L’atome de fluor est un élément essentiel de notre quotidien. Il est indispensable pour le développement des batteries, de la réfrigération (Fréon), des cristaux liquides qui constituent nos écrans de téléphone ou encore des matériaux (Téflon®). Mais c’est surtout dans les sciences du vivant que le fluor joue un rôle primordial. L’introduction d’un atome de fluor modifie les propriétés physico-chimiques d’une molécule, permettant ainsi de moduler et d’améliorer profondément son activité biologique. Son introduction dans les molécules organiques représente donc un défi majeur pour les chimistes, qui nécessite sans cesse le développement de nouveaux réactifs de fluoration et perfluoroalkylation.Parmi ceux-ci, les sulfoximines perfluorées sont des réactifs de perfluoroalkylation électrophile, nucléophile ou radicalaire. De plus, les sulfoximines perfluorées possèdent des propriétés singulières ayant des applications en sciences des matériaux et du vivant.Mes travaux de thèse s’inscrivent dans la volonté de notre laboratoire de mettre au point une nouvelle voie d’accès générale aux sulfoximines fluorées ainsi qu’à la synthèse de sulfoximines hautement fonctionnalisées. Ma thèse a également pour but l’étude des sulfilimino iminiums, dont la synthèse dérive de celle des sulfoximines et qui sont des réactifs très efficaces et polyvalents pour des réactions perfluoroalkylation par catalyse photoredox. / Fluorine atom is essential in our everyday life. It is necessary for the development of battery, refrigeration (Fréon), liquid crystals which constitute the screens of phones, or materials (Téflon®). But its main role is in life sciences. The introduction of a fluorine atom modifies the physical and chemical properties of organic molecules, allowing to modulate and to enhance their biological activities. Its introduction in organic molecules constitutes a key challenge for chemists, which necessitates continually the development of new reagents for fluoration or perfluoroalkylation reactions. Among these, perfluorinated sulfoximines are electrophilic, nucleophilic or radical perfluoroalkylating reagents. Moreover, perfluorinated sulfoximines have peculiar properties with uses in material or life sciences.My PhD work falls within the project of our laboratory to develop a new general acces to perfluorinated sulfoximines and the synthesis of highly functionalized sulfoximines. My PhD work also deals with the synthesis of sulfilimino iminiums, derived from sulfoximines, which are efficient and versatile reagents for visible light-induced perfluoroalkylation reactions.

Athanasios Markos Abstract This Thesis deals with denitrogenative transformations of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles, easily available heterocycles via copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) of safe and stable N-fluoroalkyl azides and alkynes. The introductory chapter describes general approaches towards N1-substituted 1,2,3- triazoles, methods of N1-,-difluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles preparation and both, transition metal-catalyzed and transition metal-free transformations of N1-substituted 1,2,3- triazoles. In the first part of the Thesis, rhodium-catalyzed reactions of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles are described. Rhodium-catalyzed reactions of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles in presence of suitable reagents provide access to five-membered N-fluoroalkyl heterocycles, 2- fluoroalkyl oxazoles and ketamides. In the second part of the Thesis, both Brønsted and Lewis acid-mediated transformations of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles leading to stereodefined N-alkenyl compounds, such as enamides, enimines, amidines and other are discussed. The robustness of the method is showcased on gram scale syntheses and preparation of a drug analogue. At last, thermally-induced rearrangement of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles to 3-fluoroalkyl-2H- azirines and the proposed mechanism of the reaction are described.

Lithium-ion batteries are of great importance for today's society. The state-of-the-art batteries that are used today use a fluorinated electrolyte that contains the salt LiPF6 and acts as both a safety hazard and an environmental issue due to its ability to form the toxic gas hydrogen fluoride (HF). This project aims to find a fluorine-free electrolyte that can be used in silicon-based lithium-ion batteries to make them more environmentally friendly without detriment to the electrochemical performance. To do so, an additive that may form a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) stable enough to allow a fluorine-free electrolyte to replace the ones used today is sought for. The salt of interest is lithium  bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB). Based on previous research electrolytes using LiBOB in either the solvent γ-Butyrolactone (GBL) or a mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) are examined. The additives used are vinylene carbonate (VC) and 1,3,2-dioxathiolane 2,2-dioxide (DTD). Techniques used are cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, galvanostatic charge and discharge, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.  The cells using GBL as solvent have cycled very poorly during this project while LiBOB in EC:EMC + VC shows the most promising results, with highest capacity retention and less amount of degraded LiBOB during the first charge. It is also to be noted that both EC:EMC based electrolytes provide the formation of a passivating solid electrolyte interface (SEI) and are of interest for further investigation based on the results obtained during this project.

Les O-glycoconjugués et les dérivés glycosidiques sont des composés naturels impliqués dans de nombreux processus biologiques. Cependant, leurs propriétés sont grevées par la médiocre stabilité in vivo de la liaison osidique. Il est donc intéressant de développer des mimes non hydrolysables. Nous nous sommes intéressés au remplacement de l’oxygène intracyclique par un groupement gem-difluorométhylène.La synthèse d’analogues difluorocarbocycliques de 5-désoxypentofuranoses et de 1-amino-5-désoxypentofuranoses a été décrite. La synthèse comporte une addition dePhSeCF2TMS sur des aldéhydes dérivés de sucres ou sur les tert-butanesulfinylimines correspondantes, suivie d’une cyclisation radicalaire. La diastéréosélectivité de ces deux étapes-clés a été étudiée, puis cette stratégie de synthèse a été appliquée à la synthèse deCF2-carbasucres, notamment l’analogue CF2-carbocyclique du D-arabinose. / O-Glycoconjugates and carbohydrate-based molecules are natural compoundsimplied in many biological processes. However, their properties are burdened by the low invivo stability of the osidic bond. It is thus interesting to develop non hydrolyzable mimetics.We were interested in the replacement of the intracyclic oxygen by a gem-difluoromethylenegroup.The synthesis of difluorinated carbocyclic analogues of 5-deoxypentofuranoses and1-amino-5-deoxypentofuranoses is described. The sequence involves an addition ofPhSeCF2TMS to carbohydrate-derived aldehydes or their corresponding tertbutanesulfinyliminesfollowed by a radical cyclization. The stereochemical outcome of these two key steps was studied, and then this strategy was applied to CF2-carbasugars, inparticular of the CF2-carbocyclic analogue of D-arabinose.

Le motif cyclopropanique est présent dans de nombreux composés bioactifs d'origine naturelle ou non-naturelle auxquels il confère une certaine rigidité structurale, qui permet d'augmenter leur biodisponibilité et leur stabilité métabolique. Par ailleurs, l'atome de fluor possède des propriétés particulières dues entre autres à sa forte électronégativité et sa petite taille. Cela permet de modifier les propriétés physico-chimiques des molécules qui le contiennent, telles que l'acidité, la lipophilie ou encore la solubilité. Par conséquent, les cyclopropanes fluorés représentent des motifs intéressants dans la mesure où ils combinent les propriétés des cyclopropanes et celles de l'atome de fluor. Dans ce contexte, nous nous sommes tout d'abord intéressés à la synthèse énantiosélective de cyclopropanes fluorés polyfonctionnalisés à partir d'oléfines fluorées et de composés diazos, par catalyse au rhodium. Pour cela, deux types de composés diazos ont été utilisés : les diaccepteurs et les donneur-accepteurs. Cette méthodologie a été étendue à la synthèse de cyclopropanes chlorés et bromés. Afin de mettre en valeur les composés ainsi obtenus, nous avons ensuite étudié la synthèse de molécules d'intérêt biologique, et plus précisément de mimes d'aminoacides contenant un cyclopropane fluoré. En effet, leur introduction dans des peptides pourrait permettre d'en modifier la conformation et l'interaction avec les récepteurs biologiques. Dans ce cadre, la synthèse d'un mime de proline contenant un cyclopropane fluoré a été développée. Par ailleurs, un mime de leucine contenant un cyclopropane fluoré a été introduit dans la séquence minimum active de la neurotensine et permet d'obtenir une bonne sélectivité pour le récepteur NTS2, ce qui ouvre des perspectives pour le développement de nouveaux analgésiques possédant moins d'effets secondaires. Pour terminer, nous avons examiné la synthèse de composés diazos en flux continu. A l'heure actuelle, ceux-ci sont peu utilisés dans l'industrie car ils présentent une certaine toxicité, une potentielle explosivité et une instabilité qui limite leur stockage. La chimie en flux continu constitue donc une alternative pour les utiliser, puisque leur synthèse, leur purification et leur mise en réaction se fait en continu sur de petites quantités à la fois et ne nécessite pas d'intervention de la part d'un opérateur. Ainsi, les risques présentés par la montée en échelle de la réaction de cyclopropanation précédemment développée sont fortement diminués. / The cyclopropane ring is present in many natural or non-natural bioactive compounds, whose biodisponibility and metabolic stability is increased by its structural rigidity. Besides, the fluorine atom displays singular properties due to its high electronegativity and its small size. This enables to modify the physico-chemical properties of molecules such as acidity, lipophilicity or solubility. As a consequence, fluorinated cyclopropanes represent interesting scaffolds since they combine the properties of cyclopropanes and fluorine atom. In this context, we were interested in the enantioselective synthesis of polyfunctionalized fluorinated cyclopropanes from fluorinated olefins and diazo compounds under rhodium catalysis. For this purpose, two types of diazo compounds were investigated: diacceptor and donor-acceptor. This methodology was further extended to the synthesis of chlorinated and brominated cyclopropanes. To highlight the versatility of these compounds, we then turned our attention to the synthesis of biorelevant targets, and more precisely aminoacids containing a fluorocyclopropane moiety. Indeed, their introduction into peptides could allow to modify their conformation and interactions with biological receptors. In that aim, the synthesis of an analogue of proline containg a fluorocyclopropane was developed. An analogue of leucine containing a fluorocyclopropane was also introduced in the minimum active sequence of neurotensin and shows a good selectivity for the NTS2 receptor. This opens up prospects for the development of new analgesics with less side effects. Finally, we examined the flow synthesis of diazo compounds. Nowadays, diazo compounds are scarcely used in the industry because they exhibit some toxicity, potential explosibility and instability, which restrict their storage. Flow chemistry may constitute an alternative to use them since their synthesis, purification and reaction is continuously made on small quantities at a time and do not require any manipulation from an operator. Hence, the hazards arising from the scale up of the cyclopropanation reaction are highly reduced.

Le motif SCF3 a suscité l'engouement de la communauté scientifique du fait de ses propriétés remarquables, dont sa capacité à augmenter la lipophilie des molécules le portant. Dans ce contexte, le développement de méthodes innovantes permettant son introduction directe sur divers substrats nous est apparu pertinent. Cette thèse traite premièrement de la proposition d'un réactif de trifluorométhylthiolation électrophile inédit, CF3SO2Cl. Il a aussi été démontré que par modulation des conditions opératoires, CF3SO2Cl pouvait jouer le rôle de source de SOCF3 électrophile. Deuxièmement, deux voies novatrices de synthèse novatrices permettant l'accès à des molécules SCF3 d'intérêt ont été élaborées: la trifluorométhylthiolation nucléophile de sulfamidates cycliques, pour l'obtention d'amines et d'acides aminés ω-SCF3 chiraux, et la trifluorométhylthiolation diastéréosélective électrophile d'oxazolidinones, pour la préparation d'alcools β-SCF3 énantiopurs ou d'acides α-SCF3 énantioenrichis. / The SCF3 moiety has recently raised the interest of the scientific community thanks to its remarkable properties, among which its ability to increase the lipophilicity of the molecules featuring it. In this context, developing innovative methodologies allowing its direct introduction onto various substrates appeared particularly relevant to us. Consequently, this PhD thesis first deals with the proposition of a new electrophilic trifluoromethylthiolation reagent, CF3SO2Cl. It was also proved that, by tuning the reaction conditions, CF3SO2Cl could also serve as a source of the SOCF3 motif. Secondly, two synthetic pathways allowing the isolation of interesting SCF3 species were elaborated: the nucleophilic trifluoromethylthiolation of cyclic sulfamidates for the generation of chiral ω-SCF3 amines and amino acids, and the diastereoselective electrophilic trifluoromethylthiolation of oxazolidinones for the preparation of enantiopure β-SCF3 alcohols and enantioenriched α-SCF3 acids.

The incorporation of the trifluoromethyl and perfluoroalkyl motifs into organic compounds has been a hot topic in synthetic organofluorine chemistry. There is a plethora of methods for the introduction of the CF3 moiety at carbon, oxygen and sulfur centers. In sharp contrast, methods for synthesizing N-trifluoromethyl and N-perfluoroalkyl compounds are very limited and new approaches are highly sought-after. The scarcity of these compounds prompted us to develop reagents capable of transferring the perfluoroalkyl unit to nitrogen atom. To fulfil this purpose, we have regarded azidoperfluoroalkanes as ideal reagents, therefore, this thesis is concerned with the synthesis and applications of these azides. The first part describes the preparation of azidoperfluoroalkanes. Upon activation by cesium fluoride, TMSCF3 transfers the trifluoromethyl group to an electrophilic azide to produce the desired azidotrifluoromethane. Longer carbon chain azidoperfluoroalkanes were prepared in a similar way, starting from the corresponding organosilane. A different synthetic strategy was applied for the preparation of azidopentafluoroethane where the perfluoroalkyl anion was generated from pentafluoroethane with n BuLi, followed by the addition of tosyl azide. The isolation of these fluorinated azides was...

Plant and animal wastes degrade in soils to form relatively stable humified compounds, which form ion complexes that affect the bioavailability of elements in the soil solution. Hydroponic studies with wheat and rice were conducted to characterize the effect of humic acid (HA) on phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), fluorine (F), and iodine (I) bioavailability. Ferrihydrite [Fe(OH)3] precipitation was greater on root surfaces without HA or synthetic chelates. Oxides such as ferrihydrite strongly adsorb P and provide exchange sites for metals. HA reduced this precipitate and increased P and Fe uptake. Humic acid had no effect on F toxicity in rice, where solution levels above 0.5 mM F inhibited growth. Data supported the hypothesis that in moderately acidic solutions (pH< 6), F uptake is primarily as HF rather than F. Doubling solution Ca caused a 10-fold increase in root surface CaF2 precipitates, but the additional Ca did not decrease F toxicity. Calcium levels above 1 mM caused HA to flocculate over time, but the addition of F reduced flocculation by competing with HA for Ca. The majority of shoot F was apparently associated with the middle lamella, suggesting that F may bind with phosphates and pectate-Ca. Organic matter promotes aqueous iodine (I2(aq)) reduction to I-, a less toxic species. HA reduced 12( aq) toxicity by 50%. In solutions without HA, 6.5 μM h(aq) was more toxic than 30 μM I-. Humic acid had no effect on I- uptake or toxicity, where I- and IO3- were toxic to rice at 10 and 100 μM, respectively. These data were used to model element cycling through plants in a regenerative human life support system for NASA 's Advanced Life Support program, where HA, P, Fe, F, and I from plant residues and human wastes are recycled to the crop production system.

Fluorine released from industrial operations is eventually deposited on the surface of the earth, intercepted by plants, or absorbed in open bodies of water. the term fluorine as used in this thesis will be considered to refer to fluorine in combined form. Industrial expansion has caused atmosphere pollution from fluorine in many parts of the United States. Utah County, Utah, is one of the affected area, and is the principal area of concern in this thesis. In the spring of 1951, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station initiated a broad investigation on soil, water, plant, and animal problems arising from fluorine atmospheric pollution. The study of the soil in the affected area is, part of the broader investigations jointly, conducted by the departments of Chemistry, Veterinary Science, Botany, and Agronomy_

Part I describes the preparation of a number of useful intermediates from the sultone F5SCHCF2OSO2 (1). These intermediates include the following: the ketene F5SC(SO2)=C=O (21), the unique sultone F4S=CCF2OSO2 (23), and various ionic intermediates of the form Y+ [F5SC(SO2F) COX]-. These intermediates play an important role in providing new pathways for preparing fluorosulfonic acid precursors. Fluorosulfonic acids are excellent candidates to improve the efficiency of environmentally safe fuel cells. It was possible to obtain new derivatives of 1 by various reactions of 21, 23 and the ionic intermediates, but it was not possible to introduce an alkyl substituent with either of the intermediates. Part II is concerned with the synthesis of SF5 containing epoxides as possible monomers. When polymerized, materials of high dielectric strength and high chemical resistance should be obtained. The reaction chemistry of one of the epoxides was investigated and it was found that all reactions studied were accompanied by the loss of the SF5 group. Thus, it was not possible to obtain any polymeric materials. Part III deals with the synthetic accessibility of SF$\sb5$ malonic esters and thence of SF$\sb5$ acrylic esters. These compounds should serve as building blocks in the synthesis of SF$\sb5$ containing pyrimidines. The CF3 analogue, 5-trifluoromethyl uracil, is used as an antiviral drug. In order to synthesize either SF5 malonic ester or 2-SF5 acrylic ester an SF5 group has to be introduced at a secondary carbon. A secondary SF$\sb5$ compound could be synthesized (F5SCH (COOC2H5) (CHBrOAc)) but could not be converted to the respective malonic ester F5SCH (COOC2H5) compound. Part IV describes the reactions and preparations of Parts I-III.