Thesis advisor: Amir Hoveyda / Chapter 1: A review of recent iron catalyzed cross coupling advances. Abstract: Herein, advances in iron catalyzed cross coupling from 2010-2015 are thoroughly reviewed. Newly developed protocols and the mechanistic work that has been conducted to gain understanding of these systems are discussed. Specific emphasis is placed on the techniques used for mechanistic investigations. Chapter 2: Cross coupling applications of pyridyl(diimine) iron complexes. Abstract: Versatile and redox noninnocent pyridyl(diimine) iron complexes were explored for catalytic ability in iron catalyzed cross coupling reactions. These complexes were found active for the coupling of benzyl halides and aryl Grignard reagents, producing moderate yields. Although active for the coupling of cyclohexyl chloride and aryl Grignard reagents, the catalytic ability of these complexes was not general for alkyl halides, and the majority of substrates readily underwent β- hydride elimination. Mechanistic studies indicated the role of PDIFe(I)Ph and PDIFe(0)(N2)2 as offcycle species. Additionally, these complexes were employed for the Suzuki-type coupling of alkyl halides with 1,1-bis(boronates), leading to the conclusion that the processes were instead base catalyzed. Chapter 3: Electronic structure analysis and catalytic applications of carbeno(diamidine) iron complexes. Abstract: Iron(II) pincer complexes carbeno(diamidine) iron dibromide [(CDA)FeBr2] and bis(N-heterocyclic carbene)pyridine iron dibromide [(CNC)FeBr2] were examined by magnetic circular dichroism and density functional theory studies to invesitgate the effect that NHC moieties have on electronic structure and bonding in tridentate pincer ligands. The increased Fe-C bonding and pincer-donating abilities that result from NHC incorporation have a direct impact on spin state and observed ligand fields. Additionally, the position of the NHC moiety on the tridentate ligand and the overall geometry of the molecule were found to effect the net donor ability of the pincers and the strength of the iron-pincer interactions. Three new variations of the CDA ligand were developed and evaluated for catalytic ability in olefin hydrogenation and atom transfer radical polymerization reactions. While iron CDA complexes were found to be mediocre catalysts for both transformations, a cobalt CDA dimer complex was developed that showed promising catalytic activity for olefin hydrogenation. Chapter 4: The direct functionalization of lactide. Abstract: In an effort to provide cyclic diesters that could generate useful and biodegradable polymers, the direct functionalization of lactide was pursued. Lactide undergoes ring opening under a wide range of conditions, and thus traditional methods used for the functionalization of lactones could not be employed here. Typical routes for the formation of cyclic diesters involve multi-step syntheses and low yielding cyclization reactions. Herein, C-H activation and soft enolization have been identified as promising avenues toward the direct functionalization of lactide. Palladium catalyzed C-H activation was not amenable for lactide, however, soft enolization techniques led to low yields of the desired functionalized product. / Thesis (MS) — Boston College, 2017. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.

The research presented within this thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis, characterisation, and analysis of a series of new compounds of platinum (II), with aims to produce compounds possessing switchable optical properties, and with potential applications as "smart-materials" for use as highly selective sensors.

This thesis is based on the development of novel catalytic reactions for the synthesis and application of organometallic reagents. The main focus is directed towards organoboronate derivatives. We developed an efficient procedure for converting allylic alcohols to the corresponding allylboronates using palladium pincer complexes as catalysts. The reactions were performed under mild conditions with high selectivity, allowing further one-pot transformations. Using this approach, a variety of stereodefined homoallylic alcohols and amino acid derivatives were synthesized via trapping of the in situ generated allylboronate derivatives with an appropriate electrophile. The synthetic scope of these types of multi-component reactions is broad as many different substrate allylic alcohols may be used together with various electrophiles. Several aspects of these reactions were studied, including different reagents, catalysts and electrophiles. Furthermore, we studied the possibility to use oxidizing reagents as an essential component in the functionalization of olefins. Two main strategies were utilized for these catalytic methods using palladium pincer complexes. The functional group was either transferred from the oxidizing reagent, or introduced via an oxidation-transmetallation route. We propose that both methods involve palladium(IV) intermediates thus expanding both the coordination sphere of palladium and the synthetic scope of pincer complex catalysis. / At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 11: In press.

Tridentate "pincer" ligands provide a unique balance of stability and reactivity in organometallic chemistry. The development of diarylamido-based PNP pincer ligands has led to many applications in catalysis, including the potential to facilitate unique chemical transformations at transition metal centers. The main objective of this thesis was to explore transition metal chemistry supported by the PNP pincer framework for both early and late transition metals. In Chapter I, the history behind the design and synthesis of pincer complexes is described. The advantages and disadvantages of various pincer ligands are reviewed to show the reasoning behind the synthesis of the PNP pincer framework. Chapter II discusses the synthesis of novel Hf and Ta complexes involving the PNP ligand. Reactions of (PNP)HfCl3 with large alkyl Grignards led to double alkylation and triple alkylation was achieved with methyl Grignard. (PNP)HfMe3 and (PNP)Hf(CH2SiMe3)2Cl displayed remarkably irregular coordination environments about hafnium, in contrast to the approximately octahedral structure of (PNP)HfCl3. (PNP)HfMe3 was found to be thermally stable at 75 degrees C, whereas thermolysis of (PNP)Hf(CH2SiMe3)2Cl under similar conditions led to a mixture of products. The major decomposition product is believed to be a Hf alkylidene complex on the basis of in situ NMR spectroscopic observations (e.g., delta 248.2 ppm in the 13C{1H} NMR spectrum). The reaction of (PNP)TaF4 with an excess of ethyl Grignard led primarily to the double alkylation product, (PNP)Ta(CH2CH3)2F2. Repeating this reaction in the presence of excess ethyl Grignard and dioxane resulted in the formation of an ethylene complex, (PNP)Ta(=CHCH3)(C2H4). In Chapter III, a C-C reductive elimination study is described comparing two pincer ligand scaffolds: Me(PNP) ligand and TH(PNP) ligand. The tied ligand has previously been found to be more sterically demanding than the untied ligand, which has allowed for faster N-C cleavage, faster oxidative addition and a more selective alkyne dimerization catalyst. This study reveals that the tied ligand complex, TH(PNP)Rh(C6H4CF3)(Ph), undergoes slower reductive elimination of p-Ph-C6H4CF3 (< 4% after 7 h at 38 degrees C; t1/2 = 7.7 h at 64 degrees C; t1/2 = 2.13 h at 75 degrees C) than Me(PNP)Rh(C6H4CF3)(Ph) (t1/2 = 15.6 min at 38 degrees C).

Kyoto University (京都大学) / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第17062号 / 工博第3611号 / 新制||工||1548(附属図書館) / 29782 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科物質エネルギー化学専攻 / (主査)教授 中村 正治, 教授 小澤 文幸, 教授 辻 康之 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当

La substitution des métaux nobles par des métaux de transition abondants et bon marché est un challenge majeur de ce siècle en chimie de synthèse. Récemment, les métaux abondants tels que le fer et le manganèse (1er et 3ème en abondance dans l'écorce terrestre) ont connu un essor remarquable en catalyse homogène, notamment en réduction. Les travaux de thèse ont portés sur le développement de nouveaux catalyseurs bien-définis efficaces du fer et du manganèse pour effectuer des réactions d'hydrogénation de dérivés carboxyliques, de réduction par prêt d'hydrogène et de déshydratation d'amides. / The substitution of noble metals by abundant and cheap transition metals is a major challenge of this century in synthetic chemistry. Recently, abundant metals such as iron and manganese (1st and 3rd in abundance in the Earth's crust) have seen remarkable growth in homogeneous catalysis, especially in reduction. The thesis work focused on the development of new well-defined efficient catalysts of iron and manganese to carry out reactions of hydrogenation of carboxylic derivatives, reduction by hydrogen and dehydration of amides.

Cette thèse décrit l'étude réalisée sur des complexes portant le ligand pince indendiide, incluant leur synthèse et caractérisation ainsi que leur activité en catalyse coopérative métal/ligand de cycloisomérisation d'acide alcynoïques et N-tosyl alkynylamides. Le premier chapitre fait un point bibliographique non-exhaustif du domaine de la catalyse coopérative métal/ligand, des premiers travaux précurseurs de Noyori sur les processus d'hydrogénation avec des complexes amido de ruthénium aux récents travaux de Milstein avec des complexes pince à base de pyridine déaromatisée. Le deuxième chapitre porte sur le développement de nouveaux complexes pince indendiide du Pd et leur application en catalyse coopérative métal/ligand. La modification structurale réalisée, remplacement des substituants Ph sur l'atome de phosphore par des iPr, visait à augmenter la robustesse des complexes et améliorer ainsi leur performance en catalyse. Deux nouveaux complexes ont été préparés et entièrement caractérisés (RMN, IR, DRX). Les premières évaluations d'activité catalytique ont en effet révélé une meilleure activité de ces nouveaux complexes comparés à leurs prédécesseurs, puisqu'ils sont capables de cycloisomériser de manière efficace les N-tosyl alkynyl amides. Une large gamme de substrats a été étudiée, incluant N-tosyl alkynyl amides linéaires non-substituées et substituées, d'autres à base de squelette phénylène, et même celles à alcyne en position interne. De manière générale, une majorité d'exo-lactames est formée avec des très bons rendements (~90%) sauf lorsque l'alcyne est en position interne, cas dans lequel l'endo-lactame est formée préférentiellement. Il est important de souligner que le résultat phare de ce chapitre est la préparation pour la première fois de methylène lactames à 7-chainons par cycloisomérisation. Malgré les avancées notables atteintes dans ce chapitre, la grand modularité des complexes pince étudiés permet d'espérer des améliorations du système catalytique. Ces améliorations sont présentées lors du troisième chapitre. Il s'agit ici de remplacer l'atome de Pd par le Pt. Les nouveaux complexes préparés ont été évalués dans la cycloisomérisation de acides alcynoïques et N-tosyl alcynyl amides et le meilleur d'entre eux a été identifié (dimère à groupement iPr sur l'atome de P). A nouveau une large gamme de substrats, acides et amides, a été étudiée faisant varier la taille de cycle et la position de l'alcyne. La stratégie s'est avérée fructueuse puisque de manière générale ce complexe de Pt s'est montré plus actif que l'équivalent à base de Pd. En particulier, ce complexe présente une activité remarquable pour la transformation d'alcynes internes et la formation de cycles à 6 et 7-chaînons. La connaissance approfondie du mécanisme de la réaction a conduit aussi à l'utilisation d'additifs donneurs de liaison H afin de favoriser la réaction de cyclisation. Grâce à l'utilisation du pyrogallol, la vitesse de réaction et la sélectivité 6-endo (vs 5-exo) et 6-exo (vs 7-endo) ont été améliorées de manière significative. Pour la première fois, une grande variété de d et e-lactones et lactames ont pu être préparées avec des très bonnes sélectivités et rendements. L'ensemble de ces résultats souligne les propriétés uniques de ces complexes pince indendiide et étend leurs applications catalytiques. / This work contributes to the study of new indenediide pincer complexes, including their synthesis, characterization, and finally their activity in metal-ligand cooperative catalytic cycloisomerization of a range of alkynoic acids and N-tosyl alkynylamides. The 1st chapter compiled a non-exhaustive bibliographical survey of the field of metal-ligand cooperation in catalysis, from the pioneering work of Noyori using amido-Ruthenium complexes for hydrogenation, to the recent work of Milstein with pincer complexes based in dearomatized pyridine. The 2nd chapter of this thesis is dedicated to the development of the newly-tuned Pd indenediide pincer complexes and their application in metal-ligand cooperative catalysis. A structural modulation, by varying the R substituents Ph at phosphorus with iPr, was performed in attempt to increase the robustness of the Pd pincer complexes and enhance thereby their catalytic performance. Thus, two novel complexes were successfully synthesized and fully characterized (NMR, IR, XRD). Initial study demonstrated a better performance of the new complexes than their predecessor, as the cycloisomerization of N-tosyl alkynyl amides can be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the N-tosyl alkynyl amide scope was extensively studied, from linear non-substituted C5-C7, then substituted, benzo-fused, and finally to internal alkyne ones. Eventually, a majority of exo lactams products, together with the unusual internal endo lactam can be prepared in excellent yields (most often 90 %). Note that the obtaining for the first time of 7-member ring methylene caprolactam via a cycloisomerization was pretty inspiring. Nevertheless, improvements for the current catalytic system remain. The 3rd chapter of this thesis is devoted to further modulation of the pincer complexes, in particular the switching of metal center from Palladium to Platinum. The newly-synthesized Pt complexes were evaluated in the cycloisomerization of N-tosyl alkynylamides and alkynoic acids, and the dimeric complex with iPr groups at the P atoms exhibited the best performance. The substrate scope was further extended to more challenging ones. In most cases, reactions were remarkably accelerated. Direct comparisons upon amides and acids bearing internal alkyne further indicated that the Pt complex outperformed its Pd analogue. In particular, the Pt pincer complex is extremely efficient for the formation of 6 and 7-membered rings. In light of in-depth understanding of the mechanism, several selected additives were employed as H-bond donor, to reinforce the cyclization. The reaction rate and selectivity for 6-endo (vs 5-exo) as well as 6-exo (vs 7-endo) cyclizations was greatly improved by using pyrogallol. For the first time, a large variety of d and e-lactones/lactams could be prepared with high selectivities and in very good yields. These results emphasize the unique properties of SCS indenediide pincer complexes and extend further their catalytic applications.

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