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An electrocatalytic active hybrid material prepared by successive stepwise coordinative deposition of 20 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (AuNP) with 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine (TPyP) on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates previously modified with 3-mercaptopropylsilane is described. Their interaction and assembly were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy to understand the kinetics as well as the conformation on the porphyrin macrocycle on the electrode surface as a function of its concentration. The hybrid nanomaterial was a build-up in reproducible successive deposition steps as confirmed by the linear rise of the absorption bands assigned to AuNP and TPyP as a function of the number of AuNP/porphyrin hybrid deposition steps, as supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Electrodes modified with the hybrid nanomaterials were prepared and characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), as well as their electrocatalytic properties for the oxidation of nitrite and sulfite investigated. FTO electrodes modified with the AuNP/TPyP hybrid showed remarkable electrocatalytic activity as confirmed by reproducible and sensitive amperometric responses for sensing nitrite and sulfite in comparison to the bare electrode while reducing overpotentials respectively to 0.8 and 0.4 V and improving the dynamic range (linear response allowing quantification in the 50 to 500 µmol L-1 range) for detection of analytes.

Sistemas supermoleculares constituídos por compostos porfirínicos apresentam propriedades e aplicações interessantes na área de catálise, sensores molecular, fotoeletroquímica, dentre diversas outras aplicações. Catalisadores mais eficientes e seletivos para a oxidação de substratos orgânicos são de grande interesse tecnológico. Sistemas supramoleculares contendo metaloporfirinas podem ser ainda utilizados como materiais ativos de sensores para diversas substâncias químicas de grande interesse comercial e ambiental. Nanopartículas de ouro podem ser versáteis \"blocos de construção\" para obtenção de nanomateriais híbridos devido à possibilidade da funcionalização de sua superfície com diversos ligantes com propriedades específicas. Neste trabalho, uma nova série de porfirinas obtidas por montagem coordenativa de quatro complexos dinucleares de carboxilato de ródio (3TPyP-Rh) foi preparada e caracterizada por espectroscopia UV-vis, ressonância magnética nuclear, termogravimetria e voltametria cíclica. Filmes supramoleculares híbridos obtidos a partir de nanopartículas de ouro reativas e porfirinas (metaloporfirinas e a supermolécula, 3TPyP-Rh) foram preparadas sobre eletrodos de FTO. Esses eletrodos modificados tiveram suas propriedades eletrocatalíticas estudadas, tendo-se em vista a obtenção de novos sensores amperométricos e comprovar a possibilidade de se modificar as propriedades desse tipo de nanomateriais variando-se os ligantes pontes moleculares. Supramolecular systems consisting by porphyrin derivatives present interesting properties and applications in catalysis, molecular sensors, photoelectrochemistry, among many other applications. Supramolecular systems constituted by metalloporphyrins can be explored as active materials of sensors for several chemical substances of commercial and environmental interest. Gold nanoparticles can be versatile \"building blocks\" for the preparation of hybrid nanomateriais due to possibility of functionalization with diverse ligands with specific properties. In this work, a new series of porphyrins was obtained by coordenative assembly of four acetate complexes of dirhodium (3TPyP-Rh) and characterized by eletronic spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, termogravimetric analysis and cyclic voltammetry. FTO electrodes were modified with films of hybrid supramolecular nanomaterials build-up from reactive gold nanoparticles and meso-tetrayridylporphyrin derivatives (metaloporphyrins and the supermolecule, 3TPyP-RH). The eletrocatalytic properties were studied aiming the preparation of new amperometrics sensor and to demonstrate the possibility of controlling the properties of this type of nanomaterials by varying the molecular multi-bridge ligands. We found out that the AuNP/metalloporphyrin nanomaterials films are electrochemically and electrocatalytic active for the oxidation of substrates of great commercial interest, as ascorbic acid, sulfite and peroxide of hydrogen.