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<p>This thesis deals with the design of ligands for efficientasymmetric catalysis and studies of the conformation of theligands in the catalytically active complexes. All ligandsdeveloped contain chiral oxazoline heterocycles.</p><p>The conformations of hydroxy- and methoxy-substitutedpyridinooxazolines and bis(oxazolines) during Pd-catalysedallylic alkylations were investigated using crystallography,2D-NMR techniques and DFT calculations. A stabilising OH-Pdinteraction was discovered which might explain the differencein reactivity between the hydroxy- and methoxy-containingligands. The conformational change in the ligands due to thisinteraction may explain the different selectivities observed inthe catalytic reaction.</p><p>Polymer-bound pyridinooxazolines and bis(oxazolines) weresynthesised and employed in Pd-catalysed allylic alkylationswith results similar to those of monomeric analogues;enantioselectivities up to 95% were obtained. One polymer-boundligand could be re-used several times after removal of Pd(0).The polymer-bound bis(oxazoline) was also used in Zn-catalysedDiels-Alder reactions, but the heterogenised catalyst gavelower selectivities than a monomeric analogue.</p><p>A series of chiral dendron-containing pyridinooxazolines andbis(oxazolines) were synthesised and evaluated in Pd-catalysedallylic alkylations. The dendrons did not seem to have anyinfluence on the selectivity and little influence on the yieldwhen introduced in the pyridinooxazoline ligands. In thebis(oxazoline) series lower generation dendrimers had a postiveon the selectivity, but the selectivity and the activitydecreased with increasing generation.</p><p>Crown ether-containing ligands were investigated inpalladium-catalysed alkylations. No evidence of a possibleinteraction between the metal in the crown ether and thenucleophile was discovered.</p><p>A new type of catalyst, an oxazoline-containing palladacyclewas found to be very active in oxidations of secondary alcoholsto the corresponding aldehydes or ketones. The reactions wereperformed with air as the re-oxidant. Therefore, this is anenviromentally friendly oxidation method.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>asymmetric catalysis, chiral ligand,oxazolines, conformational study, allylic substitution,polymer-bound ligands, dendritic ligands, crown ether,oxidations, palladacycle.</p>

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This diploma thesis deals with the use of organocatalysis in an asymmetric allylic substitution reaction of Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates by aniline derivatives leading to enantiomerically enriched allylic amines. The first part of the thesis is focused on optimizing the reaction conditions in the organocatalytic reaction with respect to the yields and enantiomeric excesses of the products. In the second part of the thesis prepared enantiomerically enriched allylic amines are used in the cyclization step to give β-lactame cycles that serve as the key intermediates in the total synthesis of Ezetimib as is demonstrated in the final part of the diploma thesis.

This diploma thesis is focused on the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds based on organocatalytic allylic substitution using Baylis-Hillman carbonates. As selected substrates for the allylic substitution were chosen α-azidoketones such as azidoacetophenone, 2-azido-1-indanone and then heterocyclic compounds (N-phenylrhodanine and its derivate) belonging to the pharmaceutical privileged compounds. Other substrate for allylic substitution was allylmalononitrile. In addition, this thesis includes with synthesis of cyclic compounds based on the reaction of products of allylmalononitrile with B-H carbonates using olefin metathesis.

Ce travail de thèse porte dans un premier temps sur la synthèse de nouveaux sels d’azolinium chiraux précurseurs de carbènes N-hétérocycliques. Deux nouvelles familles de sels ont été préparées à partir de la L-proline. Nous avons pu caractériser les NHC issus de ces sels, par la formation des dimères, des thiones et des complexes de rhodium correspondants. Dans un second temps, ces nouveaux sels d’azolinium ont été évalués dans la réaction d’addition conjuguée de réactifs de Grignard sur des cétones α,β insaturées. Les résultats ont montré de très bonnes activités catalytiques, et de très bonnes régiosélectivités. Les énantiosélectivités obtenues sont encourageantes. Ensuite, ces catalyseurs ont été engagés dans la réaction de substitution allylique. Une bonne activité catalytique a aussi été observée malgré des régiosélectivités et des énantiosélectivités modérées. Enfin, ces sels ont été employés comme précurseurs de NHC pour la réduction asymétrique de cétones aromatiques par transfert d’hydrogène. Les complexes formés se sont montrés actifs mais non énantiosélectifs. / This work deals with, at first, the synthesis of new chiral azolinium precursors to N-heterocyclic carbenes. Two families have been prepared from the L-proline. The structures of some NHC dimmers, thiones and [Rh-NHC] complexes were characterized and confirmed by different analysis methods.Secondly, these new salts were evaluated in the conjugate addition reaction of Grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated ketones. The results obtained shown very good catalytic activity, excellent regioselectivity with moderate enantioselectivity. They were also involved in the allylic substitution reaction. Good catalytic activity was observed despite moderate regioselectivity and enantioselectivity. Finally, these azolinium salts were employed as NHC precursors for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones. The complexes proved to be active, but non enantioselective.

The use of small molecule building blocks in, for example, pharmaceutical research and new material development, creates a need for new and improved organic synthesis methods. The use of transition metals as mediators and catalysts opens up new reaction pathways that have made the synthesis of completely new compounds possible as well as greatly improved the synthetic routes to known compounds. Herein, the development of new metal-mediated and catalyzed reactions for construction of vinylic and allylic carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds is described.  The use of iodonium salts as coupling partners in Pd-catalyzed Heck type reactions with alkenes is shown to improve the current substrate scope. Results from a mechanistic study indicate that the reaction proceeds via high oxidation state palladium intermediates. The use of IIII reagents is also believed to facilitate a PdII/PdIV catalytic cycle in allylic silylation of alkenes using (SiMe3)2, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the first method developed for metal-catalyzed allylic C-H silylation. The same silyl-source, (SiMe3)2, has previously been used in a Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction in which allylic silanes are formed from allylic alcohols. A detailed mechanistic investigation of this reaction is described in which by-products as well as intermediates, including the resting state of the catalyst, are identified using 1H, 11B, 19F and 29Si NMR spectroscopy. Kinetic experiments are performed that give information about the turn-over limiting step and the mechanism of the analogous borylation using B2pin2 is also investigated. Insights from this study further made it possible to improve the stereoselectivity of this reaction. Additionally, a new method for Cu-mediated trifluoromethylation of allylic halides is presented in which linear products are formed exclusively from both linear and branched allylic substrates at room temperature.  Identification of allylic fluorides as by-products during the reaction also led to the development of a similar Cu-mediated reaction for the fluorination of allylic halides. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 4: Manuscript.</p>

By examining structure activity relationships for a given catalytic reaction it is possible to discover what ligand features and parameters lead to stable and highly active/selective catalyst systems. With this knowledge in hand it may be possible to rationally design next generation ligands and catalysts to affect improved substrate transformations, with higher selectivities and faster reaction times. The success of Burk's DuPhos ligands in asymmetric hydrogenation demonstrated that chiral phosphacycles can be a potent source of chiral induction, whilst in a similar vein the work of van Leeuwen and Kamer established the wide bite angle xanthene based ligands as excellent catalysts in a range of reactions including hydroformylation. In a preliminary study with Osborne they showed that combining these wide bite angle ligand backbones with Burk's phospholane moieties led to a new powerful ligand in asymmetric allylic substitution. To examine the potential of combining these two ligand features further we designed and synthesised nine new C2-symmetric bidentate wide bite angle bisphosphacyclic ligands, featuring phosphetane, phospholane or diazaphospholane rings, aiming at a wide diversity of steric and electronic properties. The application of these ligands as chiral auxiliaries in transition metal catalysed reactions, including; hydrogenation, hydrocyanation, hydroformylation and allylic alkylation has been investigated. Good to excellent enantioselectivities were observed in all reactions, with maximum ee's of 92.5% observed in hydrogenation, using N-(3,4-dihydro-1-napthalenyl)-acetamide as substrate, and of 96.2% in the alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate.

This thesis describes the synthesis of novel ligands that include enantiomerically pure acetal and oxazoline moieties. These ligands are utilised in a number of metalmediated asymmetric syntheses. All asymmetric acetals and pyridine based acetals are synthesised in good yield in a single step from their corresponding enantiomerically pure diols. C2 symmetric bisacetals are investigated as ligands in the organolithium and Grignard additions to benzaldehyde with promising results. C2 symmetric bisacetals and pyridine based acetals are tested for their ability to induce asymmetry in copper(l) catalysed cyclopropanation of styrene using ethyl diazoacetate and the lanthanide(lII) catalysed Diels-Alder cycloaddition involving Danishefsky's diene with little success. Enantiomerically pure phosphinooxazoline ligands are available in good yield in two steps from their corresponding enantiomerically pure aminoalcohols. Enantiomerically pure acetal substituted pyridines and phosphinooxazoline ligands are considered in the rhodium (I) catalysed hydrosilylation of ketones. Reaction conditions for the more successful phosphinooxazoline ligands are optimised. Using these ligands a range of enantiomerically enriched alcohols is presented in good yield and enantiomeric excess. Novel phosphinooxazoline ligands are applied to the palladium(O) catalysed allylic substitution reaction with excellent enantioselectivities of the substitution product.

A series of chiral phosphinoferrocene amides was prepared by the condensation either of 1'- (diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid (Hdpf) or its planar-chiral 1,2-isomers and amino acid methyl esters in the presence of peptide coupling agents. The resulting phosphinoamides were tested as ligands in Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate additions of diethylzinc to chalcones and in Pd-mediated asymmetric allylic substitution reactions of 1,3- diphenylallyl acetate with the respective nucleophile (alkylation, amination and etherification). The catalytic tests were focused on an optimization of the reaction parameters (solvent, temperature, base, metal/ligand ratio) and on survey of various substrates. Compounds based on Hdpf proved to be better ligands in both catalytic reactions than their planar chiral analogues. In order to rationalize the influence of the ligand structure on the reaction course and also to interpret the catalytic results, several model complexes were prepared and structurally characterized. Other three series of non-chiral complexes were prepared from the corresponding (η6 - arene)ruthenium(II) precursor and Hdpf-glycine conjugates; the neutral complexes of the type [(arene)RuCl2(Hdpf-Gly(R)-κP)] (arene = benzene, p-cymene, hexamethyl-benzene; R = OMe, NH2, OH) as well as two...