Orientador: Carlos Roque Duarte Correia / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T19:40:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Biajoli_AndreFranciscoPivato_D.pdf: 15667381 bytes, checksum: c96d7fd628b3e5359cce9f6bbe7c724c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Tetrafluoroboratos de arenodiazônio são compostos estáveis e de fácil preparo que têm sido largamente empregados na reação de Heck-Matsuda, permitindo o desenvolvimento de métodos rápidos, brandos e livres de fosfinas. No tocante à arilação direta de compostos (hetero)aromáticos, uma metodologia que emergiu na década de 2000 e que dispensa a necessidade de pré-funcionalização de ambos os parceiros de acoplamento, sais de arenodiazônio foram empregados com sucesso como fontes de radicais arílicos. Por outro lado, a arilação direta de (hetero)aromáticos com sais de arenodiazônio através da catálise por metais de transição havia sido relatada, até há pouco, em apenas um trabalho na literatura (de 1999), com os rendimentos obtidos sendo, na melhor das hipóteses, modestos. Isto posto, resta claro que o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia que explore sais de arenodiazônio em arilações diretas catalisadas por metais de transição seria um avanço importante na química destes sais. Com isso, no presente trabalho foi desenvolvida uma metodologia rápida e em condições brandas para a arilação de indóis, benzofurano e benzotiofeno empregando-se paládio como catalisador. A alta nucleofilicidade dos indóis, que tendem a reagir com sais de arenodiazônio formando compostos azo (corantes), pôde ser contornada, com os produtos monoarilados desejados sendo obtidos com altas regiosseletividades e bons rendimentos. Também foi estudado o comportamento de outros heteroaromáticos, como furanos e o tiofeno, em arilações diretas com sais de arenodiazônio via paládio. Estudos mecanísticos forneceram evidências de que as reações apresentadas operam a partir de uma espécie altamente eletrofílica de arilpaládio catiônico que vem a ser atacada pelos compostos heteroaromáticos eletronicamente ricos / Abstract: Aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates are stable, easy-to-prepare compounds that have been largely employed in Heck-Matsuda reactions, allowing the development of fast, mild and phosphine-free methods. Regarding direct arylations of (hetero)aromatic compounds, an area of research that emerged at the beginning of the current century, arildiazonium salts have been employed mainly as radical sources; on the other side, only one example in the literature (dating from 1999) presented arylations of heteroaromatic compounds with aryldiazonium salts in a non-radicalar, transition metal-catalyzed process, with poor yields being observed. With that in mind, it is clear that a methodology exploiting the full potential of aryldiazonium salts in a non-radicalar fashion is highly desirable. Therefore, in the present work a methodology for the direct arylation of indoles, benzofuran and benzothiophene employing palladium as catalyst is presented. The high nucleophilicity of indoles, that are prone to react with these salts to furnish azocompounds (dyes), could be surpassed, with the desired monoarylated products being obtained with both high yields and regioselectivity. The behaviour of 2-methylfuran and thiophene was also investigated. Mechanistically, evidences pointing to the formation of a highly electrophilic cationic arylpalladium species that is attacked by the electronrich heterocycles are presented / Doutorado / Quimica Organica / Doutor em Ciências

Face à l’apparition alarmante et continue de résistance massive des bactéries à l’arsenal actuel d’antibiotiques, la recherche de nouveaux agents antibactériens est actuellement un enjeu sociétal de tout premier ordre. Bien que connus depuis plus de 50 ans, les thiopeptides antibiotiques suscitent actuellement un très fort regain d’intérêt de la communauté scientifique internationale en raison de leurs propriétés antibactériennes remarquables, notamment contre les staphylococcus areus résistants à la méthiciline et les enterococci résistants à la vancomycine, impliquées dans de nombreuses infections qui engagent la vie des patients, et qui s’exercent de façon très intéressante selon deux modes d’action d’inhibition de la synthèse protéique originaux et encore inexploités en thérapie antibiotique humaine. Le travail développé s’inscrit dans ce programme international de valorisation pharmacologique qui repose pour une grande part sur le développement d’approches synthétiques rapides et modulables. Le projet a été centré en particulier sur la conception et la mise en oeuvre de nouveaux plans de synthèse des unités centrales di- ou trithiazolylpyridines, appelées coeurs hétérocycliques, communs à de nombreux thiopeptides de la série d et qui représentent les principaux défis synthétiques. Dans le cadre d’un programme de recherche du laboratoire ciblé sur l’étude de nouvelles méthodes de fonctionnalisation directe d’aromatiques et d’hétérocyclique, un premier travail méthodologique d’étude de la fonctionnalisation directe dans deux séries structurellement représentatives, thiazole-4-carboxylate et 2-cétothiazole, a été réalisé. Ainsi, une nouvelle méthodologie originale d’hétéroarylation directe pallado-catalysée régioselective du thiazole-4-carboxylate de tert-butyle avec une large gamme d’halogéno(hétéro)aromatiques a été développée avec succès. Une seconde méthodologie originale d’hétéroarylation directe de 4-bromo-2-cétothiazoles selon une séquence réactionnelle de boroylation pallado-catalysée suivie d’un couplage de Suzuki-Miyaura (BSC) a également été développée. Un second travail a porté sur l’exploitation des deux méthodologies de fonctionnalisation directe en série thiazolique développées et associées à la méthodologie de construction thiazolique de Hantzsch pour proposer et mettre en oeuvre un nouveau plan de synthèse expéditif et général d’accès aux coeurs hétérocycliques communs à une grande majorité des thiopeptides de la série d basé sur la fonctionnalisation séquencée d’un précurseur pyridinique aisément accessible. En particulier, la stratégie envisagée a permis, à partir des esters 5-bromopicolinates, la préparation tout d’abord d’un analogue thiazolique du coeur hétérocyclique des sulfomycines puis celle des coeurs hétérocycliques des micrococcines et des amithiamicynes. / Facing the alarmist and constant emergence of novel resistances of bacteria to the current arsenal of antibiotics, the research of novel antibacterial agents is of main importance in our modern society. Though being well-known since 50 years, the thiopeptide family display a high renewed of interest due to their high antibacterial properties against the Gram-positive bacteria, including the multi-drugs resistant staphylococcus areus strains (MRSA) and vancomycinresistant enterococci (VRE), through interestingly two original modes of action of the inhibition of the protein synthesis, yet unexploited by human therapeutics. The present work takes part of the current active international research program of pharmalogical valorisation of thiopeptides as novel human antibacterial therapeutics and one of the major points is the development of innovative and versatile synthetic approaches. Toward this direction, the project is mainly based upon the design of original synthetic strategy to the most synthetically challenging di- or trithiazolypyridines heterocyle cores of thiopeptide of serie d. In the course of a current research program on the development of metallo-catalyzed direct C-H(X) functionnalization in heteroaromatics series, the first part of this work had been focused on the setting of two innovative direct C-H(X) functionnalization methodologies in two structurally representative scaffolds, thiazole-4-carboxylate and 2- ketothiazoles. Thus, the direct regioselective C-H heteroarylation of thiazole-4-carboxylate as well as the direct C-Br heteroarylation of 4-bromo-2-ketothiazole through a boroylation Suzuki coupling sequence (BSC) have been examined. The last part of the work has been focused on the use of both novel direct C-H(Br) functionalization methodologies in thiazole series combined with the Hantzsch thiazole synthesis to propose a novel general and versatile synthetic approach toward the common heterocyclic cores of several thiopeptides of serie d through a pyridine modulation strategy from a ready available pyridine precursor. In particular, the novel developed strategy has been sucessfully applied to the preparation of the sulfomycinamate thio-analog as well as the heterocyclic cores of micrococcins and amithiamycins.

The antiviral or anticancer activities of C-5 modified pyrimidine nucleoside analogues validate the need for the development of their syntheses. In the first half of this dissertation, I explore the Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of allylphenylgermanes with aryl halides in the presence of SbF5/TBAF to give various biaryls by transferring multiple phenyl groups, which has also been applied to the 5-halo pyrimidine nucleosides for the synthesis of 5-aryl derivatives. To avoid the use of organometallic reagents, I developed Pd-catalyzed direct arylation of 5-halo pyrimidine nucleosides. It was discovered that 5-aryl pyrimidine nucleosides could be synthesized by Pd-catalyzed direct arylation of N3-free 5-halo uracil and uracil nucleosides with simple arenes or heteroaromatics in the presence of TBAF within 1 h. Both N3-protected and N3-free uracil and uracil nucleosides could undergo base-promoted Pd-catalyzed direct arylation, but only with electron rich heteroaromatics. In the second half of this dissertation, 5-acetylenic uracil and uracil nucleosides have been employed to investigate the hydrogermylation, hydrosulfonylation as well as hydroazidation for the synthesis of various functionalized 5-vinyl pyrimidine nucleosides. Hydrogermylation of 5-alkynyl uracil analogues with trialkylgermane or tris(trimethylsilyl)germane hydride gave the corresponding vinyl trialkylgermane, or tris(trimethylsilyl)germane uracil derivatives. During the hydrogermylation with triphenylgermane, besides the vinyl triphenylgermane uracil derivatives, 5-[2-(triphenylgermyl)acetyl]uracil was also isolated and characterized and the origin of the acetyl oxygen was clarified. Tris(trimethylsilyl)germane uracil derivatives were coupled to aryl halides but with decent yield. Iron-mediated regio- and stereoselective hydrosulfonylation of the 5-ethynyl pyrimidine analogues with sulfonyl chloride or sulfonyl hydrazine to give 5-(1-halo-2-tosyl)vinyluracil nucleoside derivatives has been developed. Nucleophilic substitution of the 5-(β-halovinyl)sulfonyl nucleosides with various nucleophiles have been performed to give highly functionalized 5-vinyl pyrimidine nucleosides via the addition-elimination mechanism. The 5-(β-keto)sulfonyluracil derivative has also been synthesized via the aerobic difunctionalization of 5-ethynyluracil analogue with sulfinic acid in the presence of catalytic amount of pyridine. Silver catalyzed hydroazidation of protected 2'-deoxy-5-ethynyluridine with TMSN3 in the presence of catalytic amount of water to give 5-(α-azidovinyl)uracil nucleoside derivatives was developed. Strain promoted Click reaction of the 5-(α-azidovinyl)uracil with cyclooctyne provide the corresponding fully conjugated triazole product.

Part 1: Transition-metal-catalyzed direct transformations of aromatic C-H bonds are emerging as valuable tools in organic synthesis. These reactions are attractive because of they allow for inherently efficient construction of organic building blocks by minimizing the pre-activation of substrates. Of these processes, direct arylation has recently received much attention due to the importance of the biaryl core in medicinal and materials chemistry. Also, alkyne hydroarylation has garnered interest because it allows for the atom-economical synthesis of functionalized alkenes directly from simple arenes and alkynes. Described in this thesis are number of advancements in these areas. First, palladium catalyzed direct arylation of azine N-oxides using synthetically important aryl triflates is described. Interesting reactivity of aryl triflates compared to aryl bromides was uncovered and exploited in the synthesis of a compound that exhibits antimalarial and antimicrobial activity. Also reported is the efficient, direct arylation enabled (formal) synthesis of six thiophene based organic electronic materials in high yields using simple starting materials. Additionally, the site-selective direct arylation of both sp2 and sp3 sites on azine N-oxide substrates is described. The arylation reactions are carried out in either a divergent manner or a sequential manner and is applied to the synthesis of the natural products, Papaverine and Crykonisine. Mechanistic investigations point towards the intimate involvement of the base in the mechanism of these reactions. Next, the rhodium(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of internal alkynes is described. Good yields are obtained for a variety of alkynes and arenes with excellent regioselectivity for unsymmetrically substituted alkynes. Mechanistic investigations suggest that this reaction proceeds through arene metalation with the cationic rhodium catalyst, which enables challenging intermolecular reactivity. Part 2: Access to single enantiomer compounds is a fundamental goal in organic chemistry and despite remarkable advances in enantioselective synthesis, their preparation remains a challenge. Kinetic resolution of racemic products is an important method to access enantioenriched compounds, especially when alternative methods are scarce. Described in this thesis is the resolution of tertiary and secondary alcohols, which arise from ketone and aldehyde aldol additions. The method is technically simple, easily scalable, and provides tertiary and secondary alcohols in high enantiomeric ratios. A rationale for the unique reactivity/selectivity associated with (1S,2R)-N-methylephedrine in the resolution is proposed. Organocatalysis is a rapidly developing, powerful field for the construction of enantioenriched organic molecules. Described here is a complimentary class of organocatalysis using simple aldehydes as temporary tethers to perform challenging formally intermolecular reactions at room temperature. This strategy allows for the enantioselective, intermolecular cope-type hydroamination of allylic amines with hydroxyl amines. Also, interesting catalytic reactivity for dichloromethane is revealed.

Palladium-catalyzed reactions for carbon-carbon bond formation have had a significant impact on the field of organic chemistry in recent decades. Illustrative is the 2010 Nobel Prize, awarded for “palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis”, and the numerous applications of these transformations in industrial settings. This thesis describes recent developments in C(sp2)-C(sp3) bond formation, focusing on alkane arylation reactions and arylative dearomatization transformations. In the first part, our contributions to the development of intramolecular C(sp3)-H arylation reactions from aryl chlorides are described (Chapter 2). The use of catalytic quantities of pivalic acid was found to be crucial to observe the desired reactivity. The reactions are highly chemoselective for arylation at primary aliphatic C-H bonds. Theoretical calculations revealed that C-H bond cleavage is facilitated by the formation of an agostic interaction between the palladium centre and a geminal C-H bond. In the following section, the development of an alkane arylation reaction adjacent to amides and sulfonamides is presented (Chapter 3). The mechanism of C(sp3)-H bond cleavage in alkane arylation reactions is also addressed through an in-depth experimental and theoretical mechanistic study. The isolation and characterization of an intermediate in the catalytic cycle, the evaluation of the roles of both carbonate and pivalate bases in reaction mechanism as well as kinetic studies are reported. Our serendipitous discovery of an arylation reaction at cyclopropane methylene C-H bonds is discussed in Chapter 4. Reaction conditions for the conversion of cyclopropylanilines to quinolines/tetrahydroquinolines via one-pot palladium(0)-catalyzed C(sp3)-H arylation with subsequent oxidation/reduction are described. Initial studies are also presented, which suggest that this transformation is mechanistically unique from other Pd catalyzed cyclopropane ring-opening reactions. Preliminary investigations towards the development of an asymmetric alkane arylation reaction are highlighted in Chapter 5. Both chiral carboxylic acid additives and phosphine ligands have been examined in this context. While high yields and enantiomeric excesses were never observed, encouraging results have been obtained and are supported by recent reports from other research groups. Finally, in part two, the use of Pd(0)-catalysis for the intramolecular arylative dearomatization of phenols is presented (Chapter 7). These reactions generate spirocyclohexadienones bearing all-carbon quaternary centres in good to excellent yields. The nature of the base, although not well understood, appears to be crucial for this transformation. Preliminary results in the development of an enantioselective variant of this transformation demonstrate the influence of catalyst activation on levels of enantiomeric excess.

Aromatic rings are privileged structures found in a diverse range of natural and synthetic compounds, thus synthetic methods for their functionalisations are important in organic synthesis. Despite significant advancements made, especially in the field of transition metal catalysis, work still continues for the development of milder, more efficient, and more atom economical reactions. We describe here our efforts towards the development of decarboxylative/direct C(aryl)–N and C(aryl)–C bond forming reactions using aromatic carboxylic acids and unfunctionalised arenes as cheap and widely available aromatic sources. The investigations into copper-catalysed and copper/palladium-catalysed intermolecular and copper/silver/palladium-catalysed intramolecular decarboxylative amination of aromatic carboxylic acids are reported. A new approach to decarboxylation of benzoic acids is also described. The reaction uses silver (I) catalyst and peroxydisulfate salt to generate aryl radicals via oxidative decarboxylation. The applications of this approach in intra- and intermolecular decarboxylative C–H arylation, and protodecarboxylation are described. Also described is the development of silver-catalysed trifluoromethylation of simple arenes and heteroarenes. The reaction proceeds via radical trifluoromethylation using trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane as the trifluoromethyl radical source. This method has been applied to the trifluoromethylation of complex agrochemical molecules, proving its synthetic utility in late-stage functionalisation. Furthermore, we describe the exploitation of trifluoroacetate derivatives as cheap trifluoromethylating reagents in copper-mediated decarboxylative C–H trifluoromethylation of 2-phenylpyridine.

L’objectif central de notre thèse de doctorat visait l’utilisation d’halogénures d’aryles en tant qu’électrophiles dans des réactions de substitution nucléophile aromatique (SNAr). D’abord, nous avons cherché à former des liaisons C(aryl)-hétéroatome par réaction entre des nucléophiles hétéroatomiques et des halogénures d’aryles substitués par des groupements électro-attracteurs. Les résultats de cette étude ont été comparés à des incohérences relevées dans la littérature et montrent que l’ordre de réactivité d’halogénures d’aryles communément accepté n’est pas toujours respecté. Un effet positif a été observé par l’ajout de 2,2,6,6-tétraméthyl-3,5-heptanedione pour l’arylation de phénols avec des halogénures d’aryles substitués par des groupements électro-donneurs, ce qui en fait la première méthode capable de générer des diaryléthers par cette voie réactionnelle sans ajout de catalyseur métallique. Ensuite, nous avons mis au point une réaction générale d’α-arylation de cétones aromatiques avec des halogénures d’aryles dans des conditions réactionnelles douces. L’utilisation du t-BuOK, une base inorganique capable de transferts mono-électroniques, et de DMF comme additif permet la synthèse d’α-arylcétones avec d’excellents rendements. Cette méthode a été appliquée à la synthèse d’hétérocycles fusionnés et de (Z)-tamoxifène, des molécules montrant une activité biologique. Une étude mécanistique a montré que l’anion carbamoyle du DMF est impliqué dans une étape clé de transfert mono-électronique avec des halogénures d’aryles. Nous avons également appliqué cette méthode à la substitution nucléophile vinylique de β-halostyrènes. Bien que des précédents de la littérature font état de mécanismes ioniques pour les réactions de ces substrats, nos résultats expérimentaux supportent un mécanisme radicalaire. Enfin, nous avons tenté de mettre au point le premier protocole permettant la synthèse de biaryles dissymétriques au départ d’halogénures d’aryles et de triarylbismuths(III) via une catalyse par des sels de cuivre. Malgré le fait que de nombreux ligands bidentates et tétradentates ont été testés, les faibles rendements obtenus font que les conditions réactionnelles demeurent à optimiser. Globalement, nous avons donc apporté une contribution en ce qui concerne la détermination de la frontière expérimentale entre la SNAr et la catalyse métallique, la fonctionnalisation en α de cétones aromatiques et la synthèse de biaryles dissymétriques par réactions de couplages croisés de triarylbismuths catalysées au cuivre. / The primary objective of our doctoral research was centered on the use of aryl halides as electrophiles for nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr). Firstly, we tried to create C(aryl)-heteroatom bonds by reacting heteroatom nucleophiles with aryl halides substituted by electron-withdrawing groups. The results of this study were compared with inconsistencies found in the literature and show that the expected order of reactivity of aryl halides is not always observed. A beneficial effect was observed by adding 2,2,6,6 tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione to the reaction of phenols and aryl halides substituted by electron-donating groups in what is the first method allowing the synthesis of diarylethers without added metal catalyst by this pathway. Secondly, we developed a general α-arylation reaction of aryl ketones with aryl halides under mild reaction conditions. Use of KOt-Bu, an inorganic base capable of single-electron transfer, and DMF as additive enables the synthesis of α-arylketones in excellent yields. This method was applied to the synthesis of fused heterocycles and (Z) tamoxifen, molecules possessing biological activity. A mechanistic study showed that the carbamoyl anion of DMF is involved in a single-electron transfer reaction with aryl halides as the key step of the mechanism. We next applied this method to the nucleophilic vinylic substitution of β halostyrenes. While literature precedents suggest ionic mechanisms for reactions involving these substrates, we obtained experimental evidence suggesting a radical mechanism. Thirdly, we tried to develop the first protocol enabling the copper-catalyzed synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls starting from aryl halides and triarylbismuthanes(III). Although many bidentate and tetradentated ligands were tested, further optimization is required in order to develop a general method, as only low yields are obtained. Globally, we have contributed to the determination of the experimental frontier between SNAr and metallic catalysis, to the α-functionnalization of aryl ketones and to the synthesis of biaryls through copper-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of triarylbismuths.

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Yes / 5,7-Dihydro-3,9,10,11-tetramethoxybenz[c,e]oxepin-4-ol 1, prepared from a dibenzyl ether precursor via Pd-catalysed intramolecular direct arylation, possesses broad-spectrum in vitro cytotoxicity towards various tumour cell lines, and induces vascular shutdown, necrosis and growth delay in tumour xenografts in mice at sub-toxic doses. The biological properties of 1 and related compounds can be attributed to their ability to inhibit microtubule assembly at the micromolar level, by binding reversibly to the same site of the tubulin αβ-heterodimer as colchicine 2 and the allocolchinol, N-acetylcolchinol 4.

L’application des métaux de transition à la fonctionnalisation directe a ouvert la voie à une nouvelle classe de réactions pour la formation de liens carbone-carbone. De par l'omniprésence des liaisons C–H, l’introduction de nouvelles fonctionnalités chimiques par voie directe et pré-activation minimale s’impose comme une stratégie de synthèse très attrayante. Ainsi, il est envisageable de préparer de manière rapide et efficace des supports complexes menant à des molécules complexes, qui pourraient être utiles dans divers domaines de la chimie. L'objectif principal de la présente thèse vise la fonctionnalisation directe des arènes hétérocycliques et non hétérocycliques et, plus précisément, les techniques d’arylation. Dans un premier temps, nous allons aborder le thème de l’arylation directe tout en mettant l’accent sur les pyridines (Chapitre 1). Ces molécules sont à la base d'une multitude de composés biologiquement actifs et jouent un rôle important dans le domaine des sciences des matériaux, de l’agrochimie et de la synthèse des produits naturels. Dans un deuxième temps, nous discuterons de nos travaux sur l’arylation directe catalysé par un complex de palladium sur des ylures de N-iminopyridinium en soulignant la dérivatisation du sel de pyridinium après une phénylation sp2 (Chapitre 2). L’étude de ce procédé nous a permis de mettre en lumière plusieurs découvertes importantes, que nous expliquerons en détails une à une : l’arylation benzylique directe lorsque des ylures N-iminopyridinium substituées avec un groupement alkyl à la position 2 sont utilisés comme partenaires dans la réaction; les allylations Tsuji-Trost catalysée par un complex de palladium; et l’alkylation directe et sans métal via une catalyse par transfert de phase. Plusieurs défis restent à relever pour le développement de procédés directs utilisant des métaux de transition peu coûteux, d’autant plus que la synthèse par transformation directe des pyridines 2-alcényles, lesquelles sont pertinentes sur le plan pharmacologique, n’a pas encore été rapportée à ce jour. Avec cette problématique en tête, nous avons réussi à mettre au point une alcénylation directe catalysé par un complex de cuivre sur des ylures de N-iminopyridinium. Nous discuterons également d’une nouvelle méthode pour la préparation des iodures de vinyle utilisés dans les couplages. Ces réactions sont non seulement remarquablement chimiosélectives, mais sont aussi applicables à plusieurs substrats (Chapitre 3). En optimisant ce procédé direct, nous avons découvert une façon unique de synthétiser les pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines 2-substituées (Chapitre 4). Le mécanisme global met en jeu une séquence tandem de fonctionnalisation-cyclisation directe et un procédé direct en cascade, qui n’avais jamais été rapporté. Cela simplifie ansi la synthèse autrement compliquée de ces substrats en y apportant une solution à un problème de longue date. Dans les deux derniers chapitres, nous examinerons en détail les techniques d’arylation directe qui n'impliquent pas les partenaires de couplage hétérocycliques. Entre autres, au Chapitre 5, nous soulignerons notre découverte d’un umpolung dirigé et catalysé par un complexe de palladium du benzène et de quelques autres dérivés arènes. Il s’agit là du premier cas de fonctionnalisation directe dans laquelle le groupe directeur se trouve sur le partenaire halogène et il s’ajoute à la courte liste d’exemples connus dans la littérature rapportant une arylation directe du benzène. Finalement, au Chapitre 6, nous passerons en revue une nouvelle arylation directe catalysée au fer, qui se veut un procédé peu coûteux, durable et présentant une économie d’atomes. Nous discutons des substrats possibles ainsi des études mécanistiques réalisés. / The application of transition metals towards direct functionalization processes has exposed an opportunistic new class of carbon-carbon bond forming reactions. Given the undeniable ubiquity of C–H bonds, the possibility of introducing functionality through direct means with minimal preactivation is an irresistible strategy in synthesis. As such one can envision rapidly and efficiently building up complex scaffolds towards complex molecules of interest in a plethora of chemical fields. The focus of this thesis is on the direct functionalization of heterocyclic and non-heterocyclic arenes, focusing on arylation technologies. First, the topic of direct arylation will be introduced, with special emphasis being on pyridines (Chapter 1). These molecules comprise the backbone of a myriad of biologically active compounds, and are also relevant in material sciences, agrochemicals, and natural products synthesis. This will be followed by a discussion of work on the palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of N-iminopyridinium ylides with accent on the derivatization of the pyridinium following the sp2 phenylation (Chapter 2). The exploration of this process led to the discovery of direct benzylic arylation when 2-alkyl N¬-iminopyridinium ylides are employed as reacting partners, in addition to palladium-catalyzed Tsuji-Trost allylations, and metal-free direct alkylation via phase transfer catalysis. All of these findings will be discussed in detail. There remains a significant challenge in developing direct processes utilizing inexpensive transition metals. Furthermore, the synthesis of pharmacologically relevant 2-alkenyl pyridines through direct transformations had not yet been reported. We focused on these challenges and developed a copper-catalyzed direct alkenylation of N-iminopyridinium ylides. A novel method to prepare the vinyl iodide coupling partners will also be discussed. The scopes of these reactions are quite large and remarkably chemoselective (Chapter 3). Through the optimization of this direct process we uncovered an unique means of synthesizing 2-substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines (Chapter 4). The global process involved a tandem direct functionalization/cyclization sequence, and may be the first account of a direct process used in a cascade. This work also solves an important problem, as the synthesis of these substrates through alternate means is not straightforward. The last two chapters will detail direct arylation technologies that do not involve heterocyclic coupling partners. Chapter 5 will highlight our uncovering of a palladium-catalyzed, directed, umpolung arylation of benzene and other arene derivatives. This was the first account of a direct functionalization whereby the directing group is situated on the pseudo electrophile. Also, it adds to the few examples of direct benzene arylation exisiting in the literature. Finally, a discussion of an atom economical, inexpensive, sustainable iron-catalyzed direct arylation process will be presented with special emphasis on substrate scope and mechanistic investigations (Chapter 6).