Plusieurs complexes de salphen à base de métaux transition (Cr, Co, Fe) ont été synthétisés et utilisés comme catalyseurs pour la copolymérisation d’époxydes avec du monoxyde de carbone (CO), des anhydrides ou du dioxyde de carbone (CO2). De nouveaux complexes à base de Zn, Al, Mg ont également été testés pour la copolymérisation d’époxydes avec CO2.La partie première s’intéresse principalement à la copolymérisation d’oxyde de propylène avec du monoxyde de carbone. Le complexe salphen de chrome et Co2(CO)8 ont été utilisées comme catalyseurs. Quel que soit le complexe utilisé, il a été observé une faible activité et les produits de carbonylation attendus (polyester et lactone) ont été obtenus en faible quantité. En revanche, la combinaison in-situ de ces deux catalyseurs a montré une activité supérieure. Cela a conduit à la formation de la lactone cyclique (β-butyrolactone) et de poly(ester-co-éther) de faible masse molaire, ce qui marque une faible compatibilité de ces complexes.La partie suivante traite de la copolymérisation d’époxydes avec des anhydrides catalysée par des complexes de salphen à base de chrome et fer ou d’une base organique simple. Les complexes utilisés sans co-catalyseur ont été inactifs, mais la combinaison avec la base organique (PPNCl) comme co-catalyseur a conduit à la copolymérisation alternée des deux monomères, produisant des polyesters avec des masses molaires jusqu’ à 10 kg.mol-1 et une faible dispersité. PPNCl s’est révélée être la base la plus efficace pour la copolymérisation alternée des époxydes et des anhydrides. Les bases organiques simples utilisées seules ont aussi permis l’obtention de polyesters, mais avec des temps de polymérisation cinq fois plus longs.Enfin, la troisième partie présente la copolymérisation des époxydes avec CO2 en présence de complexes salphen de Cr ou de Co. Les complexes salphen cobalt ont été significativement plus efficaces pour la copolymérisation de l’oxyde de propylène (PO) ou de l’oxyde de cyclohexène (CHO) avec CO2 que leurs homologues à base de chrome. Les polycarbonates obtenus avec les complexes de cobalt ont plus de 99% d’unités carbonate, des masses molaires allant de 10 à 35 kg.mol-1 et une faible dispersité. Les études cinétiques ont permis de montrer que la polymérisation est contrôlée. Des analyses par spectrométrie de masse MALDI-TOF ont permis de vérifier la microstructure et le mécanisme d’activation. Toutefois, pour la copolymérisation de PO avec CO2, les complexes salphen cobalt ont une activité plus faible (100-450 h-1) ainsi qu’une sélectivité en polycarbonate moindre (40-90%) que les complexes salen cobalt. Une sélectivité de 100% vers la synthèse de polycarbonate a néanmoins pu être obtenue lors de la copolymérisation de CHO avec CO2. Enfin, les complexes β-diminate, ketiminate et aminidate d’Al, Zn et Mg utilisés pour la copolymérisation d’époxydes avec CO2 se sont révélés décevants car présentant une activité très faible et seuls des homopolyéthers ont été obtenus. / A series of salphen complexes based on Cr, Co and Fe was synthesized and used as catalysts in ring-opening copolymerization of different substrates: (i) epoxides with carbon monoxide (CO), (ii) epoxides with anhydrides and (iii) epoxides with carbon dioxide (CO2). Additionally, a screening of catalytic activity for the last substrate was performed with novel Zn, Al and Mg non-salen based complexes.The first part of the Thesis deals with the copolymerization of propylene oxide with carbon monoxide using asymmetric salphen chromium complex and Co2(CO)8 in order to prepare a synthetic equivalent of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) otherwise accessible by fermentation of various substrates. Very poor catalytic performances towards carbonylated products (PHB or β-butyrolactone (BBL)) were observed with any of the two complexes. The combination of both salphen chromium and Co2(CO)8 complexes led to increased formation of BBL. Low molar mass poly(ester-co-ether) was only prepared, suggesting a poor compatibility of selected complexes.The second part of the work is focused on the copolymerization of epoxides with anhydrides catalyzed by salphen chromium or iron complexes combined with simple organic bases as cocatalysts. Salphen complexes alone were almost inactive, while in the presence of bis(triphenylphosphineiminium)chloride (PPNCl) they afforded highly alternating polyesters with molar mass up to 10 kg.mol-1 and low dispersity. Surprisingly, organic bases alone afforded similar, highly alternating polyesters at five-time lower polymerization rate. PPNCl was found to be an effective catalyst for the highly alternating copolymerization of various epoxides and anhydrides.The last part of our investigations refers to the copolymerization of epoxides with CO2 using salphen chromium and especially salphen cobalt complexes. Cobalt catalysts were significantly more active in propylene oxide (PO)/CO2 and cyclohexene oxide (CHO)/CO2 copolymerization compared to their chromium analogues. Highly alternating polycarbonates (> 99%) with low dispersity and molar mass 10-35 kg.mol-1 were prepared by salphen cobalt complexes. Kinetic studies showed that these polymerizations are controlled and MALDI-TOF MS analysis was used for initiation mechanism clarification. Compared to widely investigated salen Co catalysts, salphen Co complexes exhibit lower activity (100-450 h-1) and selectivity to polymer (40-90%) in propylene oxide/CO2 copolymerization, while 100% selectivity to polycarbonate was achieved in the copolymerization of CHO and CO2. Alternatively, new Al, Zn and Mg-based catalysts were tested for CO2 activation, however, they usually led only to epoxide homopolymerization. / V této práci byla připravena řada salfenových komplexů na bázi chromu, kobaltu a železa. Tyto komplexy byly použity jako katalyzátory pro kopolymerizace epoxidů s různými substráty: (i) s oxidem uhelnatým (CO), (ii) s anhydridy a (iii) s oxidem uhličitým (CO2). U nových komplexů na bázi zinku, hliníku a hořčíku byla dále testována možnost jejich použití jako katalyzátorů pro kopolymerizace epoxidů s CO2.První část práce se zabývá kopolymerizací epoxidů s oxidem uhelnatým s využitím asymetrického salfenového komplexu na bázi chromu a Co2(CO)8 s cílem připravit kopolymer na bázi přírodního polyhydroxybutyrátu (PHB). Salfenový komplex chromu i Co2(CO)8 vykazovaly velmi nízké aktivity při karbonylaci propylenoxidu a poskytovaly pouze nepatrné množství produktů (cyklického β-butyrolaktonu a PHB). Kombinace obou katalytických komplexů vedla k výraznému zvýšení aktivity ve prospěch cyklického produktu (β-butyrolaktonu) i polymeru. Kopolymerizací PO s CO byl získán pouze nízkomolekulární poly(ester-co-ether), což naznačuje špatnou vzájemnou kompatibilitu těchto komplexů.Druhá část je zaměřena na kopolymerizace epoxidů s anhydridy katalyzované salfenovými komplexy chromu a železa v kombinaci s jednoduchými organickými bázemi. Samotné salfenové komplexy chromu a železa nevedly ke vzniku polymeru. V kombinaci s nukleofilním kokatalyzátorem bis(trifenylfosfin)iminium chloridem (PPNCl) ovšem tyto komplexy poskytly alternující kopolymery epoxidu a anhydridu (polyestery) s molárními hmotnostmi do 10 kg.mol-1 a nízkou dispersitou. Dále bylo zjištěno, že samotné organické báze poskytují podobně jako salfenové komplexy vysoce alternující kopolymery se srovnatelnou molární hmotností i úzkou dispersitou, i když je zapotřebí 5x delších polymerizačních časů. Nejvyšší účinnost ze všech testovaných bází měl PPNCl. Tato báze byla dále efektivně použita pro kopolymerizace řady epoxidů a anhydridů za vzniku vysoce alternujících kopolymerů. Třetí část pojednává o kopolymerizacích epoxidů s CO2 s využitím salfenových komplexů chromu a kobaltu. Bylo zjištěno, že kobaltové komplexy jsou oproti chromovým mnohem efektivnější katalyzátory jak při kopolymerizacích propylenoxidu (PO) s CO2 tak i cyklohexenoxidu (CHO) s CO2. Salfenové komplexy kobaltu poskytly polykarbonáty s vysokým obsahem karbonátových jednotek v kopolymeru (> 99%), úzkou dispersitou a s molárními hmotnostmi 10-35 kg.mol-1. Studie kinetiky odhalila kontrolovaný průběh kopolymerizace. Dále byla provedena MALDI-TOF analýza výsledných polykarbonátů s cílem objasnit mechanismus iniciace kopolymerizace. Ve srovnání se salenovými komplexy kobaltu vykazují salfenové komplexy při kopolymerizacích PO s CO2 nižší aktivitu (100-450 h-1) i selektivitu na polykarbonát (40-90%). Při kopolymerizacích CHO s CO2 byla ovšem selektivita 100%. Nové komplexy na bázi Al, Mg a Zn byly také testovány jako katalyzátory pro kopolymerizace epoxidů s CO2, nicméně jejich aktivita byla nízká a výsledkem těchto reakcí byly pouze polykarbonáty s nízkým podílem karbonátových jednotek nebo polyethery.

Thesis (Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering)--Vanderbilt University, May 2007. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Le marché des alicaments est en pleine évolution et fait l'objet de recherches importantes dans le secteur agroalimentaire. Cette thèse a pour objectif de caractériser expérimentalement un procédé de production de caramels riches en dianhydrides de fructose (DAF) à l'échelle laboratoire en vue d'une extrapolation à l'échelle semi-pilote par CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). Ces caramels ont été préparés à partir d'un sirop de fructose en présence d'une résine qui joue le rôle de catalyseur. L'influence du titre en fructose, de la teneur en résine et de la température a été étudiée. Dans un premier temps, une étude a été menée pour établir des lois de vitesse à partir d'un mécanisme de réaction simplifié. Le suivi cinétique permet d'atteindre jusqu'à 50% de DAF selon les conditions opératoires. Dans un second temps, la caractérisation des fluides prenant part lors de la réaction de caramélisation a été étudiée. Un changement de comportement a été observé lors de la réaction. Le fluide newtonien devient non-newtonien (rhéofluidifiant). Dans un troisième temps, le comportement hydrodynamique du système a été analysé par CFD afin de proposer un semi-pilote présentant des résultats similaires à ceux mesurés à l'échelle laboratoire. La proposition issue du calcul numérique basé sur les nombres adimensionnels est un réacteur discontinu de géométrie cylindrique muni d'un agitateur de type semi-circulaire. Le mélangeur statique a été aussi envisagé. Dans ce cas, la vitesse radiale du fluide (0,2 m.s-1) est le facteur d'extrapolation. Enfin, la faible consommation énergétique de ce réacteur continu présente unvéritable atout pour produire des caramels à l'échelle industrielle. / The functional food market (foods with beneficial properties for health) is increasing and is subject of important research in the food industry. The goal of this thesis has been experimental characterization of caramels with high proportion of di-fructose anhydrides (DFA) processes, using laboratory-scale experiments with the aim to design a semi-pilot-scale reactor by CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). These caramels were prepared from a solution of fructose syrup with a resin catalyst. The influence of the ratio fructose/water, proportion of resin and temperature were studied. In a first step, a study was carried out to establish the kinetics laws from a simplified reaction mechanism. The results showed a DAF’s yield of up to 50% depending on the operating conditions. In a second step, the fluids involved in caramelization reaction were characterized. A behavior change outcome was observed during the reaction: the Newtonian fluid becomes non-Newtonian (rheofluidifying). In a third step, the hydrodynamic behavior was analyzed by CFD in order to propose a semi-pilot-scale reactor with similar results to laboratory scale. The numerical modeling based on non-dimensional numbers proposes a batch reactor with cylindrical geometry equipped with a stirrer of semi-circular type. The static mixer was also contemplated. In this case, the radial velocity of fluid (0.2 m.s-1) is the scale up factor. Finally, the low energy consumption of this continuous reactor represents a real advantage to produce caramel to industrial scale / El mercado de los alimentos funcionales (alimentos con propiedades benéficas para la salud) está en plena evolución y ha sidoobjeto de investigación en la industria alimentaria. Esta tesis tiene como objetivo caracterizar experimentalmente un proceso aescala de laboratorio para producir caramelos con alto contenido en dianhídridos de fructosa (DAF), con el fin de extrapolar a unaescala semi-piloto utilizando CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). Estos caramelos son obtenidos a partir de jarabe de fructosautilizando una resina como catalizador. Se estudió la influencia de la proporción de fructosa, la proporción de resina y de latemperatura. En una primera etapa, se realizó un estudio para establecer las leyes de velocidad a partir de un mecanismo dereacción simplificado. El seguimiento cinético permitió alcanzar un rendimiento de hasta 50% en DAF dependiendo de lascondiciones operatorias. En una segunda etapa, se realizó una caracterización de los fluidos implicados en la reacción decaramelización. Un cambio en el comportamiento del fluido durante la reacción fue observado. El fluido newtoniano se comportacomo fluido no-newtoniano (adelgazante). En una tercera etapa, el comportamiento hidrodinámico del sistema fue analizadomediante CFD, a fin de proponer un reactor semi-piloto que presente resultados similares a los calculados para la escalalaboratorio. La propuesta resultante del modelo matemático basado en los números adimensionales, es un reactor por lotes con unageometría cilíndrica y un agitador de tipo semicircular. Un mezclado estático fue también conceptualizado. En este caso, lavelocidad radial del fluido (0,2 m.s-1) fue el factor de extrapolación del proceso. Por último, el bajo consumo de energía de estereactor continuo representa una verdadera ventaja para la producción de caramelos a nivel industrial.

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This thesis reports diverse synthetic and mechanistic studies in six chapters, as summarized below. Chapter 1. Revised mechanism and improved methodology for the perkin condensation.1 The generally accepted mechanism for the well-known Perkin condensation is unviable for at least two reasons: (1) the normally employed base, acetate ion, is too weak to deprotonate acetic anhydride (Ac2O, the substrate); and (2) even were Ac2O to be derprotonated , its anion would rapidly fragment to ketene and acetate ion at the high temperatures employed for the reaction. It has proved in this study that the Perkin condensation occurs most likely via the initial formation of a fem-diacetate (3, Scheme 1) from benzaldehyde (2) and acetic anhydride (1).1 The key nucleophile appears to be the enolate of 3 (and not of 1), which adds t the C=O group of the aldehyde 2 (present in equilibrium with 3). Thus cinnamic acid (4a) was formed in -75% yield with 3 as the substrate under the normal conditions of the Perkin reaction. The deprotonation of the diacetate appears to be electrophilically assisted by the neighbouring acetate group, the resulting enolate being also thermodynamically stabilized in form of an orthoester (I). The possibility that the diacetate 3 is the actual substrate in the Perkin reaction indicates that the reaction can be effected under far milder conditions, with a base much stronger than acetate ion. This was indeed realized with potassium t-butoxide in dioxane, which converted the gem-diacetates derived from a variety of aromatic aldehydes to the corresponding cinnamic acids (4), rapidly and in good yields at room temperature (Scheme 2). This represents a vast improvement in the synthetic protocol for the classical Perkin reaction, which remains an important carbon-carbon bond forming reaction to this day. Chapter 2. Aromaticity in azlactone anions and its sifnificance for the Erlenmeyer synthesis.2 The classical Erlenmeyer azlactone synthesis of amino acids occur via the formation of an intermediate azlactone, and its subsequent deprotonation by a relatively weak base(acetate ion),. The resulting azlactone anion (cf. II, Scheme 3) functions as a glycine enolate equilvalent, and is considered in situ with an aromatic aldehyde, subsequent dehydration leading to the 4-alkylidene oxazolone(analogously to the Perkin reaction). Interestingly, azlactone anions are possibly aromatic, as they possess 6π electrons in cyclic conjugation; this would explain their facile formation as also the overall success of the Erlenmeyer synthesis. The following studies evidence this possibility. The strategy involved studying the rates of base-catalyzed deprotonation in 2-phenyl-5(4H)-oxazolone (azlactone, 5) and its amide and ketone analogs, 3-methyl-2-phenyl-4(5H)-imidazolone (6), and 3,3-dimethyl-2-phenyl-493H)-pyrrolone (7) respectively.2 Two processes were studied, deuterium exchange and condensation with hexadeuteroacetone (Scheme3): both are presumably mediated by the anions II-IV, so their stabilities would govern the overall rates. These were followed by 1H NMR spectroscopy by monitoroing the disappearance of the resonance of the proton α to the carbonyl group. The order of deprotonation was found to be 6 > 5 > 7. However, the expected order based on pKa values would be ketone > ester > amide, i.e. 7 > 5 > 6. The inverted order observed strongly indicates the incursion of aromaticity, which would be enhanced by the electron-donor capabilities of the heteroatoms is 5 and 6. This is further substantiated by the greater reactivity in the case of the nitrogen analog 6 relative to the oxygen 5, which parallel the electronegativity order. (The aromaticity order would thus be: III > II > IV. The imidazole nucleus is indeed to be considerably more aromatic than the oxazole.) The synthesis of the analogs 6 and 7 was accomplished via an interesting intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction (Schemes 4 & 5) Chapter 3. Umpolung approach to the Erlenmeyer process in the synthesis of dehydro amino acids. These studies are based on the general observation that most of the strategies for the synthesis of α-amino acids introduce the side chain (or part was inverted in an umpolung sense. The key reaction studied was that of 2-phenyl-4-ethoxymethylne-5(4H)-oxazolone (11) with Grignard reagents: this resulted in the opening to yield a protected dehydro amino acid (12), in good to excellent yields (65-87%)(Scheme ^). As the azlactone reactant 11 is the ekectrophilic partner, this may be viewed as a partial umpolung version of the classical Erlenmeyer process. The readily available reactants, simple procedure and mild reaction conditions make this a very attractive method for the synthesis of a variety of α-dehydro amino acids. Chapter 4. The Erlenmeyer azlactone synthesis with aliphatic aldehydes under solvent-free microwave conditions. 3 A serious limitation to the classical Erlenmeyer reaction is that it generally fails in the case of aliphatic aldehydes. This chapter describes a convenient approach to this problem that extends the scope of the Erlenmeyer synthesis, via a novel microwave-induced, solvent-free process. This, it was observed that azlactones (5) react with aliphatic aldehydes (13) upon adsorption on neutral alumina and irradiation with microwaves (< 2 min), forming the corresponding Erlenmeyer products (14) in good yields (62-78%, Scheme 7). (The possible mechanistic basis of the procedure, which is presumably mediated by V , is discussed).3 Chapter 5. 2,4, 10-Trioxaadamantane as a carboxyl protecting group: application to the asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids (umpolung approach).It is known that the 2,4,10-trioxaadamantane moiety is not only remarkably stable to nucleophilic attack, but can also be easily hydrolyzed to the corresponding carboxylic acid.4 It was of interest to apply this carboxyl protection strategy for designing a synthesis of α-amino acids, essentially by starting with a protected glyoxylic acid. The corresponding aldimine was expected to (nucleophilically) add organometallic reagents at the C=N moiety (cf. Shceme 8), the side chain of the amino acid being thus introduced in umpolung fashion. Also, a chiral aldimine would define an asymmetric synthesis of amino acids. Indeed, the chiral aldimine 17, derived from 2,4,10-troxaadamantane-3-carbaldehyde 15 and [(S)-(-)-1-phenylethylamine] 16, reacted with a variety of Grignard reagents to furnish the corresponding protected α-amino acids (18) in good yields, with moderate diastereometric excess (Scheme 8). Better yields and ‘de’ values were obtained with organolithium reagents. Chapter 6: possible one-pot oligopeptide synthesis with azlactones or amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs). This chapter describes a novel approach to oligopeptide synthesis employing azlactones or NCA’s as amino acid equivalents which are simultaneously protected and activated (Scheme 9). Thus, the addition of the 4-substituted 2-benzyloxyazlactone (19) to an N-protected amino acid under basic conditions, was initially explored. The reaction was expected to yield a dipeptide (21) via the rearrangement of the mixed anhydride intermediate (VI) (Scheme 9). The subsequent addition of a different azlactone to the dipeptide (21) would analogously lead to the formation of a tripeptide (22). This may be performed repetitively to define a strategy for C-terminal extension of an oligopeptide chain, noting that no intervening deprotecting and activating steps are necessary. (In toto deprotection may be effected finally via the hydrogenolyis of the bvenzyloxy groups, to obtain 23.) A closely analogous strategy may also be envisaged by employing N.carboxyanhydrides (NCA’S, 24) instead of azlactones, as shown in Scheme 10 (forming dipeptide 26 and tripeptide 27). The main difference n this case is that the carbamic acid moiety of the intermediate mixed anhydride (VII) is expected to undergo decarboxylation to VIII (thus obviating the need for a deprotection step). However, this putative advantage is offset by the instability of NCA’s and their tendency toward polymerization. However, only partial success could be achieved in these attempts, although a variety of conditions were explored. The strategy and the experimental results have been analyzed in detail, as this interesting approach appears to be promising, and worth further study. (For structural formula pl refer the pdf file)

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M. Tech. Polymer Technology. / Studies the effects of incorporating epoxidised soybean oil (ESO) in a standard bisphenol A-type epoxy resin (EP) cured by both amine and anhydride hardeners. The EP/ESO ratio was set for 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and 0/100 (wt./wt.). The investigations performed covered the curing, rheology (gelling), and thermomechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis of the sample produced.

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Entretanto, seus efeitos tóxicos e teratogênicos tornam sua utilização limitada e motivam pesquisas para a síntese de análogos que apresentem eficácia semelhante na imunomodulação, sem efeitos tóxicos. Diversos análogos da talidomida vêm sendo desenvolvidos no laboratório de química da UFJF. Em estudos anteriores, mostramos que a introdução de dois anidridos ftálicos na composição aumenta significativamente a atividade biológica e solubilidade em água do composto, sem aumento da toxicidade em modelos experimentais in vitro e in vivo. O presente trabalho visa a síntese de dois novos compostos análogos da talidomida, CAT-15 e CAT-16, formados por apenas um derivado anidrido ftálico aberto, mantendo um grupo amino livre, e a avaliação da sua atividade anti-inflamatória utilizando linhagem de célula HT-29 e células mononucleares de sangue periférico humano (PBMC) estimuladas com LPS. A citotoxicidade dos compostos foi avaliada pelo ensaio do MTT, com tratamento por 18 horas para células HT-29 e por 24 e 48 horas para PBMC, usando concentrações crescentes de talidomida, CAT-15, CAT-16. A dexametasona foi utilizada como controle positivo. A produção de TNF-α, CXCL-10, IL-6, IL-8 e IL-10 foi avaliada pelo método de ELISA. Os novos compostos não foram tóxicos para as células HT-29 e PBMC em nenhuma das concentrações testadas, com exceção de CAT-16 a 1600µM. Células HT-29 produziram grande quantidade de CXCL-10 em resposta ao LPS e os resultados deste trabalho mostram que a talidomida e os análogos CAT-16 e CAT-15 apresentam atividade inibitória sobre a produção desta quimiocina. O composto CAT-16 modulou a produção de CXCL-10 em concentrações menores que a talidomida em ambos os modelos de tratamento (simultâneo e prétratamento). Em contrapartida, a modulação por CAT-15 foi observada apenas no modelo de pré-tratamento. Com relação a IL-8, a talidomida e o CAT-16 inibiram a produção desta citocina por células HT-29 apenas na concentração de 100µM. Ao contrário das células HT-29, o PBMC produziu TNF-α em resposta ao LPS, tendo a talidomida e o análogo CAT-16 apresentado capacidade de inibição da produção do TNF-α em ambos os tempos de tratamento. O análogo CAT-15 não influenciou a produção de TNF-α por PBMC em nenhuma das concentrações e tempos de tratamento. Este estudo também mostra a atividade da talidomida e dos nos análogos sobre a produção de IL-6 e IL-10 por PBMC, havendo significativa inibição da produção de IL-6 por todos os compostos e tempos de tratamento e sobre IL-10 pelo composto CAT-15 após 48 horas de incubação. Nossos resultados sugerem a aplicabilidade dos novos compostos, CAT-15 e CAT-16, no controle de respostas inflamatórias uma vez que inibiram a produção de moléculas chave como TNF-α, IL6, IL-10, IL-8 e CXCL-10. Ainda, esses compostos possuem estruturas simplificadas, têm baixo custo de produção, são hidrossolúveis e não possuem centro quiral. Esses resultados podem contribuir no desenvolvimento de novas estratégias de tratamento para certas condições inflamatórias. / Thalidomide is a potent anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of various pathologies including Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL), cancer, Crohn's disease and other inflammatory and vascular disorders. However, its toxic and teratogenic effects make its use limited and motivate research groups to synthesize analogues presenting similar immunomodulation efficacy, without toxic effects. Several analogs of thalidomide have been developed in the laboratory of chemistry of the UFJF. Previously, we have shown that introduction of two phthalic anhydrides into the composition significantly enhances biological activity and water solubility, without enhanced toxicity. The present work aims at the synthesis of two new analogues of thalidomide, CAT-15 and CAT-16, formed by only one open phthalic anhydride derivative, maintaining a free amino group, and the evaluation of its anti-inflammatory activity using HT- 29 and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated with LPS. The cytotoxicity of the compounds was evaluated by the MTT assay, with 18 hours treatment for HT-29 cells and for 24 and 48 hours for PBMC, using increasing concentrations of thalidomide, CAT-15, CAT-16. Dexamethasone was used as a positive control. Production of TNF-α, CXCL-10, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 was evaluated by the ELISA method. The novel compounds were not toxic to HT-29 and PBMC cells at any of the concentrations tested, with the exception of CAT-16 at 1600μM. HT-29 cells produced large amounts of CXCL-10 in response to LPS and the results of this work show that thalidomide and the CAT-15 and CAT-16 analogs exhibit inhibitory activity on the production of this chemokine. CAT-16 compound modulated the production of CXCL-10 at lower concentrations than thalidomide in both treatment models (simultaneous and pretreatment). In contrast, CAT-15 modulation was observed only in the pre-treatment model. Regarding IL-8, thalidomide and CAT-16 inhibited their production by HT-29 cells only at the concentration of 100 μM. Unlike HT-29 cells, PBMC produced TNF-α in response to LPS, with thalidomide and CAT-16 analog being able to inhibit TNF- production at both treatment times. The CAT-15 analogue did not influence the production of TNF-α by PBMC at any of the concentrations and treatment times. This study also shows the activity of thalidomide and the analogs on IL-6 and IL-10 production by PBMC, with significant inhibition of IL-6 production by all compounds and treatment times and on IL-10 by compound CAT-15 after 48 hours of incubation. Our results suggest the applicability of the new compounds, CAT-15 and CAT-16, in the control of inflammatory responses since they inhibited the production of key molecules such as TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, IL-8 and CXCL-10. Furthermore, these compounds have simplified structures, and low cost of production, are water soluble and have no chiral center. These results may contribute to the development of novel treatment strategies for certain inflammatory conditions.

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