Chlorinated phosphazene materials for surface functionalization, synthesis of monomeric precursors and supramolecular chemistry

This thesis describes the use of phosphazenes as coupling agents for the surface functionalization of inorganic (silicon, sodalime glass, silica gel) and organic (polyethylene, polyamide, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)) solid substrates. Several techniques are used, such as cold plasma treatment, glow discharge induced-sublimation and sol-gel. In the thesis is also described the synthesis of chiral 2-oxazoline-containing phosphazenes for the preparation of new materials. Finally, cyclophosphazenes containing 4-iodotetrafluorophenoxy groups are used to obtain self-assembled supramolecular 3D nanostructures.