Resveratrol, a naturally derived stilbene, is an interesting compound mostly talked about recently because for its anti-cancer properties. Unfortunately it has some shortcomings due to its low bioavailability and low solubility in water. For this reason, my research is to overcome resveratrol's drawbacks by improving its bioavailability and hydrophilicity. My research is focused on syntheses of novel derivatives of resveratrol such as 3, 5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3, 5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol using lipase catalyzed hydrolysis. Therefore, the tri-acylated resveratrols 3, 5, 4'-tri-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3, 5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were first synthesized. 3,5,4'-tri-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3,5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were then hydrolyzed using lipase (C. Antarctica) to obtain the products 3,5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol. The four compounds 3,5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol, 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol, 3,5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol, and 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were characterized by 1H NMR and 13C NMR.

Novel, highly functional rod-like copolymers have been synthesized by alternating copolymerization of N, N, Nâ , Nâ -tetraalkyl-4, 4â -diaminostilbenes (TDAS) with maleic anhydride. Dynamic light scattering, 2H solid state NMR and persistence length measurement reveal high chain rigidity of the polymer backbone. Double quantum heteronuclear local field solid state NMR spectroscopy (2Q-HLF Solid State NMR) has been employed to investigate the chain structure of ¹³C labelled copolymer. The torsional angle of the H-13C-13C-H part of the anhydride ring was zero degrees, indicating an all cis configuration of the H-13C-13C-H moiety of the anhydride ring. Rod-coil block copolymers containing rigid polyampholyte blocks were designed and synthesized by addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization. The rigid polyampholytes blocks were formed by hydrolysis of alternating copolymers and the flexible coil block consists of poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate). The rod-coil block copolymers form polyion complex (PIC) aggregates even when the polyampholyte blocks are charge imbalanced. The aggregates did not dissociate upon the addition of high concentrations of NaCl unlike the dissociation of flexible polyampholytes in NaCl solution. These unique solution properties are induced by 'like-charge attractions' of the rigid polyampholytic alternating copolymer chains. An example, of what is birefringent to be a novel class of material, has been prepared which enables the control of the birefringence of a polymer film by controlling the rotation of aromatic groups pendant to the polymer backbone. A linear rigid bisphenol monomer, 4,4′-dihydroxyterphenyl (DHTP), has been incorporated into poly(aryl ether sulfone)s (PAES) in a study to impart crystallization to these amorphous polymers. Three bisphenols, 4, 4′-isopropylidenediphenol, 4, 4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol and 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl have been copolymerized with DHTP and dichlorodiphenylsulfone. Only the segmented polysulfone containing 50% BP and 50% DHTP was semi-crystalline. This PAES had a melting temperature (Tm) 320°C in the first heating cycle of a DSC measurement and the presence of crystallites was confirmed by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXS). / Ph. D.

Hydrogen storage remains a major technological barrier to the widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy source. Organic polymers offer one potential route to useful hydrogen storage materials. Recently, Frechet and his coworkers described a series of hypercrosslinked polymers with high surface area and studied their surface properties and hydrogen storage capacities. McKeown and his coworkers studied a class of materials termed Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) which are also based on a "hypercrosslinked" concept. We enchained N-substituted maleimide and functionalized stilbene alternating copolymers into a "hypercrosslinked system" to achieve high rigidity, high surface areas, high aromatic content and good thermal stability. Hypercrosslinked copolymers of N-(3-methylphenyl)maleimide (3MPMI), 4-methyl stilbene (4MSTBB), vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) and divinyl benzene (DVB) were synthesized. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) show the copolymers are porous and some examples have shown surface areas over 1200 m²/g. We have also found the incorporation of 3MPMI and 4MSTBB improves the thermal stability and raises the glass transition temperature of the copolymer. However, the incorporation of 3MPMI and 4MSTBB decreases the hypercrosslinking density and therefore causes a decrease in the copolymer surface area. The systematic study of styrene (STR) – vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) – divinyl benzene (DVB) networks indicates that a low density of chloromethyl groups leads to a decrease in surface area. Therefore, we are continuing to investigate other monomers, such as N-substituted maleimide and functionalized stilbene containing chloromethyl groups, in order to enhance thermal stability while maintaining surface area. In order to increase the enthalpy of hydrogen adsorption and thus raise the temperature of hydrogen storage, the monomer N,N-dimethyl-N',N'-diethyl-4,4'-diaminostilbene (4,4'DASTB-3MPMI) which contains electron donating groups was incorporated into hypercrosslinked polymer particles. Hypercrosslinked polymer (4,4'DASTB-3MPMI)1.0(VBC)98.5(DVB).50 exhibits a surface area of 3257 m²/g. / Master of Science

De nos jours, il y a une volonté générale de se tourner vers une agriculture plus respectueuse de l’environnement et du consommateur se traduisant notamment par une démarche de réduction des intrants chimiques. Dans un contexte de développement durable, la recherche de produits naturels pour lutter contre les maladies et les ravageurs suscite un regain d’intérêt. Dans cette thèse, des extraits hydro-alcooliques issus de coproduits de la vigne (sarment, cep, racine) et d’essences forestières (écorce d'épicéa, nœud de pin) se sont révélés être une excellente source de polyphénols bioactifs, en particulier en stilbènes complexes. En effet, ces extraits ont démontré un large spectre d’activités contre différentes maladies végétales. En particulier, un potentiel oomycide contre le mildiou de la vigne et une capacité insecticide contre un parasite des Solanacées sont rapportés. En outre, la pertinence de l'utilisation de la « chimie verte » pour extraire les stilbènes comme méthode alternative aux solvants organiques a été mise en évidence. Les présents résultats renforcent une voie de recherche originale pour faire progresser une viticulture et une agriculture plus durables, en utilisant des produits de biocontrôle moins toxiques et biodégradables, constituant ainsi une solution possible et réaliste pour lutter contre les pathogènes des plantes. / Nowadays, is a priority to turn towards a more eco- and consumer friendly agriculture resulting in the reduction of the chemical inputs. In a context of a sustainable development, the investigation of natural products to fight against diseases and pests raised a renewed interest. In this thesis, hydroalcoholic extracts derived from grapevine (cane, wood, root) and forest species (spruce bark, pine knot) by-products have demonstrated to be a great source of bioactive polyphenols, and particularly in complex stilbenes. Indeed, these extracts have proved to confer a broad spectrum of activities against different major plant diseases. In particular, an oomycide potential against downy mildew of the vine and an insecticidal capacity against Solanaceae pest were reported. Furthermore, the relevant use of “green chemistry” to extract stilbenes as an alternative method of organic solvents has been highlighted. The present findings strengthen an original line of research to advance in a more sustainable viticulture and agriculture, using less toxic and biodegradable biocontrol products, being this a possible and realistic solution to combat plant pathogens.

There is currently a great interest in the field of porous organosilica materials because of the high surface areas (> 1000 m²/g) and narrow pore size distributions which are beneficial for applications such as chromatography, chiral catalysis, sensing or selective adsorption. Periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) represent an interesting class of hybrid silica materials because of the wide variety of bridging organic groups which can be incorporated within the precursors [(OR)3Si-R-Si(OR)3] giving rise to materials with exceptional properties. We have synthesized and characterized various aromatic PMOs composed of supporting structural monomers (phenylene- or biphenylenebridged) and functional stilbene monomers (cis and trans) (1, 2). The effect of the different synthetic procedures and varying amounts of functional stilbene monomer on the properties of the materials was examined. The functional transstilbene component was determined to be well distributed in a phenylene-bridged PMO using P123 as a pore template from TEM techniques with Os staining. The trans-stilbene linkers were completely transformed to aryl aldehydes through ozonolysis with dimethylsulfide workup. Further transformation of the carbonyl functionality to an aryl imine showed a moderate level of success. Enantiomeric forms of a novel, chiral PMO precursor (CM) were synthesized and incorporated into biphenylene-bridged PMOs. Under basic pH conditions templated with C18TMACl, although very low levels of CM are incorporated, enantiomeric forms of chiral, porous materials are obtained as was verified by distinct mirror-image circular dichroism spectra. Powder XRD patterns suggest that a tightly packed asymmetric biphenylene arrangement may be necessary for the optical activity. Preliminary results using these materials as a chiral chromatographic phase are promising. Finally, a thin film morphology of an ethane-bridged PMO incorporating a thiol ligand, (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane, was prepared on a fibre optic cable and used as a component in a heavy-metal sensing application. / Thesis (Ph.D, Chemistry) -- Queen's University, 2011-03-11 17:24:48.997

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Les lanthanides sont de plus en plus étudiés par la communauté scientifique et leur utilisation au sein de dispositifs grand public ne fait que croître. Ces éléments sont en effet connus pour présenter des propriétés magnétiques et de luminescence remarquables. Ils sont alors particulièrement efficaces pour la création de molécules aimants ou de matériaux luminophores. Dans ces travaux de thèse, la synthèse, la cristallogenèse et les caractérisations magnétiques et photo-physiques de nouveaux complexes associant lanthanides et molécules organiques photo-actives sont étudiées. Ces dernières possèdent une conformation « trans » et « cis » et il est possible, grâce à un stimulus lumineux (irradiation UV), de passer de l'une à l'autre. Cette photo-isomérisation induit un changement des propriétés du complexe au sein duquel elles sont présentes. Dans la première partie, quatre nouveaux complexes à base de DyIII, EuIII, TbIII et SmIII sont présentés. Ils sont obtenus grâce à l'association de précurseurs de terres rares et d'une molécule organique dérivée de stilbène : la 4-styrylpyridine. Une forte modulation des propriétés optiques de ces composés induite par l'isomérisation du ligand est observée. Il est mis en évidence que celle-ci a un impact notable sur les propriétés de luminescence des composés et sur leur couleur émise. Dans un second temps, l'influence de cette isomérisation sur les propriétés magnétiques du complexe à base de DyIII est étudiée. La deuxième partie consiste en l'élargissement de l'étude à des molécules photo-actives voisines dans le but de caractériser l'influence du changement de certains groupements chimiques sur les propriétés de photo-isomérisation. Un dérivé de 4-styrylpyridine comportant un groupement diméthyle-amino a ainsi été associé avec un ion DyIII. Un nouveau complexe a été obtenu et ses propriétés magnétiques à l'état solide et en solution étudiées. Parallèlement, l'utilisation d'une nouvelle molécule comportant un groupement diéthyle-amino ainsi qu'une partie azobenzène a donné lieu à l'obtention de deux nouveaux composés à base de DyIII et de TbIII. L'impact de l'isomérisation de ce ligand sur les propriétés luminescentes du complexe à base de TbIII et sur les propriétés magnétiques du complexe à base de DyIII a ensuite été étudié. Dans une troisième partie, les perspectives d'évolution du sujet sont présentées. Une première stratégie consiste à utiliser des solvants moins protonant que le chloroforme afin d'observer une photo-isomérisation plus robuste. Une deuxième stratégie est d'utiliser un ligand magnétique photocommutable. Un radical de la famille des nitronyl nitroxide substitué par un groupement stilbène a ainsi été synthétisé et coordiné à des ions DyIII et TbIII. Leur étude photophysique est commentée. / Lanthanides are more and more studied by the scientific community and their use in devices and operating materials is exploding. These elements are indeed known to exhibit remarkable magnetic and luminescent properties. They are indeed particularly effective for the creation of singles molecule magnets or light emissive materials. In this thesis work, the synthesis, the crystal growth and the magnetic and photo-physical characterizations of new complexes that associates lanthanides and photo-active organic molecules are studied. The latter possess a " trans " and "cis" conformation and it is possible, thanks to a bright UV irradiation stimulus, to switch from one to the other one. This photo-isomerization leads to a modification of the properties of the complex in which they are part of. In the first part, four new complexes with DyIII, EuIII, TbIII and SmIII are presented. They are obtained thanks to the association of precursors of lanthanides and an organic molecule from the stilbene family: the 4-styrylpyridine. A strong modulation of the optical properties of these compounds led by the isomerization of the ligand is observed. It is highlighted that this one has a notable impact on the luminescent properties of these four compounds and on their color emission. Then, the influence of this isomerization on the magnetic properties of the complex with DyIII is studied. The second part consists of the extension of the study in lookalike photo-active molecules. The aim of this work is to characterize the influence of the change of a given chemical group on the photo-isomerization properties. A ligand that is closely related to 4-styrylpyridine containing a dimethyl-amino group, is associated with a DyIII ion. A new complex is obtained and its magnetic properties in the solid state and in solution are studied. Besides, the use of a new molecule containing a diethyl-amino group as well as an azobenzene part gave rise to two new compounds with DyIII and with TbIII. The impact of the isomerization of this ligand on the luminescent properties of the complex with TbIII and on the magnetic properties of the complex with DyIII is then studied. In the third part, the perspectives of evolution of the subject are presented. A first strategy consists is to use less protonatings solvents than the chloroform to observe a stronger photo-isomerization. The second strategy is to use a photo-switching magnetic ligand. A radical of the nitronyl nitroxide family substituted by a stilbene group was synthesized and coordinated to DyIII and TbIII ions. Their photophysical study is commented.

L’avènement des lasers impulsionnels nanosecondes à femtosecondes a permis un développement rapide de techniques permettant de sonder et/ou de transformer les matériaux à l’échelle locale par des processus d’absorption non linéaire. Ce saut technologique a vu l’émergence de nombreuses applications associées au phénomène de confinement spatial. La stéréolithographie 3D par photopolymérisation biphotonique constitue un exemple typique d’application à forte valeur ajoutée qui offre de prometteuses perspectives en terme d’écriture à l’échelle nanométrique. Un enjeu fondamental constitue alors l’élaboration de nouveaux photoamorceurs très réactifs et activables à deux photons. Dans ce contexte, ce manuscrit présente une étude photophysique et photochimique de deux séries de photoamorceurs biphotoniques ‘Donneur/Accepteur’ intégrants des stilbènes comme relais électroniques avec pré-organisation dans des structures bichromophores. Les processus primaires photoinduits, les mécanismes de photoamorçage, la photoréactivité à l’echelle locale sont décrits et étudiés méthodiquement. Enfin, le potentiel appliqué de cette nouvelle génération de photoamorceurs est mis en évidence en microfabrication multiphotonique à travers l’élaboration de structure 3D à l’échelle µm. / The advent of pulsed laser technologies has promoted the rapid growth of new emerging research domains which aim at probing and/or transforming materials at local scale using non linear absorption processes. A large range of applications takes benefit of the inherent spatial containment observed in non linear absorption processes so as to control photoreactions at nm-scale. The field of multiphoton fabrication (or stereolithography) addresses this fundamental issue and has developed rapidly so that it is no longer a rapid prototyping technology but a real manufacturing technique that is commercially available. The development of multiphoton stereolitography also requires highly reactive two-photon activable (2PA) initiators whose design and elaboration are the subject of considerable molecular engineering research. In this context, the present manuscript describes the photophysical and photochemical properties of two series of 2PA initiators. Such novel D--A structures have be designed by associating distinctive Donor and Acceptor groups into stilbene arms used as ‘electron relay’ and organized into a (multi)branched architecture. The photoinduced primary processes, the global photoinitiating mechanisms as well as the photoreactivity are described methodically. We finally demonstrate the applied potential of this new type of two-photon initiators in multiphoton stereolitography.

Filtration of grape juice was investigated. Effects of process parameters of filtration were examined. The usage of precoating material and filter aid were found to be necessary to prolong the filter life. Filter cake was found to be incompressible with the effect of increasing pressure. Increase in temperature caused increase in flow rate due to the reduction in viscosity. The influences of depectinization and clarification on filtration process were also examined. Depectinization and clarification decreased the resistance and increased the flow rate. Improvement in the quality of the grape juice was observed when these pretreatments were employed. The effects of temperature and soluble solid concentration on physical properties of clarified fruit juices were investigated. High temperature and soluble solid content dependencies of density, viscosity and heat capacity were detected. Experimental data were fitted as a function of temperature and soluble solid content. Models being valid for studied clarified fruit juices were achieved for density and viscosity with the regression coefficients (R2) higher than 0.90. Optimization of the solid-liquid extraction conditions for trans-resveratrol, trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin, ferulic acid, and total phenolics from milled grape canes has been investigated. Temperature and ethanol concentration were found to be major process variables for all responses. Maximum yields of trans-resveratrol, trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin, ferulic acid, and total phenolics were predicted as 4.25 mg/g dw, 2.03 mg/g dw, 1.05 mg/g dw, and 9.28 mg/g dw, respectively. Optimization of extraction conditions for antioxidant activity of grape cane extracts measured by the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORACFL) assays was carried out using solid-liquid extraction and response surface methodology. Ethanol concentration and temperature employed for the extraction of antioxidant agents from grape cane samples were found to be statistically significant process variables affecting antioxidant activity measured by the TEAC and ORAC methods. trans-Resveratrol and trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin were extracted from milled grape canes using pressurized low polarity water (PLPW). The extraction temperature was significant for both compounds: extraction at 160oC resulted in a 40% loss of trans-resveratrol compared to 95oC while reduction of trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin at both temperatures remained at 30%. Increasing ethanol concentration from 0 to 25% increased the extraction of total phenolics and trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin by 44% and 489%, respectively. Solvent flow rate also influenced trans-&amp / #949 / -viniferin extraction. Effective diffusivities of trans-resveratrol increased by three times with increasing temperature. The modified Gompertz equation satisfactorily explained the extraction of the stilbenes investigated.

Les stilbènes sont les métabolites de défense majeurs de la vigne, qui sont également connus pour leurs nombreuses propriétés pharmacologiques. Tirant parti du récent séquençage du génome de la vigne, l’objectif de ce travail est de caractériser les familles de gènes impliqués dans la biosynthèse des stilbènes chez la vigne, et de préciser leur rôle dans les défenses contre le mildiou (Plasmopara viticola). La première étape de la biosynthèse des stilbènes est catalysée par la stilbène synthase (STS), pour former le resvératrol. L’analyse détaillée du génome de la vigne a permis d’identifier 48 gènes STS, dont 32 gènes potentiellement fonctionnels. La caractérisation fonctionnelle d’une sélection de gènes représentatifs de la diversité de la famille suggère que l’ensemble des 32 gènes STS code pour des protéines ayant réellement une activité stilbène synthase. L’analyse évolutive des gènes STS montre que la famille est très contrainte, sans trace de néo-fonctionnalisation. La famille des STS de la vigne représente donc un exemple unique d’une famille de plus de 30 gènes codant pour des protéines de fonction identique, et la signification biologique de cette expansion est discutée. Une seconde enzyme importante du métabolisme des stilbènes est la resvératrol O-méthyltransférase (ROMT). La ROMT est impliquée dans la méthylation du resvératrol pour former le ptérostilbène, un composé hautement fongitoxique qui pourrait jouer un rôle important dans les mécanismes de défenses de la vigne. Notre analyse de la famille ROMT montre qu’elle est constituée de 17 gènes, dont deux seulement (VvROMT1 et VvROMT2) semblent impliqués dans la synthèse de ptérostilbène. L’expression de ces deux gènes est induite suite à une infection par P. viticola au niveau des feuilles de vigne. Deux autres gènes de la famille, VvROMT12 et VvROMT13, sont exprimés constitutivement au niveau des racines, et ne semblent pas répondre au stress. Des analyses métabolomiques sur des plants de Nicotiana benthamiana transgéniques exprimant ces deux ROMT ainsi que des tests enzymatiques in vitro ont été réalisés afin de déterminer la fonction des gènes ROMT12 et 13. L’ensemble de ces résultats fait apparaître une amplification remarquable des gènes impliqués dans la synthèse des stilbènes chez la vigne et ouvrent la voie à l’étude détaillée de la régulation de cette voie importante du métabolisme de défense de la vigne. / Stilbenes are major defense metabolites in grapevine (Vitis vinifera), which are known for their many pharmacological properties. Taking advantage of the recent sequencing of the grapevine genome, the aim of this work is to characterize genes families involved in stilbene biosynthesis, in order to clarify the role of these defense compounds in the interaction with downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola). The first step of stilbene biosynthesis is catalyzed by stilbene synthase (STS), to yield resveratrol. Our annotation of the STS gene family identified 48 STS genes, including at least 32 potentially functional ones. This unusual expansion of the STS family is original, since it is not found in other stilbene-producing plants. Functional characterization of a selection of STS proteins indicates that all STS genes are likely to encode enzymes with STS activity. Evolutionary analysis of the STS gene family revealed that STS evolution is dominated by purifying selection, with no evidence for neofunctionalization. STS family then represents a unique example a family of more than 30 genes encoding proteins with identical function, and the biological significance of this amplification is discussed. A second important enzyme in stilbene metabolism is resveratrol O-methyltransferase (ROMT), involved in the methylation of resveratrol to yield pterostilbene. This highly fungitoxic compound is believed to play an important role in grapevine defense metabolism. Our analysis of the ROMT family identified 17 genes, two of them only (VvROMT1 and VvROMT2) being involved in pterostilbene biosynthesis. qPCR analyses have shown an induction of the expression of these two genes after an inoculation of P. viticola on grapevine leaves. Two others genes, VvROMT12 and VvROMT13, are constitutively expressed in grapevine roots, and do not seem to respond to stress. Metabolomic analysis on transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana plants expressing these two ROMT genes, together with in vitro enzymatic assays, have been performed in order to determine the function of ROMT12 and ROMT 13. All together, these results show a remarkable amplification of genes involved in stilbene biosynthesis in grapevine. This work paves the way for detailed analyses of the regulation of this important pathway of grapevine defense metabolism.