Development of supramolecular nanosystems based on iron(II) terpyridine complexes

A química supramolecular representa o caminho mais promissor na rota de desenvolvimento da nanotecnologia devido à maneira especial com que diferentes moléculas interagem, trocando informações e criando estruturas organizadas. Esta tese pretende contribuir para este campo de pesquisa, através do estudo de três derivados terpiridínicos funcionalizados e seus complexos de ferro(II): 4\'-(3- tienil)- 2,2\':6\',2\'\'-terpiridina (titpy), [Fe(titpy)2]2+; 4\'-(4\'-(fenil)- 2,2\':6\',2\'\'-terpiridina (phtpy), [Fe(phtpy)2]2+ e 4\'-(4-bromo-fenil)-2,2\':6\',2\'\'-terpiridina (Br-phtpy), [Fe(Brphtpy)2]2+. A investigação desses complexos foi realizada por métodos espectroscópicos, físico-químicos e computacionais. As propriedades dos complexos sintetizados foram exploradas empregando o conceito de química supramolecular, através da interação dos mesmos com β-ciclodextrina, matriz de gel de pentóxido de vanádio e nanopartículas de ouro. Os novos materiais gerados apresentaram características que tornam possível a sua aplicação em diferentes áreas como: dosimetria UV-Vís, materiais para baterias e armazenamento de cargas e nanoestruturas organizadas.Supramolecular chemistry is the most promising path on the development of nanotechnology. This is due to the special way that different molecules interact, exchanging information and generating organized structures. This PhD thesis intends to contribute in the supramolecular research field, with the study of three functionalized terpyridines derivates and the correlated iron(II) complexes: 4\'-(3-thienyl)-2,2\':6\',2\'\'-terpyridine, (titpy), [Fe(titpy)2]2+; 4\'-(4\'-(phenyl)- 2,2\':6\',2\'\'-terpirydine (phtpy), [Fe(phtpy)2]2+ and 4\'-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2\':6\',2\'\'- terpirydine (Br-phtpy), [Fe(Br-phtpy)2]2+. The investigations of the prepared compounds were done by spectroscopy, physicochemical and computational methods. The properties of the synthesized complexes were exploited in the supramolecular chemistry sense by the interactions of those compounds with α-cyclodextrin, vanadium pentoxide gel matrix and gold nanoparticles. The originated materials presented features that make possible the employment of them in distinct areas such: UV-Vis dosimeter, batteries and charge storage, and organized nanostructure

Synthesis, structure and molecular modeling of a ZnII-Phenolate complex as a model for ZnII-Containing tyrosinate metalloenzymes

We describe herein the synthesis, crystal structure and ¹H NMR properties of the mononuclear [ZnII(L-Br)].2H2O complex containing the hexadentate H2L-Br ligand (H2L-Br = N,N'-bis-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzyl)-N,N '-bis-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine). DFT calculations demonstrate very good agreement between parameters calculated and those determined by X-ray crystallography, and reveal that only the phenolate groups of the H2L-Br ligand participate in the formation of the HOMO, while only one of the pyridine rings contributes to the LUMO formation