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| Author(s): |
José Guilherme da Silva Lopes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ) |
| Defense date: | 2001-10-24 |
| Examining board members: |
Paulo Sergio Santos;
Oswaldo Luiz Alves;
Gianluca Camillo Azzellini
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| Advisor: | Paulo Sergio Santos |
| Abstract | |
Over the last decade supramolecular systems have received the attention of many researchers. Such interest can be explained by the ability of supramolecular systems to mimic biological systems, as well as by their important role in the design of new materials with technological relevance. In the context of supramolecular interactions oxocarbon species have proved to be excellent probes for the study of such interactions thanks to the unique features of their vibrational and electronic spectra, a consequence of the Jahn-Teller effect. In the present work the following systems were investigated: Mordenite/squaric acid, thioureia/squaric acid and aggregated squaraines in solution. Electronic and vibrational spectroscopies were the techniques of choice. Raman and resonance Raman spectroscopies showed to be convenient techniques for the study of the forementioned systems. It was possible to characterize the charge-transfer interaction induced by the restrict geometry in mordenite, the clathrate-like host formed by thioureia squaric acid, as well as to determine the nature of the squaraines aggregates formed in solutions. (AU) | |