et oxygène gazeux dans un électrolyte contenant principalement de la cryolithe (Na3AlF6) à ≈1000°C. Au fur et à mesure que l'aluminium liquide se forme, plus dense que le bain il se dépose au fond de la cuve d'électrolyse (la cathode) et peut induire des réactions secondaires qui vont influencer négativement l'efficacité du procédé comme la dissolution de l'Aluminium à l'interface Al/électrolyte et son transfert ultérieur dans l'électrolyte. Du fait de la température élevée et de la nature très corrosive et réactive de ces sels, la nature des espèces chimiques formées dans les bains en présence du métal fondu est difficilement accessible expérimentalement et les modèles proposés sont souvent controversés. C'est le but de l'étude décrite dans ce mémoire. Notre démarche s'est articulée selon deux directions : une approche " in situ " des bains fondus par RMN de 19F, 23Na et 27Al à haute température, suivie d'une caractérisation des phases solidifiées à température ambiante par microscopie ESEM, RMN MAS de 19F, 23Na et 27Al et DRX. Une étude par DSC a permis de suivre les modifications thermiques de la température ambiante jusqu'à 1050°C dans ces bains. Nous avons montré expérimentalement que, à haute température, le métal réagit fortement avec les bains riches en NaF par un enrichissement du bain en AlF3. L'évolution des déplacements chimiques des trois noyaux s'explique par la formation d'espèces aluminofluorées de types x AlFx −x = 3 ( 4,5,6) dans le liquide. Les analyses à température ambiante ont confirmé cet enrichissement et ont mis en évidence la présence de fines particules (<3μm) métalliques disséminées dans les bains. Dans le cas des fortes teneurs en AlF3, nous n'observons pas de réaction chimique entre le métal et le bain mais uniquement la présence de grosses particules d'Aluminium (≈ 30 μm) plus ou moins oxydées.

<p>Glycoconjugates are biologically important molecules with diverse functions. They consist of carbohydrates of varying size and complexity, attached to a non-sugar moiety as a lipid or a protein. Glycoconjugate structures are often very complex and their intricate biosynthetic pathways makes overexpression difficult. This renders the isolation of pure, structurally defined compounds from natural sources cumbersome. Therefore, to better address questions in glycobiology, synthetic glycoconjugates are an appealing alternative. In addition, synthetic methods allow for the preparation of non-natural glycoconjugates that can enhance the understanding of the influence of structural features on the biological responses.</p><p>In this thesis, synthetic methods for the preparation of glycoconjugates, especially glycolipid analogues, have been developed. These methods make use of solid-phase chemistry and are amenable to library synthesis of series of similar compounds. Solid-phase synthesis is a technique where the starting material of the reaction is attached to small plastic beads through a linker. This allows large excess of reagents to speed up the reactions and the sometimes difficult purifications of intermediate products are reduced to simple washings of the beads.</p><p>One problem with solid-phase synthesis is the difficulties to monitor the reactions and characterize the intermediate products. Gel-phase 19 F-NMR spectroscopy, using fluorinated linkers and protecting groups, is an excellent tool to overcome this problem and to monitor solid-phase synthesis of e.g. glycoconjugates. Two novel fluorinated linkers for the attachment of carboxylic acids have been developed and are presented in the thesis. These linkers can be cleaved with both acids of varying strengths and nucleophiles like hydroxide ions, and they are stable to glycosylation conditions. In addition, a novel filter reactor for solid-phase synthesis was designed. The reactor fits into an ordinary NMR spectrometer to facilitate the reaction monitoring with gel-phase 19 F-NMR spectroscopy.</p><p>The biological applications of the synthesized glycolipids were demonstrated in two different settings. The CD1d restricted binding of glycolipids carrying the monosaccharide α-GalNAc as carbohydrate could be detected on viable cells of mouse origin. CD1d is one of several antigen presenting molecules (the CD1 proteins) that presents lipids and glycolipids to circulating T-cells that in turn can initiate an immune response. The CD1 molecules are relatively sparsely investigated, and the method to measure glycolipid binding on viable cells, as described in the thesis, has the possibility to greatly enhance the knowledge of the structural requirements for CD1-binding.</p><p>Serine-based neoglycolipids with terminal carboxylic acids were used to prepare glycoconjugate arrays with covalent bonds to secondary amines on microtiter plates. Carbohydrate arrays have great possibilities to simplify the study of interactions between carbohydrates and e.g. proteins and microbes. The usefulness of the glycolipid arrays constructed in the thesis was illustrated with two lectins, RCA120 from Ricinus communis and BS-1 from Bandeiraea simplicifolia. Both lectins bound to the array of neoglycolipids in agreement with their respective specificity for galactosides.</p><p>Glycobiology is a large area of great interest and the methods described in this thesis can be used to answer a variety of glycoconjugaterelated biological questions.</p>

Glycoconjugates are biologically important molecules with diverse functions. They consist of carbohydrates of varying size and complexity, attached to a non-sugar moiety as a lipid or a protein. Glycoconjugate structures are often very complex and their intricate biosynthetic pathways makes overexpression difficult. This renders the isolation of pure, structurally defined compounds from natural sources cumbersome. Therefore, to better address questions in glycobiology, synthetic glycoconjugates are an appealing alternative. In addition, synthetic methods allow for the preparation of non-natural glycoconjugates that can enhance the understanding of the influence of structural features on the biological responses. In this thesis, synthetic methods for the preparation of glycoconjugates, especially glycolipid analogues, have been developed. These methods make use of solid-phase chemistry and are amenable to library synthesis of series of similar compounds. Solid-phase synthesis is a technique where the starting material of the reaction is attached to small plastic beads through a linker. This allows large excess of reagents to speed up the reactions and the sometimes difficult purifications of intermediate products are reduced to simple washings of the beads. One problem with solid-phase synthesis is the difficulties to monitor the reactions and characterize the intermediate products. Gel-phase 19 F-NMR spectroscopy, using fluorinated linkers and protecting groups, is an excellent tool to overcome this problem and to monitor solid-phase synthesis of e.g. glycoconjugates. Two novel fluorinated linkers for the attachment of carboxylic acids have been developed and are presented in the thesis. These linkers can be cleaved with both acids of varying strengths and nucleophiles like hydroxide ions, and they are stable to glycosylation conditions. In addition, a novel filter reactor for solid-phase synthesis was designed. The reactor fits into an ordinary NMR spectrometer to facilitate the reaction monitoring with gel-phase 19 F-NMR spectroscopy. The biological applications of the synthesized glycolipids were demonstrated in two different settings. The CD1d restricted binding of glycolipids carrying the monosaccharide α-GalNAc as carbohydrate could be detected on viable cells of mouse origin. CD1d is one of several antigen presenting molecules (the CD1 proteins) that presents lipids and glycolipids to circulating T-cells that in turn can initiate an immune response. The CD1 molecules are relatively sparsely investigated, and the method to measure glycolipid binding on viable cells, as described in the thesis, has the possibility to greatly enhance the knowledge of the structural requirements for CD1-binding. Serine-based neoglycolipids with terminal carboxylic acids were used to prepare glycoconjugate arrays with covalent bonds to secondary amines on microtiter plates. Carbohydrate arrays have great possibilities to simplify the study of interactions between carbohydrates and e.g. proteins and microbes. The usefulness of the glycolipid arrays constructed in the thesis was illustrated with two lectins, RCA120 from Ricinus communis and BS-1 from Bandeiraea simplicifolia. Both lectins bound to the array of neoglycolipids in agreement with their respective specificity for galactosides. Glycobiology is a large area of great interest and the methods described in this thesis can be used to answer a variety of glycoconjugaterelated biological questions.

Le protéasome 26S est une macromolécule impliquée dans la dégradation de la majorité des protéines cellulaires. Parmi ces protéines, il y a les différents régulateurs de processus cruciaux tels que les protéines responsables de la progression du cycle cellulaire, de l'apoptose, des réponses inflammatoires, de l'activation de NF-B, de la présentation antigénique et de la différenciation cellulaire. Par conséquent, les inhibiteurs du protéasome sont des agents thérapeutiques dans des pathologies tels que le cancer, l'inflammation et les maladies auto-immunes. En effet, les inhibiteurs du protéasome sont connus pour induire la mort sélective des cellules cancéreuses tout en les rendant plus sensibles aux autres traitements anticancéreux existants (chimiothérapie, radiothérapie...). L'objectif de notre laboratoire est de développer des inhibiteurs non covalents du protéasome de structures peptidomimétiques fluorés ou non fluorés, et de montrer l'intérêt du fluor en chimie médicinale. Mon projet de thèse s'inscrit dans ce cadre. Dans un premier temps nous avons mis en évidence la grande diversité et la quantité des inhibiteurs du protéasome montrant ainsi l'importance de cette macromolécule comme cible dans le traitement du cancer. D'ailleurs, deux de ces inhibiteurs sont utilisés dans le traitement du myélome multiple et du lymphome du manteau et, plusieurs composés sont en études cliniques pour différents cancers. Nous avons aussi mis en évidence le bénéfice apporté par l'incorporation de groupement fluoré sur une molécule bioactive en particulier dans les structures peptidomimétiques. En revanche, ce rappel bibliographique a aussi montré que les peptidomimétiques contraints et fluorés sont peu décrits dans la littérature et le seul exemple à notre connaissance est l'analogue contraint et fluoré de la substance P contenant le motif (Z)-fluoroalcène.La deuxième partie de ces travaux de thèse s'est focalisée sur la conception, la synthèse et l'évaluation biologique d'inhibiteurs originaux du protéasome. Nous avons mis au point une synthèse facile et efficace de pseudopeptides possédant les motifs α et β-hydrazino acides et le motif β-hydrazino acide trifluorométhyle (schéma 1). Ces molécules inhibent de manière efficace le site CT-L du protéasome du lapin avec une IC50 de l'ordre du submicromolaire. Nous avons ainsi démontré que l'activité biologique est maintenue en remplaçant un α-amino acide par un scaffold α ou β-hydrazino acide. La pharmacomodulation effectuée autour de ces motifs nous a permis d'établir des relations structure-activité. Nous avons aussi mis au point un modèle de docking assez fiable qui va nous permettre de prédire le potentiel inhibiteur de nos futures molécules.Enfin, nous avons déterminé l'IC50 de nos molécules en utilisant la technique du FABS en RMN du 19F. Schéma1: voies d'accès aux peptidomimétiques contenant les motifs α et β-hydrazino acide et le motif β-hydrazino acide trifluorométhyl.Ces travaux de thèses ont été complétés par une méthodologie de synthèse portant sur le développement de nouveaux synthons contraints fluorés dans le but de les incorporer dans nos inhibiteurs de protéasome. Les cyclopropanes trifluorométhyles ont été obtenus en utilisant la réaction tandem de Michael, addition nucléophile suivie de cyclisation avec une excellente diastéréosélectivité pour certaines réactions. Les cyclopropanes obtenus ont été fonctionnalisés en amino acides ce qui faciliterait leur incorporation dans nos pseudopeptides. Les N-aminoaziridines fluorés ont été synthétisés à partir d'oléfines fluorés et de précurseurs de nitrène en présence de diacétate d'iodobenzène (PhI(OAc)2. L'incorporation de ces nouveaux scaffolds dans la structure de nos inhibiteurs de protéasome est en cours de réalisation dans le laboratoire.

In this thesis the pH dependency of the coordination modes of lanthanide complexes with macrocyclic ligands based on 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane skeleton was studied. The cyclen-based ligand structures in this work contained three acetate and one aminoethyl group with a N-alkyl-N-methylphosphonate substituent, DO3AN(R)P, where R is an alkyle substituent on the nitrogen atom of the pendant arm (R = methyl, benzyl). Lanthanide complexes of a previously studied prototype ligand DO3ANP with secondary amino group (R = H) have shown interesting properties in the field of 31 P NMR imaging because of their various coordination properties, which allow in situ pH measurement. These complexes can also be used for monitoring the kinetics of the chemical exchange of the amino group proton in 1 H NMR imaging using the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST NMR). In this thesis, two new derivatives DO3ANMeP and DO3ANBnP were prepared in order to better understand the coordination modes changes in this ligand series. Also, their coordination behaviour with selected lanthanide ions was studied (Eu3+ , Gd3+ , Dy3+ , Yb3+ ). Based on a series of NMR and luminescence measurements, it was found out, that in acidic conditions the complexes containing DO3ANP motif bind a water molecule in their coordination...

The development of molecular receptors for anion recognition has become an important aspect of supramolecular chemistry. In this thesis, we focused our attention to the study of systems for fluoride recognition in water. Fluoride is indeed an anion of interest due to its implication in environmental and health related issues. Furthermore, its small size and high hydration energy make its recognition in water particularly challenging.<p>Most of the synthetic systems reported for fluoride recognition have been extensively studied in organic solvents (DMSO, acetonitrile) using tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) as the source of fluoride. In many cases, titra- tion behaviours are observed that cannot be ascribed to a classical 1:1 binding isotherm, deprotonation problems of Brønsted-Lowry acid type of receptors aside. In the first part of our thesis we investigated, using a uranyl-salophen re- ceptor which recognizes fluoride via Lewis Acide/Base interactions, the origin of the unusual titration behaviour. Via UV/vis, 19F and 1H NMR spectroscopies, we have been able to highlight that the equilibrium between the fluoride and the corresponding bihalide ion, HF−2 ,which is inevitably generated along with the hydroxide anion in situ due to trace amounts of water, can be at the ori- gin of this singular behaviour. Our results put to light that when undertaking titrations with fluoride in DMSO, the fluoride–bihalide equilibrium can affect the data and that the latter species can even be the dominating species at low TBAF concentrations. When varying the solvent from DMSO to acetonitrile, the s-shape titration curves observed by UV/vis are no longer observed for the uranyl-salophene receptor that we studied. The fluoride-bifluoride equilibrium is still present but both of the anions generated in this process are recognised by the uranyl-salophene receptor with similar affinity constants above 10^6 M−1.<p>The second part of our work was devoted to finding ways to solubilize anion receptors that are efficient in organic solvents, into an aqueous environment. Two approaches were investigated: (i) grafting of the receptors onto silica nanoparticles and (ii) the micellar incorporation of the receptors. For the first strategy, we developed two silylated urea-based receptors. These receptors were first studied in organic solvents (DMSO and/or acetonitrile) where they showed selectivity, among halides, towards fluoride. Once grafted on the silica nanoparticles, due to the fact that hydroxyl groups and solvent molecules are present in the silica matrix, fluoride recognition was not possible.<p>We explored it with different simple H-bond based urea receptors in the second srategy. With the cationic surfactants, cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and bromide, the counter-ions of the micelles interfere with the fluoride recognition. With the neutral surfactant triton X-100, the incorporation of the anion receptors proved to be difficult. Moreover, the variations observed in the UV/vis spectra upon titrations were too small to be able to make any conclusions about fluoride recognition. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

In this doctoral thesis we describe a series of stimuli-responsive polymers which could be used as diagnostic tools or as smart drug delivery systems with simultaneous diagnosis (theranostics). All hereby mentioned polymers are thermoresponsive copolymers of (N-2,2-difluoroethyl)acrylamide exhibiting lower critical solution temperature in aqueous milieu. This means that they are water-soluble at low temperature while when heated above a certain temperature, they self-assemble into nano- or macro- sized assemblies. Because of the high concentration of fluorine atoms, all these polymers could be used as 19 F MRI tracers. We designed multiple different thermoresponsive, thermo- and pH-responsive, thermo-and reactive-oxygen-species-responsive polymers that could find numerous discussed applications in human medicine. We investigated their physico-chemical properties with 1 H and 19 F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), elemental analysis, dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), small angle neutron scattering (SANS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and turbidimetry. After the physicochemical optimization of the parameters for the selected applications, their biocompatibility was tested in vitro. Several promising polymers were tested in vivo...

Une nouvelle famille de complexes de difluorure de bore photosensibles est développée. Elle est basée sur des structures moléculaires contenant une unité β-dicétone à conjugaison électronique π.La grande variété de groupements aromatiques et la nature donneur ou accepteur d'électrons des différents substituants permet l'élaboration de systèmes électroniques donneur-accepteur-donneur d'électrons (D1-A-D1) et donneur-accepteur (D2-A).L'absorption électronique de cette famille de molécule se situe dans la partie visible du spectre électromagnétique et une partie du spectre ultraviolet, et est caractérisée par une bande d'absorption π-π* intense avec des coefficients d'absorption molaire supérieurs à 50 000 M-1cm-1.L'émission de fluorescence couvre une plage spectrale qui va du visible au proche infrarouge avec des rendements quantiques de fluorescence en solution relativement élevés pouvant atteindre 62 %.En fin, cette famille de molécule est photochimiquement stable et est, contrairement à d'autres familles de complexes de difluorure de bore, chimiquement très stable en solution.Mots-clés : Difluorure de bore, β-dicétone, matériaux π-conjugués, luminescence, fluorescence stationnaire et résolue dans le temps (TRES), synthèse organique, RMN-19F dynamique, complexes & colorants fluorescents, curcumine & curcuminoide, complexe BF2, photophysique. / A new photosensitive family of boron difluoride complex is developed. It is based on π-conjugated molecular structures containing β-diketonates unit.The wide variety of aromatic groups and the nature of donor or electron acceptor of the different substituents allow the development of electron donor-acceptor-donor (DAD) and donor-acceptor (DA) electronic systems.The electronic absorption of this family of molecules is in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum and a portion of the ultraviolet spectrum, and is characterized by an intense π-π* absorption band with molar absorption coefficient greater than 50 000 M-1.cm-1.The fluorescence emission covers a spectral range going from visible to near infrared, with relatively high fluorescence quantum yields of up to 62 % in solution.This new material family is photochemically stable and, unlike some other families of boron difluoride complexes, chemically very stable in solution.