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La présence accrue de la chimie en flux continu dans les publications des dernières années a mené à un développement rapide de cette nouvelle technologie. La transposition de méthodes du ballon réactionnel au réacteur de chimie en flux continu permet au chimiste d’ajouter un outil à son répertoire, afin d’améliorer la productivité et le rendement dans la synthèse de composés d’intérêt. Bien que les réactions de Friedel-Crafts aient été déjà réalisées en chimie en flux continu, aucune méthode homogène robuste n’a été développée pour des composés dérivés du phénol. Les premières parties de ce mémoire portent sur le développement et l’optimisation des conditions réactionnelles de l’acylation de Friedel-Crafts en chimie en flux continu. Tout d’abord, une première méthode a été développée, en utilisant le chlorure d’aluminium et l’anisole. Cependant cette méthode est incompatible avec le phénol. Une deuxième méthode a été développée en utilisant l’acide méthanesulfonique comme acide de Brønsted et solvant réactionnel. Cette méthode est efficace et surtout compatible avec le phénol. Les dernières parties portent sur l’étendue de cette deuxième méthode. La méthode a été employée sur des dérivés du phénol, tels que les di- et tri-hydroxyphénols et des hydroxybicycles. D’autres cycles aromatiques, aussi bien activés que désactivés, contenant une fonction phénol ont aussi été testés. Par la suite, la méthode a été essayée avec des agents acylants différents, afin d’évaluer l’étendue de la réaction. / The increased presence of continuous flow chemistry in recent publications has led to rapid development of the technology. The transposition of methods from round-bottom flask to flow enables chemists to add a tool to their repertoire to improve productivity and yield in the synthesis of compounds of interest. Although Friedel-Crafts reactions have been explored in continuous flow, no robust homogenous method has been developed for phenol derivatives. The initial sections of the work focus on the development and optimization of reaction conditions for continuous flow Friedel-Crafts acylation. First, a method has been developed using aluminum chloride as a catalyst, and anisole for optimization purposes. This method is robust, but proved incompatible with phenols. A second method was then developed using methanesulfonic acid as both catalyst and reaction solvent. The method is effective and, more importantly, compatible with phenols. The final sections address the scope of this second method. The method was applied to various phenol derivates, such as di- and tri-hydroxyphenols and hydroxybicycles. Other aromatic rings, both activated and deactivated, containing a phenol function were also tested. The method was evaluated with different acylating agents, demonstrating the wide range of possibilities it offers.

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal. / Le présent travail s'inscrit dans le domaine de la libération contrôlée des médicaments. Un polymère naturel, la chitosane modifiée par acylation, fait l'objet de l'étude en tant que nouvel excipient pour la fabrication des comprimés à libération prolongée de principe actif. La chitosane est un polysaccharide préparé chimiquement à partir de la chitine par un traitement alcalin à haute température (Muzzareli, 1977). Elle ne possède pas la propriété de former un gel dans un milieu aqueux, cependant, lorsque les molécules de ce polymère sont substituées par des chaînes carbonées, cela génère des dérivés de chitosane capables de gonfler dans l'eau ou dans un tampon phosphate. Le mécanisme de gonflement du polymère substitué est dû à l'éloignement des macromolécules les unes des autres entraînant ainsi un espace diffusionnel. Une telle structure est appelée hydrogel. Les propriétés gélifiantes de ces dérivés de chitosane ont été mises à profit pour l'étude de la cinétique de libération des médicaments. La première section de ce mémoire est une revue des différentes formes à libération contrôlée. La deuxième section est divisée en deux parties : la première décrit la synthèse de trois dérivés de chitosane. Ces derniers sont caractérisés par leur capacité à former un gel en milieu aqueux. Dans la deuxième partie, les systèmes réservoir et matriciel ont été choisis comme modèle pour analyser l'influence du poids moléculaire du médicament ainsi que de la géométrie du comprimé sur la cinétique de libération. Pour déterminer le mécanisme de libération, on a utilisé l'équation de PEPPAS (Peppas, 1987) comme modèle mathématique afin d'interpréter les résultats expérimentaux.

Vu l’importance des molécules fluorées dans différents domaines et vu la réactivité engendrée par le 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-ynoate d’éthyle 1 lors des travaux antérieurs réalisés au laboratoire, nous avons décidé d’étudier le comportement de dérivé fluoré 1 vis-à-vis d’hydrure tributylétain sans l’emploi de catalyseurs ou d’additifs. Le but est d’accéder à de nouveaux synthons fluorés par voies originales.Après une étude préliminaire pour effectuer cette réaction d’hydrostannation dans les meilleures conditions, nous avons réalisé pour la première fois la synthèse totalement régio- et stéréosélective des vinylétains (Z)-2α et (Z)-2β par un simple choix de solvant et sans l’utilisation d’aucun additif. Ces résultats inédits et très encourageants, nous ont conduis à étendre cette stratégie à d’autres hydrures comme l’hydrure de diphénylphosphine et l’hydrure de triphénylgermane..Les vinylétains (Z)-2α et (Z)-2β- de configurations bien définies sont des réactifs de choix pour élaborer de nouvelles structures fonctionnelles trifluorométhylées. En effet, le couplage cupro-catalysé de ces vinylétains en présence d’une quantité catalytique de CuI (10 moles%) avec une variété de bromures d’allyles, de propargyles, d’aryles, de benzyles et d’alcynyles conduisent à une grande variété de composés fluorés jamais décrits dans la littérature.Les méthodes de synthèse développées dans ce travail sont originales et permettent la synthèse d’une grande famille de composés fluorés avec un moindre coût. / The development of a simple method to obtain perfluoroalkylated building blocks for their subsequent utilization in the synthesis of Rf-containing compounds is therefore essential to organofluorine chemistry. Perfluoroalkylated vinyl metals constitute an important class of these building blocks.In order to prepare a new perfluoroalkylated bulding blocks, we investigated transition metal-catalyzed-free hydrostannylation of ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-ynoate 1. The hydrostannylation took place smoothly in the absence of additive, providing regioselectively high yields of the corresponding α or β stannylated alkenoates depending on the nature of the solvent used. Indeed, we have demonstrated that the hydrostannylation of 1 in hexane provided the β-stannylated product with high regioselectivity (>95%) and excellent yield (>97%). Using methanol as solvent, total α-regioselectivity of the hydrostannylation of 1 was observed, providing α -tributylstannylacrylate as the sole regioisomer in a nearly quantitative yield.Theses new vinyltins reagents readily undergo copper (I) catalyst coupling reactions with various electrophiles as allyl, propargyl, benzyl and alkynyl bromides to provide good yields of the new corresponding acrylates esters bearing a β-trifluoromethyl group.This method provided a new efficient entry to this important class of compounds

Das Hämagglutinin (HA) des Influenzavirus ist post-translational durch S-Acylierung von drei Cysteinen modifiziert. Zwei davon befinden sich in seiner zytoplasmatischen Domäne (CD) und enthalten Palmitat und eines am Cytosol-zugewandten Ende der Transmembranregion (TMR) wird bevorzugt mit Stearat acyliert. Es wird vermutet, dass entweder die Aminosäureumgebung der Acylierungsstelle oder dessen Lage relativ zur Membran bestimmt welcher Fettsäuretyp angeheftet wird. Diese Acylierungstellen sind zudem essentiell für die Virusreplikation. Ob auch andere Aminosäuren der CD essentiell sind, ist nicht bekannt. Nach einem umfangreichen Sequenzvergleich zur Identifikation konservierter Aminosäuren wurden rekombinante Viren mit Aminosäureaustauschen in der Nähe der drei Acylierungstellen hergestellt. Diese Austausche enthielten Punktmutationen, Verschieben des TMR Cysteins in die CD sowie die Deletion der gesamten CD. Viren ohne CD und ein Austausch neben einem acylierten Cystein verhinderten die Virusreplikation. Eine konservative Substitution derselben Position, andere Austausche in TMR und CD sowie das Schieben des TMR-Cysteins in die CD dagegen beeinflussten das Viruswachstum nur schwach. Einige der mutierten Codons revertierten zur ursprünglichen oder einer neuen Aminosäure. Rekombinante Viren wurden in MDCK-Zellen und embryonierten Hühnereiern vermehrt und mittels Massenspektrometrie analysiert. Es wurden keine unteracylierten Peptide detektiert, und selbst die zwei Letalmutationen behielten die Acylierung. Punktmutationen beeinträchtigten nur mäßig den Stearat-Gehalt, wogegen die Verlagerung des TMR-Cysteins in die CD die Stearylierung praktisch eliminierte. Mehr Stearat wurde angeheftet, wenn humane Viren in Säugerzellen im Vergleich zu aviären Zellen angezüchtet wurden. Die Position einer Acylierungsstelle repräsentiert relativ zur TMR-Spanne das Hauptsignal der Stearylierung während der Sequenzkontext und der Zelltyp das Fettsäuremuster modulieren. / Influenza virus’s hemagglutinin (HA) is post-translationally modified by S-acylation of three cysteines. Two are located in its cytoplasmic tail (CT) and contain palmitate and one at the end of the transmembrane region (TMR) is acylated primarily with stearate. It is hypothesized that either the acylation site’s amino acid environment or its location relative to the membrane determines which type of fatty acid is attached. Additionally, these acylation sites are essential for virus replication. Whether other amino acids in the CT are required for virus replication, is not known. Based on a comprehensive sequence comparison to identify conserved amino acids, recombinant viruses with amino acid substitutions in the vicinity of HA’s acylation sites were created. These substitutions included point mutations, shifting of a TMR cysteine to the CT and the deletion of the entire tail. The truncated tail mutation and a substitution adjacent to an acylated cysteine disabled virus replication. In contrast, a conservative substitution at this position, other exchanges in TMR and CT and moving the TMR cysteine to the CT had only subtle effects on virus growth. Yet, some of the mutated codons reverted to the original or other amino acids. Recombinant viruses were propagated in MDCK cells and embryonated chicken eggs and analyzed by mass spectrometry. No under-acylated peptides were detected, even the two lethal mutations did not abolish acylation. Point mutations only moderately affected the stearate content, while relocating the TMR cysteine to the CT virtually eliminated attachment of stearate. More stearate was attached if human viruses were grown in mammalian compared to avian cells. Hence, the location of an acylation site relative to the TMR represents the principal signal for stearate attachment, while the sequence context and the cell type modulate the fatty acid pattern.

Triquentrinas A são produtos naturais marinhos com atividade biológica e alta complexidade estrutural. Estes fatores tornam estes alcaloides e compostos análogos, como os herbindóis, alvos para a síntese total e plataforma para o desenvolvimento de novas metodologias sintéticas. Nesta Dissertação de Mestrado, procurou-se completar a síntese estereosseletiva da (+)-cis-triquentrina A empregando-se intermediários sintéticos protegidos com o grupo benzila que poderão ser usados para a futura prospecção de novos compostos com atividade biológica. A rota proposta baseia-se na obtenção do ácido (S)-3-(1-benzil-4-etil-1H-indol-7-il)butanóico, um intermediário-chave já descrito por Silva e colaboradores no percurso da síntese total da (+)-trans-triquentrina A, e da finalização da síntese de acordo com a abordagem proposta pelo grupo de RajanBabu para conversão do análogo protegido com grupo tosila à (+)-cis-triquentrina A. A resolução enzimática do intermediário-chave com lipase de Pseudomonas cepacia imobilizada em terra diatomácea foi otimizada, resultando em rendimentos de 32% e 99% ee na metade do tempo descrito anteriormente. Na etapa-chave da síntese, o (S)-ácido foi submetido a uma acilação de Friedel-Crafts intramolecular na presença de anidrido trifluoroacético que produziu o produto de ciclização desejado com 40% de rendimento. Na etapa final da síntese, o intermediário sintético protegido com grupo benzila não pode ser convertido à (+)-cis-triquentrina A, empregando-se a metodologia desenvolvida para a redução do composto análogo tosilado, dada a diferença de reatividade imposta pela troca do grupo protetor. As etapas realizadas até o penúltimo intermediário sintético (S)-8, consta com 10 etapas e rendimento global de 1,3%. viii As diferenças eletrônicas e estruturais relacionadas a diferentes grupos protetores poderão ser refletidas em variações na atividade antiproliferativa de indóis relacionados a triquentrinas. Ainda no interesse de preparar moléculas para envio à análises de atividade antiproliferativa preparou-se um composto relacionado à síntese da trans-triquentrina A tendo como etapa-chave uma contração de anel mediada por I(III) em 21% de rendimento, cujo trabalho foi incluído nos anexos. / Trikentrins A are marine natural products with biological activity and high structural complexity. These factors make these alkaloids and analogous compounds, such as herbidoles, targets for total synthesis and platform for the development of new synthetic methodologies. In this Master\'s Dissertation, we attempted to complete the stereoselective synthesis of (+)-cis-trikentrin A using synthetic intermediates protected with the benzyl group that could be used for the future prospection of new compounds with biological activity. The proposed route is based on the preparation of (S)-3-(1-benzyl-4-ethyl-1H-indol-7-yl) butanoic acid, a key intermediate already described by Silva et al., in the course of total synthesis (+)-trans-triquentrin A, and the final part of the synthesis according to the approach proposed by the RajanBabus group for conversion of the protected analogue with tosyl group to (+)-cis-trikentrin A. The enzymatic resolution of the key intermediate with Pseudomonas cepacia lipase immobilized on diatomaceous earth was optimized, resulting in 32% yield and 99% ee in half the time described above. In the key step of the synthesis, the (S)-acid was subjected to an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride which yielded the desired cyclization product in 40% yield. In the final step of the synthesis, the synthetic intermediate protected with benzyl group couldnt be converted to (+)-cis-trikentrin A, employing the methodology developed for the reduction of the tosylated analogous compound, given the difference of reactivity imposed by exchange of the protective group. The steps carried out up to the synthetic intermediate (S)-8, consists of 10 steps and overall yield of 1.3%. Electronic and structural differences related to different protective groups may be reflected in variations in the antiproliferative activity of indoles related to trikentrins. A compound related to the synthesis of trans-triquentrin A having as its key step an I(III) mediated ring contraction in 21% yield was also prepared in the interest of preparing molecules for antiproliferative activity analysis, whose work was included in the appendix.

Esta tese tem como objetivo estudar a derivatização da celulose sob condições homogêneas, utilizando líquidos iônicos (LIs), em micro-ondas, através de um método simples e reprodutível. Foram estudadas três etapas: i) Síntese dos LIs, buscando otimizar seu preparo; ii) Efeitos da estrutura dos LIs sobre a dissolução de celulose; iii) Otimização da derivatização da celulose em LIs. Foi realizado um planejamento experimental para a otimização da síntese dos LIs, mostrando-se que o uso de solvente molecular como diluente não traz vantagens. Na dissolução de celuloses fibrosas em LIs, observou-se a importância das estruturas dos cátions e ânions destes. Estudou-se a influência de um solvente molecular, DMSO, na reação de derivatização de celulose em LIs e percebeu-se que o uso do mesmo não é vantajoso. Por fim, realizou-se um planejamento experimental da acetilação da celulose, mostrando-se quais fatores mais afetam esse processo: tempo de reação, razão molar de anidrido acético/celulose e temperatura / The work reported has the target of studying the acylation of cellulose under homogeneous reaction conditions. Imidazolium-based ionic Liquids (ILs) were employed as solvents, and the reaction was assisted by a microwave. These following processes have been studied: Optimization of the synthesis of ILs; ii) Effects of the structure of ILs on the dissolution of cellulose; iii) Optimization of cellulose acylation. Experimental design has been applied in order to optimize the synthesis of ILs. The use of DMSO as a diluent decreased the efficiency of the synthesis. Dissolution of cellulose (eucalyptus, mercerized eucalyptus and mercerized cotton) in several ILs has shown the importance of the counter-ion and the structure of the cation side-chain. The addition of DMSO decreased the amount of dissolved cellulose. Experimental design has been applied in order to optimize the acetylation of cellulose. Reaction time, molar ratio acetic anhydride/anhydroglucose unit, and cellulose concentration influenced the reaction outcome.

Esta tese tem como objetivo estudar a derivatização da celulose sob condições homogêneas, utilizando líquidos iônicos (LIs), em micro-ondas, através de um método simples e reprodutível. Foram estudadas três etapas: i) Síntese dos LIs, buscando otimizar seu preparo; ii) Efeitos da estrutura dos LIs sobre a dissolução de celulose; iii) Otimização da derivatização da celulose em LIs. Foi realizado um planejamento experimental para a otimização da síntese dos LIs, mostrando-se que o uso de solvente molecular como diluente não traz vantagens. Na dissolução de celuloses fibrosas em LIs, observou-se a importância das estruturas dos cátions e ânions destes. Estudou-se a influência de um solvente molecular, DMSO, na reação de derivatização de celulose em LIs e percebeu-se que o uso do mesmo não é vantajoso. Por fim, realizou-se um planejamento experimental da acetilação da celulose, mostrando-se quais fatores mais afetam esse processo: tempo de reação, razão molar de anidrido acético/celulose e temperatura / The work reported has the target of studying the acylation of cellulose under homogeneous reaction conditions. Imidazolium-based ionic Liquids (ILs) were employed as solvents, and the reaction was assisted by a microwave. These following processes have been studied: Optimization of the synthesis of ILs; ii) Effects of the structure of ILs on the dissolution of cellulose; iii) Optimization of cellulose acylation. Experimental design has been applied in order to optimize the synthesis of ILs. The use of DMSO as a diluent decreased the efficiency of the synthesis. Dissolution of cellulose (eucalyptus, mercerized eucalyptus and mercerized cotton) in several ILs has shown the importance of the counter-ion and the structure of the cation side-chain. The addition of DMSO decreased the amount of dissolved cellulose. Experimental design has been applied in order to optimize the acetylation of cellulose. Reaction time, molar ratio acetic anhydride/anhydroglucose unit, and cellulose concentration influenced the reaction outcome.

Hydroxytyrosol, 3,4-dihydroxyphenolethanol, a naturally occurring polyphenol most common in olive tree (Olea europaea), is one of the most effective member of the polyphenols family, because of its remarkable antioxidant activity, its ability to inhibit oxidation of low density lipids (LDL), and its protection against DNA oxidative damage. Hydroxytyrosol, which is widely used in cosmetics and food supplements industries, can be purchased as an olive oil extract that contains low concentration of hydroxytyrosol besides other polyphenols. The price and low natural abundance of hydroxytyrosol make alternative synthetic sources very attractive. In this research, a novel method for the synthesis of pure hydroxytyrosol from a commercially inexpensive precursor catechol was developed; this can satisfy the increasing market demand and provide a more economical alternative source for this valuable polyphenol.

Une série de peptides présentant un ou deux motifs hydroxamate a été synthétisée, l'étape clé étant la N-acylation sélective de N-hydroxy-dipeptides terminaux. L'atome d'oxygène du groupe hydroxyle peut servir de point d'ancrage pour une autre chaîne et donne ainsi accès à de nouveaux pseudopeptides. D'une part, l'acylation de N-hydroxy-peptides a été réalisée dans différentes conditions permettant l'introduction de groupements variés, en particulier des acides aminés. Il est possible d'allonger ces N-acyloxy-peptides dans toutes les directions, même si dans certains cas des réarrangements intéressants peuvent avoir lieu. D'autre part, une réaction d'alkylation dans les conditions de Mitsunobu a permis de greffer des groupements allyle et homoallyle sur des N-hydroxy-tripeptides, conduisant notamment à la préparation d'un hexapeptide bis insaturé qui peut être cyclisé via une réaction de métathèse.