This journey would not have been thinkable without the support of great number of people. I wish to express my devoted thanks to my late father and mother whose prayers and affection eventually enabled me to complete this task and materialize my dreams. It's beyond expression to acknowledge their sacrifices, efforts, guidance, support, encouragement and firm dedication. Words become meaningless when I look at them as icons of strength for being what I am today. Words always seem to shallow whenever it comes to my dearest and loving brothers and sisters. I owe special thanks to them for their incredible love, kind motivation, encouragement, moral and financial support and standing unflinchingly beside me throughout my study. I am greatly indebted to my advisor and mentor Prof. Luiz Fernando da Silva Jr. for his continuous support, patience and motivation during the course of study. His personal interest, valuable suggestions and constructive discussions enabled me to complete this work objectively and successfully. I appreciate his kind supervision, systematic guidance and efforts he put into train me in the scientific field. Having him one simply could not wish for a better supervisor. I offer my cordial and profound thanks to our lab technician Joaquim Luis Matheus (Joca) for keeping the lab in running condition and for his kind tolerance of my mistakes. His helping hands were always there for me whenever needed especially in documentation of visa renewal. It would take forever to list all the help I got from him. I extend my deepest gratitude to Prof. Leandro Helgueira de Andrade and his student Rodrigo S. Martins for his generous contribution towards kinetic resolution of primary alcohols. I feel great pleasure in expressing my ineffable thanks to Prof. Josef Wilhelm Baader and Cassius Vinicius Stevani for his guidance and cooperation during my teaching assistantship. Special thanks to all the faculty members, technical and non-technical staff and students of chemistry institute for being a source of inspiration and enlightenment. In addition, I am obliged to all the members of analytical center for doing all the analyses on time and contributed to thesis. I would also like to give full credit to all my school, college and university teachers who shaped me into who I am. A good support system and friendly environment is important for surviving and staying abroad. It has been a great privilege to be part of the Prof. Helena group. I am lucky to have two wonderful friends Iris and Eloisa (Elo) who formed the core of my research time in Helena group. Simple is that they are irreplaceable all weather friends and I couldn't have survived without their scientific and non-scientific help. I admire their positive outlook and ability to smile in any situation. Friends, like Aline, Paulo and Siguara, you will instantly love and never forget once you meet them. They have been there for me and given me the freedom to ask them for advice and opinions on lab related issues. Special thanks and acknowledgement are extended to...