This thesis describes the development of a more economical catalytic system for the N-alkylation of amines by “borrowing hydrogen” and its application in the synthesis of a variety of amines including the dopamine agonist Piribedil and the antihistamine agents Antergan and Tripelennamine. <b>Chapter 2</b> describes the development of the ruthenium-catalysed N-alkylation of primary amines with primary alcohols by “borrowing hydrogen”. <b>Chapter 3</b> describes the application of the ruthenium-catalysed N-alkylation of secondary amines with primary alcohols by “borrowing hydrogen”. The ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of dimethylamines by “borrowing hydrogen” is also described and a mechanistic proposal for the N-alkylation of alcohols with amines has been proposed. <b>Chapter 4</b> describes the role of amines in pharmaceuticals and the ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of Piribedil, Antergan and Tripelennamine by “borrowing hydrogen”.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Pharmacie. Chimie thérapeutique : Nantes : 2008. / Bibliogr.

The C-H amination and olefin aziridination chemistry of iron supported by dipyrromethene ligands (RLAr, L=1,9-R2-5-aryldipyrromethene, R = Mes, 2,4,6-Ph3C6H2, tBu, Ad, 10-camphoryl, Ar = Mes, 2,4,6-Cl3C6H2) was explored. The weak-field, pyrrole-based dipyrrinato ligand was designed to generate an electrophilic, high-spin metal center capable of accessing high valent reactive intermediates in the presence of organic azides. Isolation of the reactive intermediate in combination with a series of mechanistic experiments suggest the N-group transfer chemistry proceeds through a rapid, single-electron pathway and maintains an overall S=2 electronic configuration throughout the catalytic cycle. We have established the catalysts' strong preference for allylic amination over aziridination with olefin containing substrates. Aziridination is limited to styrenyl substrates without allylic C-H bonds, while allylic amination has been demonstrated with both cyclic and linear aliphatic alkenes. Notably, the functionalization of &alpha-olefins to linear allylic amines occurs with outstanding regioselectivity. / Chemistry and Chemical Biology

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第21780号 / 工博第4597号 / 新制||工||1716(附属図書館) / 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 大江 浩一, 教授 村田 靖次郎 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM

The impact of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) as ligands for transition metal catalysis has been rigorously investigated since their isolation by Arduengo in 1991. NHCs have become abundant in late-transition metal chemistry. This is attributed to NHCs being stronger sigma-donors than even the strongest phosphine analogues, thus constructing a transition metal-NHC complex with improved stability, catalytic reactivity, and selectivity. Additionally, pincer ligands have become recognized as an important class of ligands for transition metal complexes. The unique steric and electronic tunability of pincer ligands has resulted in pincer-transition metal complexes being exploited as catalysts for a multitude of transformations. Both ligand classes, NHC and pincer, have been reported as stable organometallic catalysts that demonstrate high catalytic activity. The combination of these two ligand systems by incorporation of NHCs into pincer ligands has attracted considerable attention. NHC pincer systems have been reported as stable organometallic catalysts that demonstrate high catalytic activity. The expansion of -NHC ligand precursor methodologies and application of the newly reported methodologies in order to diversify -NHC ligand architectures is reported. Extension of the amine elimination methodology yielded unsymmetrical NHC Ta pincer complexes. Studies on the manipulation of the previously reported symmetrical -NHC pincer Ta complex’s coordination sphere to synthesize a rare Ta diimido complex with unique reactivity towards advantageous proton sources and oxidative amination of aminoalkenes are also expanded upon. These next generation catalysts developed from these architectures may prove useful in catalyzing a broad array of transformations not previously accessible through the four standard NHC containing pincer ligand architectures.

Ce travail s'inscrit dans le cadre de la chimie des carbènes N-hétérocycliques (NHC) et s'articule autour de la fonctionnalisation directe de l'hétérocycle des l'imidazol-2-ylidènes par substitution formelle d'un ou deux groupements diméthylamino. Deux nouvelles catégories de NHCs ont d'abord été obtenues par cette stratégie, dénommées 4-(diméthylamino)imidazol-2-ylidène IArNMe2 et 4,5-bis(diméthylamino)imidazol-2-ylidène IAr(NMe2)2. Les sels d'imidazolium précurseurs de ces NHCs, à savoir le triflate de 4-(diméthylamino)imidazolium (IArNMe2)·HOTf et le triflate de 4,5-bis(diméthylamino)imidazolium (IAr(NMe2)2)·HOTf, ont été synthétisés en couplant la formamidine disubstituée correspondante avec le N,N-diméthyl-chloroacétamide et le 1,2-dichloro-1,2-bis(diméthylamino)éthylène généré in situ respectivement. La quantification des propriétés électroniques des deux nouveaux NHCs a été réalisée à l'aide des complexes de type [Rh(IMes(NMe2)xCl(CO)2], montrant que la donation électronique des ligands NHCs augmente séquentiellement par la décoration avec un ou deux groupements diméthylamino, tandis que les propriétés de p-rétrodonation des NHCs ne sont que légèrement influencées. Par la suite, les complexes de palladium Pd-PEPPSI-IPrNMe2 et Pd-PEPPSI-IPr(NMe2)2 (PEPPSI : Pyridine Enhanced Preparation Purification Stabilization and Initiation) ont été préparés par des voies de complexation classiques. Les propriétés stériques des ligands a été évaluée par la mesure du pourcentage de volume occupé (%Vbur), et il est apparu que les propriétés stériques de ces deux nouveaux ligands NHCs sont également accrues. Les activités catalytiques des deux pré-catalyseurs ont été évaluées en amination de type Buchwald-Hartwig et comparées avec celle de la référence Pd-PEPPSI-IPr. Le pré-catalyseur Pd-PEPPSI-IPr(NMe2)2 s'est révélé le plus actif en amination des chlorures d'aryle à température ambiante. Il constitue également le catalyseur Pd-NHC le plus efficace et le plus général connu à ce jour en permettant de réaliser l'amination des chlorures d'aryle avec une charge de catalyseur très faible (jusqu'à 50 ppm), ou à l'aide d'une base faible telle que le carbonate de césium, et même d'activer les tosylates d'aryle, substrats beaucoup plus difficiles que les chlorures d'aryle . Afin de rationaliser au mieux les effets observés en catalyse en termes de propriétés stéréoélectroniques des ligands NHCs, le squelette arrière aminé des imidazol-2-ylidènes a été dérivatisé plus avant, soit en augmentant la contrainte stérique du groupe NMe2 dans IAr(NMe2) en ciblant le ligand IAr(NiPr2), soit en remplaçant formellement un des groupes amino par un groupe éléctro-attracteur tel un halogène dans le ligand IAr(NMe2)2. Alors que le sel d'imidazolium (IArNiPr2)·HOTf a été synthétisé suivant la même méthode que (IArNMe2)·HOTf, l'halogénation oxydante du squelette d'arrière de (IArNMe2)·HOTf par du NCS ou du NBS a donné les sels (IArNMe2, X)·HOTf avec de très bons rendements dans des conditions très douces. Il convient de noter que cette réactivité originale a été également observée sur les complexes de rhodium(I) et le palladium(II) du ligand IAr(NMe2). Les influences électroniques et catalytiques de ces modifications ont été étudiées de la même façon. / This work is incorporated within the framework of the chemistry of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) and aims at functionalizing the skeleton of imidazol-2-ylidenes by attachment of one or two amino groups. Two new NHC classes were first obtained by this strategy, namely the 4-(dimethylamino)imidazol-2-ylidene IArNMe2 and the 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)imidazol-2-ylidene IAr(NMe2)2. The synthesis of the precursors of these NHCs, the 4-(dimethylamino)imidazolium triflates (IArNMe2)·HOTf and the 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)imidazolium triflates (IAr(NMe2)2)·HOTf is based on the coupling between the corresponding disubstituted formamidine and either an a-chloroacetamide for the mono-amino derivative or a reactive dichlorodiaminoethene for the bis-amino analogue. The electronic properties of the resulting new NHCs ligands have been studied by measurement of their Tolman Electronic Parameter (TEP) values obtained from the IR spectra of the complexes [Rh(IMesXY)Cl(CO)2] and by 77Se NMR spectroscopy of their corresponding selenoureas [(IMesXY)=Se]. It was shown that the electronic donation of the carbenic carbon sequentially increases by decoration with one or two amino groups respectively whereas the p-accepting properties of the NHC are only slightly or even not affected by the adjunction of the NMe2 groups on the imidazolyl backbone. Later, the synthesis of the two new PEPPSI-type palladium pre-catalysts PEPPSI-Pd-IPrNMe2 and Pd-PEPPSI-IPr(NMe2)2 were successfully achieved. From the calculated the percent buried volume %Vbur which is related to the steric properties of the two supporting NHC ligands, it appeared that grafting one amino group onto the backbone already leads to significant improvement of steric congestion while the second amino only results in a slight increase of the steric issue. The catalytic efficiencies of both pre-catalysts were evaluated in the benchmark Buchwald-Hartwig amination and compared with this of the reference PEPPSI-Pd-IPr. The bis-aminated pre-catalyst Pd-PEPPSI-IPr(NMe2)2 was shown to be the most active and stable pre-catalyst, and it was shown to be also highly efficient in more challenging amination reaction. It indeed allows to carry out the amination of aryl chlorides at low catalyst loadings or by using a mild base such as cesium carbonate, and even to activate the aryl tosylates, which are more difficult substrates than aryl chlorides. In order to study the critical stereoelectronic properties of the NHC ligands for the efficiency of the corresponding catalysts, further derivatization of the heterocyclic backbone was carried out, either by increasing the bulkiness of the mono-amino group from dimethylamino to diisopropylamino group to generate the carbene IArNiPr2, or by formally replacing one dimethylamino group by an halogen X in the bis-aminoimidazo-2-ylidene to give the carbenes IArNMe2,X. While the imidazolium salts (IArNiPr2)·HOTf was synthesized following the same method as (IArNMe2)·HOTf, the oxidative halogenation of the backbone of (IArNMe2)·HOTf with a N-halosuccinimide afforded (IArNMe2,X)·HOTf in good yields under very mild conditions. Noteworthy, this original reactivity was also observed on the rhodium and palladium complexes of this ligand.

published_or_final_version / Chemistry / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

This thesis details the attempt to design and synthesis a range of ligands and organocatalysts based on a common backbone design. Initial results were promising with a number of ligands being generated from our common C2-symmetric backbone. Unfortunately none of the molecules synthesises gave promising results in test reactions. Variations on the initial design also failed to give any encouraging results. More positively, work on phosphorus-nitrogen (P,N) ligands was successful, with a number of different ligands being synthesised and metal complexes prepared. Pleasingly we were able to obtain X-ray crystallography of one of these complexes indicating that the ligand was complexed to the metal via the phosphorus moiety. Work using the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction for coupling aryl bromides to both 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline was successful, with methodology being developed which we believe can be applied to the synthesis of Ancistrocladinium A. In particular the coupling between 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1-bromonaphthalene afforded us the full carbon skeleton of the ring system of the natural product in one step, from which we were able to generate the iminium salt. We also investigated an alternative route for the synthesis of Ancistrocladinium A achieving atropoisomerism. Experimental data is provided in chapter three, and all X-ray crystallography structures reported in chapter two are provided in the appendix.

<p>The wide presence of C-N bonds in biologically and pharmaceutically important compounds continues to drive the development of new C-N bond-forming transformations. Among the different strategies, electrophilic amination is an important synthetic approach for the direct formation of C-N bonds. Compared to electrophilic amination of organometallic reagents, direct amination of C-H bonds will provide a potentially more effective route towards C-N bond formation. Towards this, we proposed an electrophilic amination of C-H bonds via their reactive organometallic surrogate intermediates. Specifically, we are interested in organozinc intermediates and their in situ formation from C-H bonds. </p><p>This dissertation reports our development of direct amination of various C-H bonds using a H-Zn exchange/electrophilic amination strategy as a rapid and powerful way to access a variety of functionalized amines. We were able to achieve C-H zincation using strong and non-nucleophilic bases Zn(tmp)2 or tmpZnCl*LiCl and subsequent electrophilic amination of the corresponding zinc carbanions with copper as a catalyst and O-benzoylhydroxylamines as the electrophilic nitrogen source. With such a one-pot procedure, the synthesis of various amines from C-H bonds has been achieved, including alpha-amination of esters, amides, and phosphonates. Direct amination of heteroaromatic and aromatic C-H bonds has also been developed in good to high yields. It is important to note that mild reactivity of organozinc reagents offers a good compatibility with different functional groups, such as esters, amides, and halides. </p><p>Success in developing direct and efficient syntheses of these various amines is highly valuable. These new amination methods will greatly expand the chemical diversity and space of available amine skeletons, and will contribute to future advances in material science, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.</p> / Dissertation

Chiral amines are ubiquitous functionalities found in the architecture of the natural world and have been embedded into materials, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and bioactive natural products. However, limited approaches are accessible for the construction of an enantioenriched tertiary or quaternary-containing amine. This thesis describes the development of new methodologies for the synthesis of 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycle and 1,2-diamine compounds. Chapter one describes the application of dynamic kinetic asymmetric amination (DYKAT) of branched allylic acetimidates in the synthesis of 2-alkyldihydrobenzoazepin-5-ones. These 7-membered-ring aza-ketones are generated in good yield with high enantiomeric excess through sequential rhodium-catalyzed allylic amination with 2-amino aryl aldehydes followed by intramolecular olefin hydroacylation of the resulting alkenals. This two-step procedure is efficient, straightforward and convenient for the enantioselective preparation of these ring systems. In Chapter two, we further extended the methodology towards the allylic amination of racemic secondary and tertiary allylic trichloroacetimidates possessing β-nitrogen substituents, and proximal nitrogen-containing heterocycles, using the DYKAT transformation to provide branched allylic 1,2-diamines with high enantioselectivity. The catalytic system is versatile in the synthesis of 1,2-diamines possessing two contiguous stereocenters, with excellent diastereoselectivity. Additionally, the nitrogen-containing heterocycles suppress competing vinyl azirdine formation, allowing for the high enantioselective syntheses of 1,2-diamines possessing tertiary and quaternary centers. Chapter three gives a very brief outlook on our efforts in rhodium-catalyzed amination strategy in providing access to a variety of enantiopure α-fluoromethylated allylic amines.