<p>  </p> <p>Aromatic C-N bond formation is critical for synthetic chemistry in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and natural product synthesis. Due to the prevalence of this bond class, many synthetic routes have been developed over time to meet the demand. The most recent and robust C-N bond formation reaction is the palladium catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig amination. Considering the importance of the Buchwald-Hartwig amination, a high-throughput experimentation (HTE) campaign was devised to create a library in which chemists can refer to optimal reaction conditions and ligand/catalyst choice based on the nature of their substrates to be coupled. This study showed trends for the appropriate choice of ligand and catalyst, along with what bases, temperatures, stoichiometries, and solvents are appropriate for the selected substrate combination at hand. </p>

Compostos heterociclos estão muito presentes em nossas vidas, desde processos biológicos até em fármacos. Dentre esses compostos, os carbazóis, vem ultimamente se mostrando promissores como alternativa terapêutica para diversas doenças, principalmente para o câncer. Muitos carbazóis são produtos naturais, como é o caso das Claurailas A-D. Baseando-se na estrutura da Clauraila A, esse trabalho propôs o desenvolvimento de uma biblioteca de análogos desse alcaloide a fim de prospecção biológica. Para a síntese da Clauraila A foram estudadas condições ideais da ciclodeidrogenação da diarilamina precursora desse alcaloide, através da reação de Åkermark-Knölker. Para a obtenção dessa diarilamina, foi realizado uma otimização da reação de aminação de Buchwald-Hartwig. Com o processo otimizado, foram obtidos diversos carbazóis, com diferentes padrões de substituição, em rendimentos bons à moderados, entre eles estão os produtos naturais 6-metoximurraianine e Clausenal. O rendimento global obtido na síntese desses produtos naturais e da Clauraila A são semelhantes aos previamente descritos na literatura, no entanto, em nosso trabalho foi realizada a síntese deste alcaloide em número reduzido de etapas. Durante o processo de otimização da reação de Åkermark-Knölker foi demonstrado, pela primeira vez, o uso de acetilacetonato de paládio como fonte de paládio II alternativa ao acetato de paládio. Além disso, com esses resultados foi possível inferir o possível mecanismo dessa reação. Adicionalmente, após tentativas por diversas alternativas sintéticas, foram obtidos compostos dimetilcromenos a partir de aminofenóis utilizando prenal e ácido fenilborônico, que podem ser úteis na síntese de outros carbazóis, como a Clauraila B. / Heterocyclic molecules are very important class of compounds in biological processes and drugs designing. Among all of them, carbazoles show great applicability for treatment of several diseases, especially against cancer. Many carbazoles are natural products, and one of our interests is Clauraila A. This work is based on the Clauraila A structure to development of a library of carbazoles for biological applications. The optimal conditions of the Åkermark-Knölker cyclodehydrogenation of diarylamine was studied to obtaind the carbazole core. The diarylamines were obtained by the optimized Buchwald-Hartwig amination reaction. This synthetic strategy was used to obtain the range of carbazoles, with different substituents in good and moderate yields, including natural products 6-methoxymurrayanine and Clausenal. The overall yield obtained in the synthesis of the natural products were similar to those previously described in the literature, however, unlike the literature our synthesis involved a reduced number of steps to obtain the desired product. In the optimization step of Åkermark-Knölker reaction, we first applied palladium (II) acetylacetonate instead of palladium (II) acetate. Moreover, with the achieved results the possible mechanism of this reaction was proposed. Additionally, after several attempts, dimethylchromenos were obtained from aminophenols using prenal and phenylboronic acid, which will be useful in the synthesis of other carbazoles, such as Clauraila B.

Compostos heterociclos estão muito presentes em nossas vidas, desde processos biológicos até em fármacos. Dentre esses compostos, os carbazóis, vem ultimamente se mostrando promissores como alternativa terapêutica para diversas doenças, principalmente para o câncer. Muitos carbazóis são produtos naturais, como é o caso das Claurailas A-D. Baseando-se na estrutura da Clauraila A, esse trabalho propôs o desenvolvimento de uma biblioteca de análogos desse alcaloide a fim de prospecção biológica. Para a síntese da Clauraila A foram estudadas condições ideais da ciclodeidrogenação da diarilamina precursora desse alcaloide, através da reação de Åkermark-Knölker. Para a obtenção dessa diarilamina, foi realizado uma otimização da reação de aminação de Buchwald-Hartwig. Com o processo otimizado, foram obtidos diversos carbazóis, com diferentes padrões de substituição, em rendimentos bons à moderados, entre eles estão os produtos naturais 6-metoximurraianine e Clausenal. O rendimento global obtido na síntese desses produtos naturais e da Clauraila A são semelhantes aos previamente descritos na literatura, no entanto, em nosso trabalho foi realizada a síntese deste alcaloide em número reduzido de etapas. Durante o processo de otimização da reação de Åkermark-Knölker foi demonstrado, pela primeira vez, o uso de acetilacetonato de paládio como fonte de paládio II alternativa ao acetato de paládio. Além disso, com esses resultados foi possível inferir o possível mecanismo dessa reação. Adicionalmente, após tentativas por diversas alternativas sintéticas, foram obtidos compostos dimetilcromenos a partir de aminofenóis utilizando prenal e ácido fenilborônico, que podem ser úteis na síntese de outros carbazóis, como a Clauraila B. / Heterocyclic molecules are very important class of compounds in biological processes and drugs designing. Among all of them, carbazoles show great applicability for treatment of several diseases, especially against cancer. Many carbazoles are natural products, and one of our interests is Clauraila A. This work is based on the Clauraila A structure to development of a library of carbazoles for biological applications. The optimal conditions of the Åkermark-Knölker cyclodehydrogenation of diarylamine was studied to obtaind the carbazole core. The diarylamines were obtained by the optimized Buchwald-Hartwig amination reaction. This synthetic strategy was used to obtain the range of carbazoles, with different substituents in good and moderate yields, including natural products 6-methoxymurrayanine and Clausenal. The overall yield obtained in the synthesis of the natural products were similar to those previously described in the literature, however, unlike the literature our synthesis involved a reduced number of steps to obtain the desired product. In the optimization step of Åkermark-Knölker reaction, we first applied palladium (II) acetylacetonate instead of palladium (II) acetate. Moreover, with the achieved results the possible mechanism of this reaction was proposed. Additionally, after several attempts, dimethylchromenos were obtained from aminophenols using prenal and phenylboronic acid, which will be useful in the synthesis of other carbazoles, such as Clauraila B.

A number of novel isoindoline nitroxides have been synthesised using a variety of synthetic techniques. Several carbon-carbon bond forming methodologies, including the first examples of Heck and Sonogashira coupling applied to the isoindoline nitroxide class, were utilised to give novel robust aromatic frameworks. Palladium-catalysed Heck coupling of brominated nitroxides and ester-substituted olefins generates novel nitroxides possessing extended conjugation. Hydrolysis of the nitroxide esters gave the corresponding carboxylic acids, which showed enhanced water solubility. Sonogashira coupling of an iodo-isoindoline nitroxide gave several novel alkynesubstituted nitroxides in high yield. Subsequent coupling of a deprotected ethynyl nitroxide with aromatic iodides gave acetylene-linked nitroxides and an acetylene linked nitroxide dimer. A butadiyne linked dinitroxide was successfully synthesised via Eglinton oxidative coupling of two ethynyl nitroxides. The synthesis of a novel water-soluble dicarboxy nitroxide was achieved by base hydrolysis of a dinitrile. Functional group interconversion furnished anhydride and imide substituted nitroxides from the diacid. Subjecting the imide to the Hofmann rearrangement gave an unexpected brominated amino-carboxy nitroxide. The dicarboxy nitroxide and the brominated amino-carboxy nitroxide were both shown to have a protective effect on Ataxia-Telangiectasia cells, indicating a possible role as antioxidants in the treatment of this disease. A fluorescein nitroxide was successfully synthesised through the condensation of the anhydride substituted nitroxide and resorcinol. After limited success using a variety of other techniques, Buchwald-Hartwig amination was able to furnish a rhodamine nitroxide, via a triflate-fluorescein nitroxide. The extended aromatic nitroxides possess suppressed fluorescence and we have described these systems as profluorescent. The profluorescent nitroxides were found to have significantly lower quantum yields than the non-radical analogues and displayed a substantial increase in fluorescence intensity upon radical trapping, making them useful probes for free radical reactions.

In der heutigen Wirkstoffforschung stellen vor allem multiresistente Krankheitserreger eine große Herausforderung an die Wissenschaft dar. Noch sterben z.B. an der Tuberkulose jährlich etwa 1.7 Millionen Menschen, davon 69000 allein in Europa (WHO-Angaben, 2004). Die Tuberkulose verursacht neben AIDS die meisten Todesfälle unter den Infektionskrankheiten. Ein großes Problem sind die zahlreichen Neuerkrankungen, die mit herkömmlichen Mitteln nicht mehr behandelt werden können, sowie zunehmende Medikamentenallergien. Somit ist ein wichtiges Gebiet der Wirkstoff-forschung, neben der Weiterentwicklung bekannter Medikamente, deren Neuentwicklung. Dabei leistet die Natur eine unentbehrliche Orientierungshilfe. So konnte aus asiatischen Medizinalpflanzen in letzter Zeit eine Reihe von Carbazolalkaloiden isoliert werden, die zweifelsfrei gegen das HI-Virus oder das Mycobakterium tuberculose, dem Erreger der Tuberkulose, aktiv sind.[1] Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die regioselektive Synthese oxygenierter Carbazole. Dabei wurde das Konzept der eisenvermittelten Carbazolsynthese angewendet und darüber hinaus als Alternative die palladiumvermittelte Carbazolsynthese weiterentwickelt. Die für den Palladiumweg benötigten N,N-Diarylamine konnten über die BUCHWALD-HARTWIG-Aminierung, die Eisensalzkomplexe über eine katalytische Komplexierung ausgehend von Cyclohexadienen mit Pentacarbonyleisen hergestellt werden. Beide Methoden wurden gegenübergestellt und besonders hinsichtlich ihrer Ausbeuten und Syntheseeffizienz verglichen.

In der heutigen Wirkstoffforschung stellen vor allem multiresistente Krankheitserreger eine große Herausforderung an die Wissenschaft dar. Noch sterben z.B. an der Tuberkulose jährlich etwa 1.7 Millionen Menschen, davon 69000 allein in Europa (WHO-Angaben, 2004). Die Tuberkulose verursacht neben AIDS die meisten Todesfälle unter den Infektionskrankheiten. Ein großes Problem sind die zahlreichen Neuerkrankungen, die mit herkömmlichen Mitteln nicht mehr behandelt werden können, sowie zunehmende Medikamentenallergien. Somit ist ein wichtiges Gebiet der Wirkstoff-forschung, neben der Weiterentwicklung bekannter Medikamente, deren Neuentwicklung. Dabei leistet die Natur eine unentbehrliche Orientierungshilfe. So konnte aus asiatischen Medizinalpflanzen in letzter Zeit eine Reihe von Carbazolalkaloiden isoliert werden, die zweifelsfrei gegen das HI-Virus oder das Mycobakterium tuberculose, dem Erreger der Tuberkulose, aktiv sind.[1] Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die regioselektive Synthese oxygenierter Carbazole. Dabei wurde das Konzept der eisenvermittelten Carbazolsynthese angewendet und darüber hinaus als Alternative die palladiumvermittelte Carbazolsynthese weiterentwickelt. Die für den Palladiumweg benötigten N,N-Diarylamine konnten über die BUCHWALD-HARTWIG-Aminierung, die Eisensalzkomplexe über eine katalytische Komplexierung ausgehend von Cyclohexadienen mit Pentacarbonyleisen hergestellt werden. Beide Methoden wurden gegenübergestellt und besonders hinsichtlich ihrer Ausbeuten und Syntheseeffizienz verglichen.