This thesis deals with secondary interactions in asymmetric catalysis and their impact on the outcome of catalytic reactions. The first part revolves around the metal-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction and how interactions within the catalyst affect the stereochemistry. An OH–Pd hydrogen bond in Pd(0)–π-olefin complexes of hydroxy-containing oxazoline ligands was identified by density functional theory computations and helped to rationalize the contrasting results obtained employing hydroxy- and methoxy-containing ligands in the catalytic reaction. This type of hydrogen bond was further studied in phenanthroline metal complexes. As expected for a hydrogen bond, the strength of the bond was found to increase with increased electron density at the metal and with increased acidity of the hydroxy protons. The second part deals with the use of hydroxy- and methoxy-containing phosphinooxazoline ligands in the rhodium- and iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation reaction. The enantioselectivities obtained were profoundly enhanced upon the addition of silver salts. This phenomenon was explained by an oxygen–metal coordination in the catalytic complexes, which was confirmed by NMR studies of an iridium complex. Interestingly, the rhodium and iridium catalysts nearly serve as pseudo-enantiomers giving products with different absolute configurations. The final part deals with ditopic pyridinobisoxazoline ligands and the application of their metal complexes in asymmetric cyanation reactions. Upon complexation, these ligands provide catalysts with both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic sites, capable of activating both the substrate and the cyanation reagent. Lanthanide and aluminum complexes of these ligands were found to catalyze the addition of the fairly unreactive cyanation reagents ethyl cyanoformate and acetyl cyanide to benzaldehyde, whereas complexes of ligands lacking the Lewis basic coordination sites failed to do so. / QC 20100709

<p>This thesis deals with the design and syntheses of chiral,enantiopure pyridinecontaining ligands and their applicationsin asymmetric catalyis.</p><p>Chiral pyridyl pyrrolidine ligands and pyridyl oxazolineligands were synthesized and employed in thepalladium-catalysed allylic alkylation of 1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethyl malonate. Theinfluence of the steric properties of the ligands wereinvestigated.</p><p>Ditopic ligands, containing crown ether units as structuralelements, were synthesized and some of the ligands were used asligands in the palladiumcatalysed allylic alkylation of1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethyl malonate. A smallrate enhancement was observed, compared with analogous ligandslacking the crown ether unit, when these ditopic ligands wereused in dilute systems.</p><p>A modular approach was used to synthesize chiralenantiomerically pure pyridyl alcohols and C2-symmetric2,2’-bipyridines, with the chirality originating from thechiral pool. Electronic and steric properties of the compoundswere varied and they were used as ligands in theenantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde. Thesense of asymmetric induction was found to be determined by theabsolute configuration of the carbinol carbon atom. Theelectronic properties of the ligands had a minor influence onthe levels of enantioselectivity induced by the ligands.</p><p>Chiral pyridyl phosphinite ligands and pyridyl phosphiteligands were synthesized from the pyridyl alcohols andevaluated as ligands in palladiumcatalysed allylic alkylations.With the phosphinite ligands, the sense of chiral induction wasfound to be determined by the absolute configuration of theformer carbinol carbon atom. A kinetic resolution of theracemic starting material was observed with one of thephosphite ligands. Moderate enantioselectivities wereachieved.</p><p><b>Kewords:</b>asymmetric catalysis, chiral ligand, chiralpool, oxazoline, crownether, ditopic receptor, bipyridine,pyridyl alcohol, modular approach, P,Nligand, diethylzinc,allylic alkylation.</p>

Une méthode simple et efficace a été développée pour la préparation de ligands bifonctionnels associant les motifs phosphine ou phosphite d'une part, et carbène Nhétérocyclique(NHC) ou imidazolium d'autre part. Dans un premier temps, une série de ligands diphénylphosphine-carbène chiraux portant un centre stéréogène en a de la phosphinea été développée à partir b-hydroxyesters. Une famille de ligands a ainsi été développée afin d'évaluer l'influence de l'encombrement stérique de différents groupements alkyles en a de la phosphine et de la nature des groupements aromatiques portés sur l'imidazole sur leur activité catalytique. L’étude s’est ensuite étendue à la synthèse de ligands de type dialkylphosphine carbène et phosphite-carbène. Ces différents ligands ont été complexés avec des métaux tels que l’iridium ou le rhodium de manière à en étudier l’activité en hydrogénation asymétrique. / A straightforward method for the preparation of new bidentate ligands containing aphosphine or a phosphite and a carbene function was developed. Different phosphorus-imidazolium compounds were prepared according to this method. First, diphenylphosphine-NHC ligands featuring a stereogenic center a to the phosphine were synthesized from b-hydroxyesters. This strategy was then extended to the preparation of phosphite-imidazoliumand dialkylphosphine-imidazolium compounds. Complexation of these phosphorus-NHCligands with different metals like Ir or Rh was performed in order to study there catalytic properties in asymmetric hydrogenation.

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Le développement de méthodes de synthèse asymétriques a largement été exploré au cours des vingt dernières années et en particulier par le biais de réactifs organométalliques. Bien que ces processus mènent à d’excellents résultats en terme d’énantiodiscrimination, l’objectif de cette thèse a été de développer de nouveaux outils de synthèse peu onéreux, respectueux des fonctions sensibles environantes et permettant l’accès aux composés attendus avec de bons rendements et excès énantiomériques. Dans cet optique, des triorganozincates de lithium chiraux ont été étudiés. Des méthodes d’alkylation et d’arylation 1,2 énantiosélectives d’aldéhydes, comportant comme partenaire chiral la (R)-N-(2-iso-butoxybenzyl)-1- phenyléthanamine, ont ainsi été développées et mises en application sur divers aldéhydes. Les alcools secondaires correspondants ont été obtenus avec de bons rendements (jusqu'à 83%) et d’excellents excès énantiomériques (jusqu'à 99%). Ces procédures ont ensuite été appliquées à la synthèse asymétrique de produits naturels et/ou bioactifs tels que la Spiromastilactone A, la (R)-Néobénodine et la (R)-Orphénadrine. Par ailleurs, la synthèse de nouveaux ligands de type amino-alcool a été développée dans le but ultime de désymétriser des substrats de type imines cycliques. / The development of new asymetric methodologies have been widely explored during the last twenty years and in particular through organometallic reagents. Although these processes lead to excellent results in terms of enantiodiscrimination, the goal of this thesis was to develop new tools: cheap, chemoselective and allowing the access to the desired compounds with high yields and enantiomeric excesses. In this context, chiral lithium triorganozincates have been studied. Enantioselective nucleophilic 1,2 alkylation and arylation of aldehydes reactions, including (R)-N-(2-iso-butoxybenzyl)-1-phenylethanamine as the chiral ligand, have been optimized toward various aldehydes. The expected secondary chiral alcohols have been obtained with good yields (up to 83%) and high enantiomeric excesses (up to 99%).These processes have been then applied to the asymmetric synthesis of naturals and/or bioactive compounds as Spiromastilactone A, (R)-Neobenodine and (R)-Orphenadrine. Finally, the access to new amino-alcohols have been developed with the ultimate goal to engage those species as the chiral partner when reacting chiral lithium zincates with imines.