Au cours de ce travail de recherche, nous nous sommes intéressés à la réaction d'hydrosilylation asymétrique de diverses cétones aromatiques catalysée par des complexes chiraux du cuivre. Un premier système catalytique mis au point à partir du fluorure de cuivre (II) et du ligand (S)-BINAP (1 mol %) a permis d'atteindre 92 % d'excès énantiomérique en alcools chiraux obtenus. L'aspect fondamental de ce procédé réside dans l'effet accélérateur de l'oxygène. Nous avons alors mis au point une méthode de réduction de diverses cétones aromatiques dans des conditions douces et à l'air. Un deuxième système catalytique, plus efficace en termes de réactivité et de sélectivité, mis au point à partir de fluorure de cuivre (I) et de ligands diphosphines chiraux a permis de réduire de façon catalytique et énantiosélective diverses cétones aromatiques. L'effet accélérateur de l'oxygène est nettement plus marqué comparé au système au fluorure de cuivre (II). L'optimisation est réalisée en présence de ligands encombrés de la famille de la MeO-BIPHEP. Une méthode de réduction de cétones aromatiques pratique, douce, efficace, sélective (jusqu'à 95 % e.e.) et avec des taux catalytiques particulièrement intéressants (< 0,05 mol %) est alors proposée. L'étude mécanistique entreprise nous a permis de préciser certaines étapes du cycle catalytique envisagé pour cette réaction et de souligner la complexité de la réaction étudiée. Mots-clés : catalyse asymétrique, hydrosilylation asymétrique, hydrure de cuivre, effet de l'oxygène, étude mécanistique. / During this research work, we have studied the asymmetric hydrosilylation reaction of various aromatic ketones catalysed by chiral copper complexes. The first system, based on copper fluoride (II) and (S)-BINAP as ligand (1 mol %), allowed us to achieve up to 92% e.e. in chiral alcohols. The fundamental aspect of this reaction is based on the accelerating effect of oxygen. A smooth method of various aromatic ketones was therefore established under air atmosphere. A second catalytic system, based on copper fluoride (I) and diphosphine ligands, was developed. This system was found to be more efficient in terms of reactivity and selectivity for the reduction of various aromatic ketones than the first system. An increase in sensitivity to the accelerating effect of the oxygen was observed with this copper (I) system. Some optimisations have shown than hindered ligands such as MeO-BIPEPH furnish up to 95% e.e. in the presence of a very low catalytic loading (< 0,05 mol %). Those conditions allowed the reduction of aromatic ketones in practical, soft, efficient and selective conditions. The mechanistic study enabled us to get a better understanding of the catalytic cycle but also pointed out the complexity of the reaction. Keywords: asymmetric catalysis, asymmetric hydrosilylation, copper hydride, oxygen effect, mechanistic investigation.

Chiral bisphosphinites are well-documented alternatives for chiral bisphosphines as ligands that can be exploited in various asymmpetric syntheses. Particularly, vicinal biarylphophinite ligands give a seven membered chelate ring similar to the successful DIOP on coordination to the metal. RajanBabu and coworkers have described asymmetric bisphosphinites obtained by functionalization of sugars and have shown their utility in enantioselective hydrogenation, hydrovinylation and hydrocynation reactions. Despite the interesting reactions demonstrated by bisphosphinites, not much attention has been paid to their synthesis and catalysis. This is probably due to the known moisture and oxygen sensitivity that makes their use limited. In the present thesis, a series of C1 an C2 symmetric bisphosphinite complexes of Pd(II) and Pt(II) have been synthesized directly from various naturally occurring chiral alcohols using a modified template method. A number of asymmetric catalytic reactions have been developed such as allylation of imines, allylation of aldehydes, allylic allylation, allylic alkylation, hydrosilylation of alkenes and regioselective allylation of oxiranes. Allylation of imines was carried out in essentially neutral conditions using Pd(II) catalysts and water was shown to accelerate the reaction. Interestingly acetic acid was required as a promoter in asymmetric allylation of cinnamaldehyde in the Pt(II) catalyzed reaction whereas water was a deterrent. Hydrosilylation reaction was carried out in solvent free conditions with high turnover numbers (.1000). Ascorbic acid based complexes produced the highest enantioselectivity for the asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction (97 % ee) and hydrosilylation of styrene (98% ee). These enantioselectivity results are the best obtained using ligands directly prepared from natural products.