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Environmental and catalytic applications of alkaline oxides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-04-20)Alkaline oxides are widely used in industrial processes involving removal of gaseous compounds as unwanted by-products such as CO2, hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxides. Traditional processes generally involve Ca-based ... -
Synthesis of calixarene derivatives active towards proteic targets involved in tumor pathologies
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Over the last 30 years a growing interest has been direct toward the biomolecular recognition of calixarene derivatives and more in particular to the interaction with druggable target(s).1,2 The aim of this PhD thesis was ... -
Biodegradable and functional aliphatic co-polyesters
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Over the past decades, aliphatic polyesters have found rapidly increasing interest. Linear aliphatic polyesters, such as poly(glycolide) (PGA), poly(lactide) (PLA), poly(ε−caprolactone) (PCL) and their copolymers have found ... -
Fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of biologically and environmentally relevant molecules
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been known for long time as a toxic molecule in biological systems. More recent studies have shown that mammals can produce H2S in a controlled fashion, suggesting that it’s important in maintaining ... -
Small organic molecules for next generation electronics
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-16)In this PhD thesis attention has been focused on the theoretical design of organic small molecules for next generation electronics. The task of this thesis has concerned with the theoretical analysis of the operational ... -
Sustainable catalysis by polymer supported gold nanoparticles
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-16)Gold Nanoparticles are nanomaterials whose properties are completely different from the ones of the bulk material. Nowadays many chemists have been using them as catalysts which work under mild conditions and respect the ... -
Cavity Filling and Chirality Effects in Calixarene Threading
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-16)In 2010, the Prof. Neri’s group showed that the calix[6]arene hosts were able to recognize dialkylammonium axles when they were coupled with the weakly coordinating Tetrakis[3,5 bis(triFluoromethyl)Phenyl]Borate (TFPB−) ... -
Sviluppo di nuovi sistemi catalitici dei metalli del gruppo 4 per la polimerizzazione di monomeri olefinici e polari
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-18)In this PhD work, a series of eight new group 4 metal complexes 1−8 (1 = (t- BuOS)2TiCl2; 2 = (CumOS)2TiCl2; 3 = (t-BuOS)2Zr(CH2Ph)2; 4 = (CumOS)2Zr(CH2Ph)2); 5 = (t-BuOS)2Ti(OiPr)2; 6 = (t-BuOS)2Zr(OtBu)2; 7 = (t- ... -
New insights into peptoids' chemistry: synthesis, characterization and properties
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-05-11)My PhD research activity aimed to enrich the realm of peptoids1 with novel compounds and new insights into their behavior and properties, investigating their potential applications. A new class of cyclic “arylopeptoids” ... -
Carbon-based nanomaterials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-02-27)New layered carbon-based materials were prepared and exhaustively characterized exploiting different characterization techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermal calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform ... -
Novel macrocyclic systems in asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-02-27)In the great realm of organic synthesis, phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) is a well recognized methodology which plays a key role both in industry and academia research. This process involves reactions that take place between ... -
Development of new in vitro models based on the use of electrospun scaffolds and their imaging by multiphoton microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)In this thesis, new possible applications of electrospun scaffolds are presented. Besides, the interaction of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) with the materials has been investigated using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) ... -
Calixarene based catalytic systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)Catalysis is the essence of chemistry as it provides useful tools to make and brake chemical bonds. As nature has been a guide to many scientists, it’s no surprise that in the field of catalysis enzymes were a source of ... -
New metal catalysts for the synthesis of polyolefins and bioderived polymers
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-28)The aim of PhD project is the synthesis of new metal catalysts active in the polymerization of polar monomer and α-olefins. In the last decade, transition metal complexes bearing tetradentate bis(phenolato) ligands are ... -
Supramolecular Scaffolds for Biomimetic Catalysis
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-02)This PhD thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis and the characterization of supramolecular scaffolds for biomimetic catalysis. Development of new organocatalytic systems based upon well-designed calix[4]arene ... -
Phisical chemistry of plasmas and applications to cultural heritage and material science
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-04)In this project, the attention has been focused on the laser ablation process and on laser induced plasmas spectroscopic study for two different technological applications. First of all, the analytical LIBS (Lase Induced ... -
Metathesis reactions catalyzed by ruthenium complexes for the self-healing of aeronautical materials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-05)In this PhD thesis work, Ruthenium catalysts were covalently and non-covalently linked to carbon-based nanomaterials, in order to give self-repairing ability to the aeronautical materials. These supported catalysts have ... -
Thin coatings of biomaterials for hard tissue applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-05)The goal of the present study is the production of new-generation coatings suitable for hard tissue implants, intended to decrease the healing time, limit infections and rejections and improve patients' life quality. Materials ... -
Ruthenium metathesis precatalysts with unsymmetrical Nheterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-07)Olefin metathesis is one of the most important chemical transformations for the formation of carbon-carbon double bonds. The possibility to build up highly funtionalised alkenes starting from simple olefins makes this ... -
Development of iron-based catalysts for the coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-07)Beside the environmental and energetic issues, carbon dioxide can be considered as a resource. Many chemical transformations based on CO2 as C-1 building block have been developed. The coupling reaction of epoxides with ...
