactions are in the weak coupling regime and energy transfer between the constituents is possible. On the contrary in the TA spectra it is obvious that always the whole triad, at least to some extend is excited. To question if the excitation of the high energy state is deactivated by energy transfer or rather IC in a superchromophore could not be distinguished in the course of this work. At present additional time-dependent calculations of the dynamics are in progress to get a deeper understanding of the photophysical processes taking place in the triads. The dye conjugates B2SQB-3 and (SQB)2B-4 can be assigned to the strong interaction range and hence are describable by exciton theory. The transition-dipole moments proved to be more than additive and increase for both compounds from absorption to fluorescence. This can be explained by an enhancement of the coupling in the relaxed excited state compared to the absorption into the Franck-Condon state due to a more steep potential energy surface in the excited state and hence smaller fluctuations. In the last part of this thesis the influence of disrupting electronical communication by implementing a rigid non-conjugated bridge in a bichromophoric trans-squaraine system was tested. While the flexible linked squaraines show complex spectra due to different conformers the SQA2Anth compound is rigified and no rotation is possible. This change in flexibility is represented in the steady-state spectra where just one main absorption and fluorescence band is present due to a single allowed excitonic state. The system proves to own an excited state that is completely delocalised over the whole molecule. / Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Untersuchung von Energietransfer und Exzitonenkopplung in Farbstoffen. Durch Variation der Verbrückungseinheit und der räumlichen Orientierung der Chromophore relativ zueinander konnte die Kopplungsstärke beeinflußt werden. Die Synthese von 2,7-substituierten Pyrenverbindungen konnte optimiert werden und schließlich gelang es mittels kobalt-katalisierten Trimerisierung oder Diels Alder Reaktionen gute Ausbeuten von HAB 1 und HAB 2 sowie geringere Mengen an HAB 3 zu isolieren. Absorption- und Fluoreszenzspektren deuten auf starke Wechselwirkungen unter den Chromophoren hin, die bereits im Grundzustand deutlich werden. Anregungsspektren bei verschiedenen Wellenzahlen zeigen, dass zwei verschiedene Spezies, wovon eine den Aggregaten die im Grundzustand vorhanden sind ähneln, zu den beobachteten spektralen Eigenschaften beitragen und ein weiteres größere Ähnlichkeit mit dem Pyrenmonomer aufweist. Betrachtet man all diese Eigenschaften im Gesamten kann man schlußfolgern, dass zwei fluoreszierende Zustände für die Desaktivierung verantwortlich sind, was sich auf elektronische Entkopplung im angeregten Zustand zurückführen lässt. Aufgrund der starken elektronischen Kopplung im Grundzustand und die Ausbildung von intramolekularen Aggregaten war es nicht möglich Energietransfer an diesem System zu studieren, da die sechs Pyreneinheiten nicht getrennt betrachtet werden können. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wurden Farbstoffkonjugate verschiedener Größe und Anordnung synthetisiert um die Wechselwirkung der Übergangsdipolmomente zu studieren. Dazu wurde ein systematsiches Reaktionscreening der Sonogashira-Kupplung durchgeführt, um Bedingungen zu finden, unter denen sich Dehalogenierung in Grenzen hält, jedoch gute Ausbeuten der gewünschten Endprodukte erzielt werden können. Trotzdem konnten nur die symmetrischen Trimere erfolgreich isoliert, da sich herausstellte, dass sowohl die unsymmetrischen Trimere als auch die Pentamere zu instabil für eine vollständige Aufreinigung sind. Die pyren-beinhaltenden Triaden Py2B und Py2SQB zeigen geringfügige Wechselwirkungen im Grundzustand, die sich durch eine Rotverschiebung und Verbreiterung der Absorptionsbanden zeigen. Allerding lässt sich diese Kopplung dem sehr schwachen Wechselwirkungsbereich zuordnen, sodass Energietransfer zwischen den Chromophoren möglich ist. Im Gegensatz dazu zeigt sich im TA Spektrum, dass gleichzeitig mehrere Teile der Triade angeregt sind und dass die Anregung nicht auf ein Chromophor lokalisiert ist. Die Frage, ob die Desaktivierung des angeregten Zustands durch Energietransfer oder interne Konversion in einem Superchromophor stattfindet, konnte im Zuge dieser Arbeit nicht geklärt werden. Aktuell sind zusätzliche Rechnungen (DFT) in Arbeit um ein besseres Verständnis von den ablaufenden, photophysikalischen Prozessen zu bekommen. Die Farbstoffkonjugate B2SQB-3 und (SQB)2B-4 lassen sich dem Bereich der starken Kopplung zuordnen und können daher mit der Exzitonentheorie beschrieben werden. Die Übergangsdipolmomente zeigen ein Verhalten, dass mehr als additiv ist und nehmen von der Absorption zur Fluoreszenz zu. Das lässt sich durch eine Verstärkung der Kopplung im relaxierten angeregten Zustand in Vergleich zur Absorption in den Franck-Condon Zustand erklären. Der Grund für dieses Phänomen ist eine deutlich schmalere, steilere Energiepotentialfläche im angeregten Zustand. Im letzten Teil dieser Arbeit wurde die elektronische Kommunikation in einem trans-Squaraindimer durch Einfügen einer nicht-konjugierten Brücke untersucht. Während die flexiblen Dimere komplexe Spektren aufgrund unterschiedlicher Konformere aufweisen, enthält SQA2Anth eine starre Brücke, die Rotationen verhindert. Diese Änderung der Flexibilität zeigt sich in den stationären Spektren durch eine Hauptabsorptions- und Fluoreszenzbande, da nur ein exzitonischer Zustand erlaubt ist. Das System weißt einen angeregten Zustand auf, der über das gesamte Molekül delokalisiert ist.

Interactions between light and a molecule can result in reversible or irreversible changes in properties of both the light and the molecule. Of the many known interactions, nonlinear absorption is a process in which an intense light signal, for instance from a laser, can be moderated. This can be manifested either in a marked lowering of the light’s intensity or in reductions in fluctuations of its intensity. Such an effect is often termed ‘optical power limiting’ (OPL). High power lasers can be very dangerous since their high intensity can damage or destroy eyes and optical sensors. However, there are currently no adequate protective measures against lasers that cover the entire visible region and there is an increasing demand for new or improved OPL materials. Some of the most promising optical power limiting materials are substances that combine nonlinear optical properties with high transparency in normal light, but after activation by a laser beam, their light transmittance falls extremely rapidly via so-called self-activating mechanisms. The platinum(II) acetylides comprise one class of compounds with such properties. In this study, various OPL Pt(II) acetylides were synthesized and their nonlinear optical properties were characterized. The emphasis of the work was on preparation of the compounds, but in order to design organoplatinum chromophores for OPL, attempts were also made to obtain insight into the mechanisms of nonlinear absorption. The work was divided into two main parts. In the first the goal was to find compounds that are good optical limiters in solution. The possibility of isolating the chromophore site by dendron shielding and the effects of incorporating a thiophene ring into the organic molecular system were also explored. In addition, a new route for synthesizing these compounds was developed. The second part was focused on incorporating the most interesting compounds into solid materials. The preparation and characterization of Pt(II) acetylides with molecular groups for covalent attachment to a silica matrix via the solution gel approach is described.

We have designed and synthesized boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) derivatives, appropriately functionalized for metal ion mediated supramolecular polymerization. Thus, ligands for 2- and 2,6-terpyridyl and bipyridyl functionalized BODIPY dyes were synthesized through Sonogashira couplings. These new fluorescent building blocks are responsive to metal ions in a stoichiometry dependent manner. Octahedral coordinating metal ions such as Zn(II), result in polymerization at a stoichiometry which corresponds to two terpyridyl ligands to one Zn(II) ion. However, at increased metal ion concentrations, the dynamic equilibria are re-established in such a way that, monomeric metal complex dominates. The position of equilibria can easily be monitored by 1H NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy. As expected, open shell Fe(II) ions while forming similar complex structures, quench the fluorescence emission of all four functionalized BODIPY ligands.