Thèses sur le sujet « Catalisi micellare »

La sintesi e la caratterizzazione di semiconduttori organici (OS) è stata un ambito di ricerca molto sviluppato negli ultimi due decenni. La loro potenziale applicazione per dispositivi come transistor a effetto di campo organici (OFET), diodi organici a emissione di luce (OLED) e celle fotovoltaiche organiche (OPV), ha scatenato un'intensa attività di ricerca in questo campo. Sulla base dei recenti progressi nella tecnologia dei materiali e dei processi e del previsto sviluppo tecnologico futuro, gli esperti sono stati in grado di identificare le sfide chiave di questa tecnologia, per le quali sono necessari importanti sviluppi. La ricerca accademica ha compiuto grandi sforzi per aumentare le prestazioni dei dispositivi, ad esempio se guardiamo l’andamento negli anni della mobilità dei portatori di carica per gli OFET riportata in letteratura possiamo vedere che è aumentata di diversi ordini di grandezza negli ultimi decenni ma spesso sono state trascurate le altre caratteristiche richieste per lo sviluppo industriale di queste tecnologie. Tra le sfide chiave identificate, sono presenti costi e scalabilità. Queste sfide sono direttamente collegate alla tecnica di preparazione e lavorazione dei materiali, in particolare del materiale semiconduttore. In questo lavoro vengono presentati due approcci principali per lo sviluppo di materiali sostenibili per l'elettronica organica, applicati a diverse classi di semiconduttori organici (dichetopirrolopirroli (DPPs), isoindaci (IGs), benzotiadiazoli (BTs) e benzotienobenzotiofeni (BTBTs). Il primo approccio si basa sull’uso della reazione di arilazione diretta piuttosto che le reazioni di accoppiamento più classiche come le reazioni di Suzuki-Miyaura, Kumada e Stille. Il secondo approccio presentato è lo sviluppo di condizioni micellari per la sintesi di semiconduttori organici. Lo studio della reazione di arilazione diretta ha subito un rapido sviluppo negli ultimi anni e sta diventando un'alternativa sempre più valida alle tradizionali reazioni di cross-coupling. La reazione di accoppiamento tradizionali richiedono reagenti organometallici, che in particolare quando sono funzionalizzati, spesso non sono disponibili in commercio o sono relativamente costosi e la loro sintesi prevede l'uso di reagenti infiammabili (es. Butillitio), non stabili e / o altamente tossici (composti organici dello stagno). Pertanto, la reazione di arilazione diretta rappresenta una strategia sintetica più attraente dal punto di vista ambientale ed economico. In particolare il secondo capitolo riporta la sintesi di derivati del BTBT, originali e non, a partire dal BTBT non funzionalizzato per arilazione diretta. Nel capitolo 4 è riportato uno studio sull'ottimizzazione delle condizioni di policondensazione per arilazione diretta per lo sviluppo di un nuovo copolimero a base di dianidride naftalentetracarbossilica per l'applicazione in OFET. Il secondo approccio sviluppato per la sintesi di semiconduttori organici discusso nei capitoli 3 e 4 è la catalisi micellare. Le reazioni micellari sono un argomento ben consolidato nella moderna sintesi organica, nonostante ciò nel campo dei semiconduttori organci gli esempi sono ancora limitati. L'uso della catalisi micellare per semiconduttori organici non è banale infatti solitamente si tratta di molecole fortemente funzionalizzate, altamente cristalline. Nelle diverse sezioni del capitolo 3 e 4 sono esposte diverse strategie sviluppate per l'applicazione della catalisi micellare alle sintesi dei semiconduttori organici. In particolare il capitolo 3 si concentra sulla preparazione dei materiali molecolari a base di derivati del BT e BTBT, invece il capitolo 4 riporta l'ottimizzazione di una preparazione di F8BT, noto semiconduttore organico commerciale, in condizioni micellari.
The synthesis and characterization of organic semiconductors (OS) has been a focal research field in the last two decades. Their potential application to large-area and flexible electronic devices, such as organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic photovoltaics (OPVs), has sparked intensive research in this field. Organic printed electronics (OPE) is based on the combination of new materials and cost-effective, large area production processes that open up new fields of application. Thinness, light weight, flexibility and potential environmental sustainability are key potential advantages of organic electronics. In fact, several high-tech companies have significantly invested in cheap and high-performance organic-electronic devices, a billion-dollar market that is expected to grow rapidly. Based on the recent progress in materials and process technology and the expected future technology development, the experts were able to identified that key challenges called “Red Brick Walls”, for which major breakthroughs are needed. Academic research has done big effort to increase devices performances, indeed for example if we look charge career mobility for OFET or power efficiency conversion for OPV reported in literature by years we can see that have been increase of different order of magnitude during the last decades but often overlooked the other features required for the OPE industrial development. Indeed among the key challenge identified cost and scalability are present. These challenges are directly linked with the preparation and processing technique of the materials, in particular of the organic semiconductor materials. Here are presented two main approaches in order to development of sustainable materials for organic electronics applied to different OS classes (Diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs), Isoindigoes (IGs), Benzothiadiazoles (BTs) and Benzothienobenzothiophenes (BTBTs)): the use of the direct arylation reaction in place of the more classical reactions of Suzuki-Miyaura, Kumada and Stille cross-coupling reactions and the develop of micellar conditions for organic OS synthesis.In particular the second chapter are reported the synthesis of, original and not, [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) derivatives, a class of very promising p-materials for OFET, starting from parent BTBT by direct arylation . These are the first examples of late stage functionalization of BTBT scaffold by direct arylation, In chapter 4 is reported a study of optimization of direct arylation polycondensation condition for the develop of a new Naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride-based copolymer for OFET application. The second approach developed for organic OS synthesis reported in chapter 3 and 4 is the micellar catalysis. Micellar reactions are a well established topic in modern organic synthesis, indeed the numbers of reactions reported in literature to date in micellar condition is quite impressive despite this in the field of organic OS the examples are still limited. The use of micellar catalysis for OS material in not trivial indeed organic OS are usually heavily functionalized molecules, highly crystalline and they can interfere with surfactant micellization these lead to low conversion. In the different sections of chapter 3 and 4 are exposed several strategies developed for the application of micellar catalysis to the OS synthesis.

Il progetto di ricerca si concentra sullo sviluppo di nuove strategie sintetiche per la preparazione di semiconduttori organici stampabili e scalabili industrialmente. A tal fine, è stato introdotto un nuovo metodo sintetico per una facile, economica ed eco-sostenibile produzione di semiconduttori organici coniugati. Oggigiorno, il concetto di sostenibilità è una questione molto importante per le aziende che si impegnano nel rispettare i principi della Green Chemistry al fine di ridurre l'impatto ambientale dei processi chimici. In questo quadro, la catalisi micellare si è dimostrata un'ottima soluzione permettendo di condurre le reazioni utilizzando l’acqua come l’unico mezzo di reazione generalmente in presenza di piccoli quantitativi di surfattante. Ma purtroppo non sempre la catalisi micellare risulta essere riproducibile e facilmente scalabile industrialmente. A tal proposito, è stato studiato un sistema auto-emulsionante composto da una miscela di L-α-Lecitina e Tween 80 (TL82) per la preparazione di piccole molecole organiche. La caratteristica unica di questa miscela di tensioattivi offre un nuovo ambiente per l'esecuzione di comuni reazioni di cross-coupling come le reazioni di Suzuki-Miyaura, Sonogashira e Heck in modo riproducibile su larga scala. La versatilità di questo approccio è stata verificata attraverso la sintesi di semiconduttori organici complessi basati su pigmenti insolubili. La grande attenzione all'introduzione della sostenibilità non riguarda solo la sintesi, ma anche il processing dei materiali per la produzione di dispositivi. È stato introdotto un processo innovativo che consente la preparazione di dispositivi a film sottile ad alte prestazioni a partire da dispersioni acquose di semiconduttori organici sia di tipo p- che n-. La miscela di tensioattivi auto-emulsionante TL82 viene utilizzata sia come mezzo di sintesi che di processing. Questo metodo consente la preparazione di Transistor Organici ad Effetto di Campo utilizzando esclusivamente l’acqua in tutte le fasi di preparazione, ottenendo prestazioni paragonabili ai dispositivi ottenuti dai processi svolti utilizzando solventi organici. Sono stati inoltre progettati nuovi materiali innovativi performanti per l'(opto)elettronica. In particolari sono stati progettati sia piccole molecole che polimeri coniugati originali ponendo una grande attenzione al selezionamento di materie prime a basso costo, limitando severamente l'utilizzo di sostanze chimiche tossiche e pericolose e progettando tutti i processi per un possibile up-scaling. In dettaglio, buona parte del lavoro è stata dedicata allo sviluppo di materiali sostenibili per applicazione in concentratori solari luminescenti. Le prestazioni dei materiali sintetizzati sono state confrontate con quelle dei lumofori commercialmente disponibili con caratteristiche spettrali simili. Nel complesso, i nuovi materiali sviluppati mostrano prestazioni comparabili, ma col vantaggio di essere sintetizzati in maniera green e facilmente scalabili industrialmente. Infine, è stato sviluppato un monomero derivato tiofenico asimmetrico con caratteristiche intrinseche di donatore e accettore al fine di sviluppare uno dei primi esempi di polimero regio-regolare ambipolare.
The research focuses on the development of new synthetic routes for the preparation of printable organic semiconductors, devised to be suitable for industrial scaling up. As such, a novel synthetic method for facile, cheap, and environmentally friendly production of π-extended organic semiconductors is explored. The concept sustainability is becoming a very important issue for chemical industries which are approaching green chemistry to reduce the environmental impact of chemical processes. In this frame, micellar catalysis has been demonstrated to be profitably performed in water under very mild conditions in the presence of a bit surfactant. Firstly, a self-emulsifying system L-α-Lecithin-Tween 80 mixture (TL82) is explored for the preparation of organic small molecules. The unique characteristic of this surfactant’s mixture offers a new environment for carrying out common cross coupling reactions such as Suzuki-Miyaura, Sonogashira and Heck cross-couplings in a reproducible up-scale way. The versatility of this approach is verified through the synthesis of complex organic semiconductors such as π-extended insoluble pigments. The emphasis on sustainability is not only applied to the synthesis but also to the processing of the active materials into the final target devices. Indeed, an innovative process is introduced enabling the preparation of high-performance thin film devices starting from waterborne dispersions of p- and n-type organic semiconductors. The TL82 self-emulsifying surfactant’s mixture is used both as the synthesis and processing medium. This method allows the preparation of Organic Field Effect Transistor using exclusively water in all steps with performances comparable to those synthesized and processed using common organic solvents. From the standpoint of the design of innovative materials, additional guidelines beside those aiming at achieving high performances are introduced. Original small molecules and polymers are designed selecting low-cost raw materials, severely the limiting the use of toxic and hazardous chemicals and designing all processes with up-scaling already in mind. These materials find an application in the field of (opto)electronics. An example of a good compromise between a simple design-good performance of a class of materials was investigated. In detail, a good part of the work was dedicated to the technology of luminescent solar concentrators devices, where the performances of the newly designed intrinsically sustainable materials are compared with those commercially available luminophores having similar spectral features. In the overall, we demonstrate comparable performance, but greatly improved sustainability and scalability. The final project was dedicated to the presentation of the first example of D-A regioregular polythiophene with an ambipolar character.

Dans nos travaux la catalyse micellaire par des sels metalliques a ete etudiee sur les hydolyses, les oxydations et les polymerisations. La premiere partie est une mise au point bibliographique: la definition, les proprietes et les avantages des systemes micellaires, emulsions et microemulsions en milieu aqueux et non aqueux sont enonces. La seconde partie concerne la decontamination du paraoxon par la reaction modele d'hydrolyse basique du p-nitrophenyl diphenylphosphate. Le chlorure de cetyl pyridinium est choisi en raison d'une meilleure affinite avec le substrat aromatique. Des etudes en milieu micellaire mixte montrent clairement l'avantage de travailler dans des binaires glycerol/eau plutot que dans l'eau seule. De plus il apparait que le carbonate de potassium joue un role important sur la structure du milieu. La troisieme partie porte sur les reactions d'oxydation du tetrahydrothiophene afin de simuler la destruction d'un toxique particulierement dangereux: l'yperite. Le monoperoxyphtalate de magnesium, plus stable et moins toxique que les oxydants classiques, constitue l'agent d'oxydation de choix. Les systemes micellaires mixtes glycerol/eau presentent egalement un avantage ; les vitesses des reactions plus rapides, les rendements plus eleves avec une proportion plus faible en sulfone sont en faveur d'un meilleur systeme decontaminant. . .

Alkaline degradation of Carbaryl in the presence of CTAB micelles has been reported as the most efficient method; however, the factors accounting for it are not yet clear. The main objective of this work was to study some of the factors affecting the alkaline degradation of Carbaryl in the presence of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Three specific aims were researched in order to address the main objective. Solubility studies, UV-vis, fluorescence, and 1D-HNMR and 2D-HNMR spectroscopies were used to research the solubilization of carbaryl in CTAB micelles. Solubility studies showed that carbaryl partitions into CTAB micelles with a binding constant of 553 ± 8 M-1, and each mole of micellized surfactant incorporates about 0.336 moles of carbaryl. Spectroscopy studies showed that carbaryl does not interact electrostatically with micelles but does through van der Waals interactions. 1D-HNMR and 2D-HNMR indicated solubilization in the Stern layer, oriented with its hydrophilic moiety towards the Goüy-Chapman layer and the hydrophobic moiety towards the core of the micelle. Kinetic studies as a function of the surfactant concentration along with micellar kinetic models were used to calculate micellar rate constants (k’M) for each of four different cationic surfactants: cetyl trimethylammonium hydroxide (CTAOH), cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), cetyl trimethylammonium chloride (CTACl), and cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPCl), and compared to the corresponding rate constants (k’W) in water; the results in all cases showed k’M / k’W > 1. This fact led to the conclusion that additional factors beyond solubilization of substrates are playing a role. Solubility studies revealed the following binding constant order and solubilization capacity order: CPCl > CTAOH ≈ CTAB > CTACl, CPCl > CTAOH ≈ CTAC > CTAB, indicating that for CPCl, Coulombic interactions, such as charge-transfer complexes, may be favoring the concentration effects, while for other surfactants, such as CTAOH, the [–OH] as the micelle counterion increases Carbaryl’s concentration in the Stern layer compared to its bulk concentration. In contrast, large, weakly-hydrated polarizable ions such as Br– displace hydrophilic ions, providing less enhancement. Kinetic experiments as a function of the surfactant head’s charge led to the conclusion that cationic and zwitterionic surfactants have a catalytic effect of the alkaline hydrolysis of carbaryl, while nonionic and anionic surfactants have inhibitory effects: kobs (cationic) > kobs (zwitterionic) > kobs(nonionic) > kobs (anionic). A similar order for solubility parameters (Ks and SC) was observed from equilibrium solubility studies. Experiments as a function of the polarity of the medium in the presence of both polar and nonpolar solvents showed that the hydrolysis rate is inversely proportional to the medium polarity. Ionic strength experiments showed that the hydrolysis rate is inversely proportional to the ion concentration.

Dans le cadre de l'effet des milieux micellaires sur les reactions d'addition nucleophile, nous avons etudie cinetiquement les formations et les decompositions de quelques complexes de meisenheimer et de janovsky en milieu micellaire. En raison des effets d'extraction et des transferts d'especes chargees entre les deux phases micelle et solution nous avons pu realiser pour la premiere fois l'etude cinetique et thermodynamique de quelques reactions de janovsky du 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene et du 1,3-dinitronaphtalene dans un tel milieu. Soulignons que dans l'eau pure les complexes carbones du tnb et du 1,3-dinitronaphtalene n'ont pu etre etudies, probablement pour des raisons de solubilite ou de stabilite. Nous avons ainsi constate que la vitesse de formation de complexes d'addition nucleophile augmente en presence de micelles cationiques alors que leur vitesse de decomposition diminue, ce qui explique clairement le caractere primordial joue par la presence des micelles cationiques, sur la stabilite de ce type de complexes. D'autre part, nous avons montre que l'influence de l'addition d'un sel sur les vitesses de reaction n'est pas uniquement de nature electrostatique puisqu'elle depend fortement de la nature de celui-ci. L'introduction d'un sel dans des solutions micellaires ioniques provoque en fait deux reactions complementaires qui sont d'une part, l'evolution de la difference de potentiel entre la phase micellaire (phase dispersee) et la phase aqueuse (phase continue) et d'autre part, un reequilibrage purement chimique des especes entre les deux phases chargees. Cinetiquement, l'addition de sel en presence de micelles cationiques entraine un ralentissement de la reaction tandis qu'en presence de micelles anioniques, on remarque au contraire une acceleration. L'importance de cette variation depend de la nature du sel utilise

O interesse por sistemas formados por misturas de surfatantes se deve ao fato destas misturas apresentarem propriedades diferentes, e algumas vezes superiores, às dos surfatantes puros. Neste trabalho foram realizadas, em água e em soluções aquosas de sal, medidas de CMC, constantes de dissociação iônica, concentrações superficiais de contra-íons e entalpias de micelização para misturas de surfatantes zwiteriônicos e catiônicos. Os surfactantes catiônicos utilizados foram: brometo e cloreto de N- hexadecil - N,N,N - trimetil amônio, CTAB(C), e brometo de N- dodecil N,N,N - trimetil amônio, DTAB. Os zwiteriônicos foram: N-hexadecil- N,N-dimetil-3-amônio-1-propanosulfonato, HPS, e N-dodecil- N,N-dimetil-3amônio-1-propanosulfonato, DPS, e n-hexadecil- fosforil colina, HFC. Medidas de tensão superficial, condutividade e entalpia molar de diluição em função da concentração da mistura mostraram que, em água, ocorre primeiro a formação de micelas zwiteriônicas, seguida, com o aumento da concentração total de detergente, da incorporação do surfatante catiônico na fase micelar. A adição de sal facilita a formação de micelas mistas, principalmente nas misturas formadas por surfatantes de maior cadeia hidrocarbônica. Em micelas mistas medidas da concentração superficial de contra-íons por captura química mostraram que a concentração superficial de contra-íons aumenta com a fração molar do detergente catiônico. A concentração superficial de ânions é maior para misturas HPS/CT AB do que para misturas H FC/CTAB, quando a fração molar do detergente zwiteriônico é alta, denotando importância da composição da mistura e do sentido do momento de dipolo da cabeça polar do surfatante zwiteriônico, na capacidade da interface micelar em ligar ânions. Com o objetivo de verificar a extensão na qual a catálise de uma reação unimolecular pode ser controlada por propriedades interfaciais de micelas, foi estudada a reação de descarboxilação do íon 6-nitro benzisoxazol-3- carboxilato que é favorecida em micro-ambientes menos hidratados. Os resultados obtidos nos diferentes sistemas mostraram que misturas HFC/CTAB favorecem mais a reação do que micelas constituídas pelos anfifílicos puros, enquanto que nas misturas HPS/CTAB e DPS/DTAB, a velocidade de descarboxilação aumenta linearmente com a fração molar do surfatante zwiteriônico. A variação das constantes de velocidade com a concentração de detergente para misturas com menos de 30% de surfatante catiônico foi analisada usando o formalismo da pseudo fase, enquanto que as demais foram analisadas usando o formalismo da troca-iônica, levando em conta a dependência de a com a concentração. Este estudo representa a primeira análise integrada de propriedades físico-químicas e cinéticas para um sistema de misturas de detergentes zwiteriônicos e catiônicos. Os dados estruturais, junto com os efeitos cinéticos, fornecem uma descrição detalhada tanto do efeito de interfaces sobre reatividade como da estrutura das micelas mistas.
The interest for systems formed by surfactant mixtures is related to the fact that these mixtures exhibit properties that are more interesting, or useful, than those of the isolated components. Some mixtures can, for example, have a lower critical micelle concentration (CMC) or a higher efficiency on the reduction of the surface tension than the components. In this work we determined CMC\'s, ionic dissociation constants, surface counter-ion concentrations and micellization enthalpies for pure zwiterionic and cationic surfactants and their mixtures, in water and in aqueous salt. For this purpose, we used different alkyl chain sizes and varying structures of the polar head groups of zwiterionic detergents thereby changing the dipole moment orientation. In addition the nature of the cationic surfactant counter-ion was varied. Ammonium quaternary detergents (cationic) and sulphobetaines and phosphocholines derivatives (zwiterionic) were used as surfactants. Surface tension, conductivity and isothermal titration calorimetry were used as the main analytical methods. The judicious use of these methods allowed a better understanding of mixed micelle formation. The formation of mixed micelles depended upon several conditions such as: salt concentration, molar fraction of the components and hydrocarbon chain length. Measurements of the surface counter-ion concentrations by chemical trapping demonstrated the importance of mixture composition and of dipole moment orientation on the ability of micellar interface to bind anions. In water, zwitterionic micelles form first and, as the total detergent concentration rises, the positively charged detergent increasingly incorporates into the micellar pseudophase. Salt addition assists mixed micelle formation, especially with longer chain surfactants. Determination of interfacial anion concentration by chemical capture showed that, as expected, the interfacial counterion concentration increases with the molar fraction of the positively charged detergent. Interfacial anion concentration was larger for mixtures of HPS/CTAB when compared with HFC/CTAB mixtures at high molar ratio of the zwitterionic detergent. These results evidence the importance of mixture composition and dipole orientation on the interfacial properties of mixed micelles. The kinetic study of the effects of surfactant mixtures on the rate of a unimolecular decarboxylation reaction using 6-nitro benzisoxazole-3-carboxylate (NBOC) also showed important features of the mixed micellar surface. The rate of the unimolecular NBOC decomposition is extremely sensitive to the hydrogen donating capacity of the solvent at the reaction site. HFC/CTAB mixtures increase the reaction rate more than the single detergent micelles. For HPS/CTAB and DPS/DTAB mixtures the reaction rate increases linearly with the mole fraction of the zwitterionic component. Quantitative kinetic analysis was done using the ion exchange formalism above 30 mole % CTAB and the simple pseudophase model at lower positively charged detergent. This study represents the first integrated analysis of both physicochemical and kinetic properties of zwitterionic/positively charged micelles. The structural data, together with the kinetic effects furnish a detailed description of both micellar interfacial effects on reactivity and mixed micelle formation and properties.

Effects of aqueous surfactant solutions upon cis/trans isomerization reactions of various N-alkyl-merocyanine dyes (II) were studied. Dramatic rate enhancements were found for all dyes in CTAB and SDS solutions above the CMC. CTAB solutions showed the greatest effect with some dye isomerizations catalyzed in excess of 1000-fold. Increases in either CTAB concentration or dye isomerization rates. N-methyl through N-pentyl dye isomerization rates were measured as a function of CTAB concentration and the data treated according to the pseudophase model for micellar catalysis. KS values ranged from 198 to 2000 M-1 for N-methyl to N-pentyl dyes, respectively. Micellar rate constants also increased as dye hydrophobicity was increased. Thermodynamic activation parameters were determined for N-methyl through N-hexylmerocyanine dyes in CTAB solutions. Rate enhancements in CTAB (above the CMC) relative to those in purely aqueous solutions were shown to be due to a substantial lowering of ΔH‡, for the various dyes. Increased CTAB concentrations of N-methyl dye solutions gave reaction rate increases resulting from a lowering of ΔS‡. In 0.054 M CTAB, increases in reaction rates with increased N-alkyl chain length were due to large increases ΔS‡ (from ca. 0 eu for N-methyl to 13 eu for N-hexyl). The data were discussed in terms of molecular interactions which can occur within the micellar solubilization sites.

Une gamme d'ethers gras satures, monoinsatures, lineaires et ramifies a ete synthetise dans un systeme polyphasique emulsionnant en catalyse micellaire. La phase huile est constituee d'un surfactant (sels d'ammonium quaternaires), d'un co-surfactant (alcool gras) et d'un bromoalcane. Selon la nature de l'alcool gras utilise, les ethers satures ont ete obtenus en un cycle de reaction alors que les ethers gras monoinsatures ont ete prepares en deux cycles. Les ethers obtenus possedent des proprietes lubrifiantes comparables aux esters correspondants (viscosite, indice de viscosite, point d'ecoulement, point eclair. . . ). En outre, ils ont une bonne stabilite thermique (atg - atd). De plus, l'oxyde de 2-ethylhexyle d'oleyle introduit a 5% dans l'huile de colza a permis l'abaissement du point de congelation de -20,7c a -47,8c. L'etherification a aussi ete realisee sur l'huile de fusel, co-produit de la fermentation alcoolique. Nous avons alors obtenus un melange d'ethers qui sont d'excellents modificateur de viscosite. Des esters gras simples et des huiles vegetales (huile de crambe et huile de palme) ont ete ensuite transformes avec des rendements eleves, en nouveaux composes thionoorganiques par echange (c= o c= s au moyen du reactif de lawesson. L'huile de crambe thionee a 6% dans l'huile de crambe (94%) montre des proprietes anti usure et extreme pression. Les thionoesters et thionotriglycerides se sont averes etre des bons intermediaires de la reaction d'acylation de l'hydrate d'hydrazine. On aboutit a des dihydrotetrazines disubstituees grasses par insertion de l'heteroatome n et l'heterocyclisation. Ces derives tetraazoles presentent des proprietes antifongiques. En outre, ils possedent des proprietes antioxydantes qui les predestinent dans les domaines d'anticorrosion.

Oximas têm sido extensivamente usadas como antídoto para envenenamento por organofosforados e como desontaminante. Micelas e vesículas, utilizadas como catalisadores e transportadores de drogas, constituem agentes potenciais para tratamento e descontaminação. Neste trabalho descrevemos a reação de p-Nitrofenildifenilfosfato (PNPDPP), um substrato modelo para organofosforado, com: acetofenoxima (I); ácido 10- fenil-10-hidroxiiminodecanóico (II); 4-(9-carboxinonanil)-1-(9-carboxi-1-hidroiimino nonanil) benzeno (III); cloreto de N-dodecilpiridina (IV); cloreto N-metilpiridina 2-aldoxima (V), na presença de micelas catiônicas e zwitteriônicas de cloreto de hexadeciltrimetilamônio, CTAC e N-Hexadecil-N,N-dimetil-1-propano sulfonato, HPS, respectivamente, e vesículas catiônicas de dioctadecildimetilamônio, DODAC. O pKa aparente, pKap, das oximas em agregados de anfifilicos, a constante de velocidade de segunda ordem de oximólise em micelas ou vesículas, km, e as constantes de velocidade observadas para a oximólise de PNPDPP, kobs, foram determinadas espectrofotometricamente, a pH constante, variando-se a concentração dos anfifílicos. Os resultados foram analisados usando as teorias: modelo de pseudofase (PP) e modelo de pseudofase com considerações de troca iônica (PIE), descrita na literatura pelo nosso grupo. As constantes de segunda ordem para oximólise de PNPDPP em água, kox, determinadas foram 6,5 M^-1 min^-1 (I, II e III) e 2,8 M^-1 min^-1 (IV e V). O kobs máximo em micelas e vesículas, kobsmax, e o kobs em água, kw, no mesmo pH, foram utilizadas para calcular o fator de aceleração máxima, AF, para cada anfifílico (AF = kobsmax/kw). Os agregados catalisam a decomposição de PNPDPP e os valores de AF (e km) foram da ordem de 10^4 (32 min^-1), 10^4 (125 min^-1) e 10^6 (80 min^-1) para a reação da oxima IV com CTAC, HPS e DODAC, respectivamente. A análise quantitativa da dependência da concentração de agregados anfifílicos na oximólise mostrou um considerável aumento da constante de velocidade da reação produzido por micelas e vesículas (maior que 8 x 10^6 vezes). Esse efeito é parcialmente devido a: concentração local dos reagentes, efeitos nos pKas dos nucleófilos e, mais importante, mudança na reatividade intrínseca das oximas.
Oximes have been extensively used as antidotes and decontaminants of organophosphates. Micelles and vesicles, catalysts and drug transport agents, constitute potential vehicles for Oxime treatment. Here we describe the reaction of p-nitrophenyldiphenylphosphate (PNPDPP) with: acetophenoxime (I); 10-phenyl-10-hydroxyiminodecanoic acid (II); 4-(9-carboxynonanyl)-1-(9-carboxy-1-hydroyiminononanyl) benzene (III); N-dodecylpyridinium chloride (IV); N-methylpyridinium 2-aldoxime chloride (V), in the presence of cationic and zwitterionic micelles, hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride, CTAC and N-Hexadecyl-N,N-dimethyl-1-propanesulfate, HPS, respectively, and cationic vesicles of dioctadecyldimethylammonium, DODAC. The apparent pKa, pKap, of the oximes in the amphiphile aggregates, the second order rate constants of oximolysis in micelles and vesicles, km, and the observed rate constants for PNPDPP oximolysis, kobs, were determined spectrophotometrically at constant varying amphiphilic concentrations. The results were analyzed using the pseudo-phase theory (PP) and pseudo-phase / ion exchange (PIE). The second order rate constant for (uncatalyzed) oximolysis of PNPDPP were 6.5 M^-1 min^-1 (I, II and III) and 2.77 M^-1 min^-1 (IV and V). From the maximum value of kobs in micelles and vesicles, kobsmax, and the value of kobs in water, kox, at the same pH, the maximum acceleration factor, AF, were calculated (AF = kobsmax / kw). The amphiphiles catalyzed the oximolysis of PNPDPP and the values of AF (and km) were ca 10^4 (32 min^-1), 10^4 (125 min^-1) and 10^6 (80 min^-1) for the reactions of Oxime IV in CTAC, HPS and DODAC, respectively. Quantitative analysis of the amphiphile concentration-dependence of rates demonstrated that the considerable rate increase produced by micelles and vesicles on the rate of oximolysis (up to 8 x 10^6 fold) is partly due to reagent concentration in the aggregate, effects on the pKas of the nucleophiles and, more importantly, catalysis.

L'hydrolyse de cinq triesters phosphoriques phosphate de diphenyle et de p-nitrophenyle, phosphate de di-p-tolyle et de p-nitrophenyle, phosphate de diphenyle et de p-cyanophenyle, phosphate de di-p-ditolyle et de p-cyanophenyle et phosphate de diethyle et de p-nitrophenyle (paraoxon) a ete etudiee dans des conditions de pseudo-catalyse par les ions ho#-#2, en equilibre avec h#2o#2, et en presence ou non de micelles d'ions hexadecyltrimethylammonium (cetyltrimethylammonium, cta#+). Les nouveaux tensioactifs ctax prepares (x = hydroperoxyde, acetate, metaborate) permettent de supprimer ou de reduire les effets inhibiteurs des contre-ions. De fortes reactivites sont alors observees. (par exemple, dans les solutions de ctaooh, le temps de demi-vie du paraoxon, triester connu pour etre difficilement hydrolysable, descend a une valeur de 1-2 seconde). Le ph des solutions et les constantes de vitesse d'hydrolyse sont interpretees quantitativement en termes d'association et d'echange des ions, ceci en tenant compte des variations du facteur global d'associations des ions avec les micelles, ainsi que de celle de la concentration de tensioactif non micellise. La prise en compte de ces facteurs constitue une amelioration importante du traitement pie (pseudo-phase ion exchange) classique. Bien que cela soit souvent admis, mais sans preuve, il est montre que la constante de vitesse de la reaction a l'interface des micelles est proportionnelle a la fraction molaire partielle, #hoo, des ions qui y sont presents. Lorsque la reaction est effectuee en presence de tampon borate et de h#2o#2, ce qui correspond a de fortes proportions d'ions perborates, seuls les ions ho#-#2 sont responsables de la pseudo-catalyse nucleophile. Les ions perborates sont des inhibiteurs de la catalyse micellaire, par suite de leur association a l'interface

Une étude physico-chimique d'une catalyse en milieu microstructuré auto-évolutif est proposée. Une enzyme est utilisée afin de faire auto-évoluer un système mixte lipide-détergent, de modifier la nature des phases en présence, et de former des vésicules. Des vésicules de dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)-dodécyl-Beta-glucopyranoside (DG) sont fabriquées à partir de micelles mixtes DPPC-dodécyl - Beta-D-maltoside (DM) suite à l'hydrolyse du DM par l'amyloglucosidase en DG. Les diagrammes pseudo-binaires DPPC-DM et DPPC-DG en milieu dilué sont étudiés dans l'intervalle de température 10-45°C et de composition 0-1. 8 (rapport molaire détergent/lipide), par des techniques d'analyse thermique différentielle et de diffraction des rayons X corrélées par des mesures de turbidité, des analyses en chromatographie d'exclusion sur gel et en microscopie électronique par cryofracture. Le diagramme pseudo-ternaire à 37°C de mélanges DPPC-DG-DM est également établi par des mesures de turbidité, des études de diffraction de rayons X, de chromatographie d'exclusion sur gel et de microscopie électronique. Enfin, le comportement de l'enzyme dans le diagramme pseudo-ternaire DPPC-DG-DM est étudié (dosage des détergents par HPLC en phase inverse) et les objets formés au cours de la réaction enzymatique sont caractérisés par chromatographie d'exclusion sur gel et par microscopie électronique (cryofracture). La structure moléculaire de la tête polaire du détergent (DM : maltose et DG : glucose) a un effet important sur la nature des phases formées. L'enzyme permet de se déplacer dans le diagramme pseudo-ternaire DPPC-DG-DM de la phase micellaire vers la phase lamellaire et aboutit à la formation de vésicules hétérogènes en taille (10-80 nm). La disparition des micelles affecte considérablement la vitesse de la réaction enzymatique, cette dernière est directement liée à la disponibilité du DM fortement diminuée en présence de structure lamellaire.

In order to promote an environmentally friendly chemistry, regio and enantioselective reactions in aqueous surfactant media have been studied. The study of the ring opening of styrene oxide in micellar solution of a catonionic surfactant (DTAB) shows that the chimioselectivity (Hydrolysis/Bromolysis) and the regioselectivity (/ bromohydrine) depend on the partitioning and the location of the substrate within the surfactant aggregates. A chiral surfactant (DAC12) containing two sugar-based surfactant blocks covalently linked to a macrocycle has been prepared, its cation-binding ability and aggregation properties have been studied. Bromolysis of 2,3-epoxypropylbenzene as well as Michael additions have been performed in aqueous micellar solutions of DAC12. Small enantiomeric excess are obtained for bromolysis. Additions of -ketoesters to unsaturated ketones are not enantioselective, despite an increase in reaction speed in the presence of DAC12. Finally, it is shown that Lewis-acid catalyzed Michael additions can be performed without solvent or surfactant, with very good yields
Ce travail est consacré à l'étude de la régio- et stéréosélectivité de réactions en milieu micellaire aqueux. L'étude de l'ouverture de l'époxystyrène en solution micellaire aqueuse d'un tensioactif cationique (bromure de dodécyltriméthyl ammonium) montre que la chimiosélectivité (hydrolyse/bromolyse) et la régio-sélectivité sont contrôlées par la partition et son orientation dans les agrégats. Un tensio-actif chiral (DAC12) constitué de deux blocs amphiphiles dérivés du glucose liés à un macrocycle a été préparé, ses propriétés de complexation et d'agrégation étudiées. Des réactions d'ouverture d'époxyde et d'additions de Michael ont été réalisées en solutions aqueuses micellaires de DAC12. Une légère énantiosélectivité est observée lors de la bromolyse du 2,3-époxypropylbenzène par contre l'addition de -cétoesters sur des cétones conjuguées, bien que favorisée en présence de DAC12, n'est pas stéréosélective. Ces additions-1,4, catalysées par des acides de Lewis Cu(II) ou Eu(III), peuvent être réalisées sans solvant ni tensio-actif avec d'excellents rendements

Basé sur les concepts de développement durable et de chimie verte, l’une des alternatives envisagées par les chimistes, pour une chimie plus propre, est de substituer les solvants organiques, pouvant être dangereux et toxiques, par des solvants plus verts. L’eau est un bon candidat pour cette substitution car c’est le solvant le moins cher dans nos contrées, et le plus sûr : il est non-toxique, ininflammable et non explosif. Afin de palier la faible solubilité de la majeure partie des composés organiques dans l’eau, les tensioactifs peuven têtre utilisés afin d’améliorer les rendements réactionnels. Les milieux ainsi obtenus sont difficilement recyclables car ils nécessitent une forte dilution afin de casser les agrégats et de récupérer les produits. C’est pourquoi, l’utilisation de tensioactifs photo-régulables est une bonne alternative car il est possible d’organiser/désorganiser les agrégats par irradiation lumineuse et ainsi récupérer les composés organiques en fin de réaction tout en recyclant le milieu réactionnel. Pour cela, nous avons synthétisé trois tensioactifs possédant une fonction azobenzène(anionique, cationique, non ionique), afin de les tester en catalyse micellaire. Certains de ces tensioactifs, après en avoir déterminé leurs propriétés physico-chimiques (cmc et spectre UV-Visible) ont été testés dans une réaction pallado-catalysée : la substitution allylique de Tsuji-Trost. Nous avons réussi à démontrer l’intérêt d’utiliser un tensioactif photo-régulable par rapport aux tensioactifs commerciaux en terme de rendement et de recyclabilité. D’autre part, la décarboxylation de Barton, décrite pour la première fois en 1983, permet la formation d’alcanes à partir d’acides carboxyliques en utilisant un dérivé d’étain comme donneur d’hydrogène. Depuis lors, cette réaction a toujours été utilisée comme étape clé en synthèse totale de composés naturels et en solvants organiques. De plus, cette réaction est historiquement réalisée par activation conventionnelle, thermique ou par irradiation ultra-violette. C’est pourquoi, nous avons décidé d’étudier cette décarboxylation radicalaire dans l’eau, en présence de tensioactifs et en utilisant des modes d’activation non conventionnels : les micro-ondes et les ultrasons. De plus, en lieu et place d’étain, nous avons préféré l’utilisation de N-phénylmaléimide, déjà connu et étudié comme piège à radicaux, afin d’obtenir des maléimides substitués par des chaînes carbonées. Les rendements obtenus en milieux micellaires se sont avérés être aussi bons, voire meilleurs qu’en solvants organiques
Based on concepts of sustainable development and green chemistry, one of the alternatives envisioned by chemists is to substitute organic solvents, which can be dangerous and toxic, for greener solvents. Water is the best candidate for this substitution because it is thesafest and cheapest solvent in our countries : this solvent is non-toxic, non-flammable and inexplosive. In order to overcome the low solubility of most of organic compounds in water, surfactants can be used to improve the reaction yields. Media thus obtained are difficult to recycle because they require high dilution in order to break aggregates and recover products. Therefore, using photo-switchable surfactants is a good alternative because they can organize/disorganize by light irradiation. Organic compounds could be recovered after reactions and the recyclability of the medium can be improved. For this purpose, we synthesized three surfactants having an azobenzene moiety (anionic,cationic, nonionic), to test them in micellar catalysis. Some of these surfactants, after determining their physicochemical properties (CMCs and UV-visible spectra) were studied in a pallado-catalyzed reaction, the allylic substitution of Tsuji-Trost. We have successfully demonstrated the value of using a photo-switchable surfactant compared to commercialones in terms of yields and recyclability. In other hand, Barton decarboxylation, described for the first time in 1983, permits the formation of alkanes from carboxylic acids, using tin derivatives as hydrogen donors. Since then, this reaction has always been used as a key step in total synthesis of natural compounds in organic solvents. In addition, historically, this reaction was carried out by conventional activation (heat or ultraviolet light). Therefore, we decided to study this radical decarboxylation in water, in the presence of surfactants and using unconventional activation modes : microwave and ultrasound. Moreover, instead of tin, we preferred the use of N-phenylmaleimide, already known and studied as a radical trap, to obtain maleimides substituted by carbon chains. Yields obtained in micellar media were found tobe at least as good as in organic solvents

Álcoois primários sulfatados de cadeia longa, usualmente na forma de sais de sódio, são tensoativos de grande interesse comercial utilizados em diversas formulações de higiene pessoal e limpeza doméstica. Eles são produzidos comercialmente através da reação de álcoois etoxilados com trióxido de enxofre seguida de imediata neutralização com hidróxido de sódio. O produto formado é uma solução neutra de álcool primário etoxilado sulfatado em água. Sabe-se que a armazenagem desse produto por longos períodos de tempo em temperaturas elevadas pode levar à hidrólise completa, mas, em condições normais de uso e temperatura ambiente é esperado que o produto seja resistente à hidrólise. No entanto observou-se que algumas amostras comerciais de lauril éter sulfato de sódio que foram estocadas por diferentes períodos de tempo em frascos fechados à temperatura ambiente sofreram hidrólise em intervalos de tempo relativamente curtos. Isso leva à hipótese de que o comportamento de hidrólise seria influenciado por outras variáveis além da temperatura e do tempo de estocagem. O presente trabalho consistiu em identificar as variáveis de maior impacto na reação de hidrólise por meio de experimentos planejados. O teor de ativos foi acompanhado ao longo da reação para avaliar o efeito da presença de eletrólitos, de material insulfatado, em diferentes temperaturas, variando-se o pH inicial por meio da adição de ácido clorídrico. O comportamento da reação de hidrólise observado foi compatível com aquele descrito na literatura para o dodecil sulfato de sódio. A hidrólise apresentou-se como sendo autocatalítica, com a aceleração da taxa de reação provavelmente causada pela presença de íons hidrogênio liberados na reação. Foi possível identificar que as variáveis de maior efeito na reação foram: pH inicial, o teor de cloreto de sódio e a temperatura. O modelo de troca iônica em pseudo-fase foi utilizado para o tratamento dos resultados experimentais e mostrou-se adequado tendo sido, portanto, utilizado para prever o comportamento de estabilidade do produto à temperatura ambiente e nas condições em que o produto é normalmente comercializado. Um modelo empírico de redes neurais foi desenvolvido com sucesso para prever o comportamento do pH ao longo do tempo para as condições estudadas.
Long-chain primary alkyl sulfuric acids, usually as their sodium salts, are important commercial surfactants used in a large number of household and personal care formulations. They are commercially produced by treatment of mixtures of ethoxylated fatty alcohols with sulfur trioxide followed by immediate neutralization with sodium hydroxide, a neutral aqueous mixture of sodium primary alkyl ether sulfate is obtained. It is known that prolonged storage of the material at elevated temperature can lead to complete hydrolysis but under normal use and typical environmental conditions the product is expected to be resistant to hydrolysis. In spite of that it has been observed that some commercial samples of sodium lauryl ether sulfate stored for different periods of time in sealed containers at room temperature have undergone hydrolysis in a relatively short period of time which leads to the hypothesis that the hydrolysis behavior would be strongly influenced by variables other than temperature and storage time. The present work consisted of identifying the process variables with the most significant effect on the acid hydrolysis by using experimental design. The rate of hydrolysis has been followed acidimetrically to evaluate the effect of electrolytes as well as the concentration of unsulfated matter at different temperatures, over a wide initial pH range, under the presence of added hydrochloric acid. The pattern of kinetic behaviour observed was broadly the same as previously described for the sodium dodecyl sulfate. The hydrolysis presented the characteristic autocatalytic form, the catalysis presumably arising from the production of hydrogen sulfate ions. It was possible to observe that the most significant effects on the rate of hydrolysis were the initial pH, the total amount of sodium chloride and the temperature. The results were also discussed in terms of the ion-exchange pseudophase model of the micelle reaction. Accordingly to the fitting of parameters that was carried out it is possible to conclude that the pseudo-phase ion-exchange theory is found to account satisfactorily for the results reported and it was used to predict the stability behavior of the product at room temperature and under normal commercial conditions. A neural network based model was also successfully developed in order to predict the pH behavior in the conditions studied.

A partir de mélanges eau/agent tensioactif/aldéhyde ou cétone aliphatique à chaîne courte ou moyenne, on peut obtenir des solutions ternaires stables (monophasiques), analogues par leurs propriétés à celles issues de systèmes dont le constituant organique est un alcool. Bien que moins performants que leurs homologues alcools, aldéhydes et cétones possèdent donc une certaine capacité d'agir comme co-surfactifs (co-agents d'agents tensioactifs), ce que confirme l'obtention de microémulsions quaternaires par incorporation d'huile (hydrocarbure) à des solutions monophasiques eau/agent tensioactif/aldéhyde ou cétone. Cette généralisation de la notion de co-surfactif est importante car elle permet d'envisager, dans le domaine de la catalyse enzymatique en milieux microcompartimentés, la conception de nouveaux fluides réactionnels dont certains constituants seraient multifonctionnels. Dans cet esprit, on a utilisé, comme hôtes de l'activité catalytique de l'enzyme HLADH (alcool-déshydrogénase de foie de cheval), des solutions monophasiques ternaires du genre direct, constituées à partir d'une solution aqueuse d'un tampon adéquat (ph=8,7), d'un surfactant non ionique (brij 35#) et d'un alcool aliphatique normal (condensation en carbone allant de 2 à 8) qui joue le double rôle de constituant structurel du milieu et de substrat de l'enzyme. Par des mécanismes subtils qui déterminent la concentration du substrat (alcool) en solution moléculaire dans l'environnement immédiat de HLADH, l'activité catalytique de cette enzyme est gouvernée de façon décisive par la microstructure du milieu hôte, qui dépend des paramètres p#t, teneur globale en agent tensioactif, et n#a, condensation en carbone de l'alcool. Pour p#t 10% (en masse) et n#a=4 ou 5, la microstructuration du milieu est à la fois suffisamment bien établie et suffisamment lâche pour que l'activité catalytique de HLADH se maintienne à un niveau significatif sur des gammes étendues de teneur en substrat. L'ensemble des résultats obtenus ouvre de nouvelles perspectives tant en matière de procédés faisant appel à la catalyse enzymatique en milieux microstructures qu'en matière de détermination, par des méthodes biochimiques, des microstructures de fluides réactionnels à constituants multiples.

Les nanoparticules (NPs) bimétalliques Au-Pd ont été étudiées pour leur activité catalytique dans la réaction d'oxydation du CO. La technique de préparation, la taille et la composition des nanoparticules ont un grand impact sur le comportement catalytique du système. Ici, des nanoparticules de 3 et 5nm de diamètre Au1-xPdx (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) ont été utilisées pour étudier l'effet de la taille et de la composition. Les échantillons ont été synthétisés par nano-lithographie à base de micelles, technique bien adaptée pour obtenir des particules ayant une distribution en taille étroite. Afin d’obtenir une répartition homogène des micelles chargées en ions métalliques sur des substrats de SiO2/Si(001), nous avons eu recours à la méthode de « spin-coating » et obtenu une organisation quasi-hexagonales des micelles observable en SEM. Un plasma d'oxygène ou d'hydrogène a été utilisé pour éliminer le polymère, réduire les ions métalliques et permettre la formation de nanoparticules. Nous avons entrepris une approche systématique pour étudier l'effet du plasma sur la structure et la morphologie des NPs à l'aide des techniques de diffusion des rayons X. L'oxydation et l'activité catalytique des NPs Au1-xPdx pour l'oxydation du CO ont été étudiées à 300 °C et 0.5 bar dans le réacteur à flux XCAT disponible sur la ligne de lumière SixS du Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. Les mesures de l'activité d'oxydation du CO ont montré que les NPs préparées en utilisant le plasma d'oxygène présentent un taux de conversion en CO2 plus élevé que les NPs préparées à l'aide de plasma d'hydrogène pour une composition donnée. Les nanoparticules de Pd préparées avec du plasma d'O2 se sont révélées être le catalyseur le plus actif : aucun effet synergique n'a été observé pour les nanoparticules bimétalliques pour la réaction d'oxydation du CO
Au-Pd bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) have been studied for their catalytic activity in CO oxidation reaction. The preparation technique, size and composition of the nanoparticles have great impact on the catalytic behaviour of the system. Here, 3 and 5nm diameter Au1-xPdx (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) nanoparticles were employed to study the effect of size and composition. The samples were synthesized by micelle nanolithography, a technique well adapted to yield narrow size distribution of nanoparticles. To achieve monodisperse metal-loaded micelles on SiO2/Si(001) substrates we employed spin-coating and observe quasi-hexagonal ordered micelles in SEM. Oxygen or hydrogen plasma were used to remove the polymer, reduce the metal ions and enable nanoparticle formation. We made a systematic approach to study the effect of plasma on the structure and morphology of the NPs by means of surface x-ray scattering techniques. The oxidation behavior and CO oxidation activity of the Au1-xPdx NPs were studied at 300°C and 0.5 bar in the flow reactor XCAT available at the SixS Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. The CO oxidation activity measurements showed that the NPs prepared using the oxygen plasma present higher CO2 conversion rate than the NPs prepared using hydrogen plasma for a given composition. The Pd nanoparticles prepared using O2 plasma were found to be the most active catalyst: no synergetic effects were observed for bimetallic nanoparticles for the CO oxidation reaction

Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry Consultant: PharmDr. Jan Marek, Ph.D. Supervisor: doc. PharmDr. Veronika Nováková, Ph.D. Student: Kateřina Pekařová Title of Thesis: Cationic surface active compounds and evaluation of its properties Quaternary ammonium salts are used as surfactants in many branches of the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The basic properties of these substances were studied in the thesis. The critical micellar concentration of the homologous series of five substances was determined using the conductometric method. The theory of declining critical micellar concentration with the increasing length of the side alkyl chain has been verified. The hydrolytic activity of two commonly used cationic surfactants benzalconium chloride and benzoxonium chloride for the decomposition of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion was tested. For these two substances, the effect of pH and temperature changes was evaluated. The influence of tenside concentration was also monitored. Benzoxonium chloride at 50 řC and pH 11was found as the most effective hydrolytic catalyst for the decomposition of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothione.

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義守大學
生物技術與化學工程研究所碩士班
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Hydrogen gas is the cleanest fuel, and the direct or indirect fuel for all types of fuel cell. However, hydrogen gas does not exist in nature, and mainly comes from the transformation of methane. Nevertheless, the product gas always carries trace amount of carbon monoxide, which in turn will result in the poisoning of the catalyst in the fuel cell and render the fuel cell inactive. Therefore, the elimination of carbon monoxide from the hydrogen rich gas effectively and economically is an important issue. So far, such catalysts are mainly based on novel metals, like Pt or Au. They are effective but expensive. The current study employed Cu-based CuO/CeO2 catalyst, which is prepared through microemulsion and is of nanoscale. The effects of several catalyst preparation parameters on the performance of the catalyst for selective oxidation of CO in the hydrogen rich gas are investigated, including: varying emulsion mixture composition in preparing the CeO2 support, two different solvents (methanol or D. I. water) for cleaning the CeO2 support, and varying Cu impregnation time. The resulting catalysts are characterized with XRD, BET and TEM for their crystallinity, specific surface area and particle size distribution, and placed in a continuous packed-bed reactor to test their performance in catalyzing the selective oxidation of CO. The characterization has revealed that nanoscale CuO/CeO2 catalysts can be prepared via microemulsion with an average particle size of about 5 nm. The selective oxidation experiments have shown that CO conversion increases with increasing temperature and is higher with methanol-cleaning or with longer impregnation time, and that the CO selectivity decreases with increasing CO conversion. To achieve 100% conversion and 100% selectivity simultaneously is yet to be accomplished. The CuO/CeO2 catalyst obtained from the best combination of preparation parameters is capable of achieving 100% CO conversion at a temperature as low as 140°C with a CO selectivity of 50%. Its performance is comparable to that of novel metal based catalysts, but its cost is much lower.