Carbo- and heterocyclic compounds are of great interest to chemists. Intramolecular cyclization strategies of donor-acceptor (D-A) cyclopropanes and alkylidene malonate monoamides have excellent potential for synthesis as they offer easy access to structurally-diverse compounds. The work described in this thesis accesses the scope of the In(OTf)3-catalyzed cyclization reaction of cyclopropanes and alkylidene malonate monoamides. In(OTf)3-catalyzed reactions of alkenyl and heteroaryl cyclopropyl ketones were examined in the synthesis of functionalized cyclohexenone-based derivatives (Chapter 2). Subsequent efforts to utilize a tandem cyclopropane ring-opening/Friedel-Crafts alkylation sequence of methyl 1-(1H-indolecarbonyl)-1-cyclopropanecarboxylates to prepare functionalized hydropyrido[1,2-a]indole-6(7H)-ones is discussed in Chapter 3. The extension of this tandem protocol towards the total synthesis of (±)-deethyleburnamonine is the subject of Chapter 6. Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation of N-indolyl alkylidene malonate monoamides was also examined. An In(OTf)3-catalyzed cyclization of substituted methyl 2-(1H-indole-1-carbonyl) acrylates afforded a series of 1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-3(2H)-ones (Chapter 4), whereas substrates with the indole 2-position blocked provided access to substituted 4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-ones (Chapter 5).

The thesis entitled “Organocatalytic Cascade Cyclizations for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Spirooxindoles” is divided into three chapters. Chapter 1: Catalytic Enantioselective Michael Addition/Cyclization Cascade of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles with Nitroolefins A myriad of spirocyclic frameworks present in natural product, and pharmaceutically important compounds, has attracted the synthetic organic chemists to explore their preparation in enantioselective manner. Consequently various strategies have been devised for efficiently accessing highly functionalized spirooxindoles. Among these strategies, the use of 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles as the building block appeared as the most popular one. The combination of 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles and a variety of electrophiles have already been reported. However one of the most popular electrophiles, nitroolefins, has never been used in the reaction with 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles. In this chapter, a highly efficient catalytic asymmetric Michael addition/cyclization cascade reaction between 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles and β-substituted nitroolefins with the help of a cinchonidine-derived bifunctional thiourea catalyst has been discussed. Highly functionalized spirooxindoles containing three successive stereocenters were obtained in high yield with moderate to good diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Reference: Kayal, S.; Mukherjee, S. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 6696-6700. Chapter 2: Catalytic Aldol-Cyclization Cascade of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles with α-Ketophosphonates for the Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Amino-α-Hydroxyphosphonates The oxindole scaffold containing a quaternary stereocenter at the C3 position is a privileged structural motif present in many biologically active molecules and natural products. In this respect, spirooxindoles have received special attention during the past few years. Similarly, β-Amino and/or hydroxy functionalized phosphonic acids and their derivatives are found to display inhibitory activities towards a range of enzymes such as renin, HIV protease, thrombin, and various classes of protein tyrosine kinases and phosphatases. Considering the importance of both oxindole and β-amino-α-hydroxyphosphonic acid, we reasoned that highly functionalized phosphonic acid derivatives based on a spirooxindole framework could be of potential biological significance, if synthesized in enantiopure form This chapter deals with a cascade aldol-cyclization reaction between 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles and α-ketophosphonates for the enantioselective synthesis of spirooxindole-based β-amino-α-hydroxyphosphonate derivatives. Catalyzed by cinchona alkaloid-based bifunctional thiourea derivatives, this protocol delivers 2-thioxooxazolidinyl phosphonates bearing two adjacent quaternary stereogenic centers, generally in high yields with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Both the product enantiomers are accessible with nearly equally high level of enantioselectivity. Reference: Kayal, S.; Mukherjee, S. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 5508-5511. Chapter 3: Catalytic Michael Addition/Cyclization Cascade of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles with Cyclic α,β-Unsaturated Ketones: A Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of Bispiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrolidine] Among different spirocyclic cores, the spirooxindole framework containing pyrrolidinyl ring represents a very important class owing to their biological activities such as antimicrobial, anticancer, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antimycobacterial and antitubercular properties. Similarly, the bispirooxindole scaffold recently has drawn considerable interests because of its exclusive structural and stereochemical diversity. Only a few examples have been reported till date for enantioselective construction of the pharmaceutically important bispirooxindole architectures. Considering the importance of bispirooxindoles and pyrrolidinyl spirooxindole scaffolds, we were interested in merging them in a single molecular framework. In this chapter, a Michael addition/cyclization cascade reaction between 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles and exocyclic enones for the enantioselective synthesis of 3,2′-pyrrolidinyl bispirooxindole derivatives has been illustrated. With the help of a quinine-derived bifunctional squaramide as the catalyst, this protocol delivers bispirooxindoles bearing three contiguous stereogenic centers, in high yields and generally with outstanding diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Reference: Kayal, S.; Mukherjee, S. manuscript under preparation.

<p>  </p> <p>A historically important reaction, the Ueno-Stork reaction promotes, through the use of toxic organotin species, the cyclization of a haloacetal onto an alkene generating bicyclic acetals. This reaction has been used over the years in several total syntheses of biologically relevant natural products, especially the prostaglandin class of natural products. Herein, will be described the development of a novel nickel-catalyzed Ueno-Stork cyclization reaction, which no toxic organotin and radical promoters are used, and instead a greener, operationally friendly, and non-toxic earth abundant nickel catalyst is applied. Optimization studies, substrate scope, scalability, relative stereochemistry of the bicyclic acetals, as well as derivatization of the products were studied. Furthermore, the newly developed reaction was applied on the total synthesis of tricyclic-PGDM Methyl ester, a prostaglandin D2 metabolite of important clinical relevance that currently suffers from material supply issues.</p> <p>Cyclopropanol ring opening reactions have different reactivity modes. Either a metal homoenolate species or a b-keto radical species can be formed after ring opening depending on the reaction conditions applied. More specifically, hydroxycyclopropanols have been studied to access several important motifs present in an array of natural products and medicinally important molecules. The Dai group has used this strategy to access several motifs through intramolecular trapping of the homoenolate species with and without the presence of carbon monoxide to generate oxaspirolactones, THF/THP-fused bicyclic lactones, and disubstituted THF/THP heterocycles. Herein, it will be discussed the application of similar concepts to access new classes of heterocycles 4-ketovalerolactones and 3-furanones. The optimization of two reaction conditions to selectively synthesize each product starting from the same starting material was studied. Furthermore, the substrate scope, scale-up, and derivatization studies of each motif will be disclosed. </p>

Une stratégie de synthèse efficace de différents composés de type azabicyclo[X.Y.0]alkanone fonctionnalisés a été développée. La stratégie synthétique implique la préparation de dipeptides par couplage avec des motifs vinyl-, allyl-, homoallyl- et homohomoallylglycine suivi d’une réaction de fermeture de cycle par métathèse permettant d’obtenir des lactames macrocycliques de 8, 9 et 10 membres, qui subissent une iodolactamisation transannulaire menant à l’obtention de mimes peptidiques bicycliques portant un groupement iode. Des couplages croisés catalysés par des métaux de transition ont été développés pour la synthèse d’acides aminés ω-insaturés énantiomériquement purs à partir de l’iodoanaline. L’étude du mécanisme suggère que l’iodure subit une attaque du coté le moins stériquement encombré de la lactame macrocyclique insaturée pour mener à l’obtention d’un intermédiaire iodonium. La cyclisation se produit ensuite par une route minimisant les interactions diaxiales et la tension allylique. L’iodolactamisation des différentes lactames macrocycliques insaturées a mené à l’obtention regio- et diastéréosélective d’acides aminés 5,5- et 6,6-iodobicycicliques. De plus, une imidate azabicyclo[4.3.1]alkane pontée de type anti-Bredt fut synthétisée à partir d’une lactame macrocyclique insaturé à neuf membres. Les analyses cristallographiques et spectroscopiques des macrocycles à 8, 9 et 10 membres, du composé iodobicyclique 5,5 ainsi que de l’imidate pontée, montrent bien le potentiel de ces dipeptides rigidifiés de servir en tant que mimes des résidus centraux de tours β de type I, II’, II et VI. / An efficient strategy has been developed for the synthesis of different functionalized azabicyclo[X.Y.0]alkanone amino acids. The synthetic sequence features preparation of dipeptides by coupling respectively vinyl-, allyl-, homoallyl- and homohomoallylglycine building blocks, followed by ring closing metathesis to produced 8-, 9-, and 10-member unsaturated macrocyclic lactams, and transannular iodolactamization to make the bicyclic dipeptide surrogates bearing iodine on the lactam ring. Transition metal cross-coupling methods were developed to make enantiomerically pure ω-unsaturated amino acid building blocks from iodoalanine. Mechanistic considerations suggest that attack of iodine from the least hindered face of the unsaturated macrocyclic lactam provides an iodonium intermediate and cyclization occurs by a route that minimizes allylic strain and diaxial interactions. Iodolactamization of the unsaturated macrocyclic lactams gave regio- and diastereoselectively fused 5,5- and 6,6-iodo-bicylic amino acids. Moreover, an anti-Bredt bridgehead imidate azabicyclo[4.3.1]alkane was synthesized from a 9-membered unsaturated macrocyclic lactam precursor. X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic analyses of the 8-, 9-, and 10-member macrocycles, as well as the 5,5-bicycle and bridgehead imidate demonstrate the potential of these constrained dipeptides to mimic the central residues of ideal type I, II’, II and VI β-turn geometry.

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Ce travail s'inscrit dans la recherche et le développement de nouvelles molécules à visée thérapeutique via la mise au point de cyclisations radicalaires oxydatives médiées par l'acétate de manganèse(III). Deux problématiques ont dirigé nos recherches. Tout d'abord, nous avons développé une stratégie de synthèse de prodrogues analogues de la pafuramidine, molécule antileishmanienne. Ainsi, une 1ère série d'amidoximes a été obtenue à partir de &#946;-cétosulfones par une synthèse multi-étapes faisant appel aux réactions i) de cyclisations radicalaires oxydatives médiées par Mn(OAc)3 et ii) de couplages pallado-catalysées de Buchwald-Hartwig et de Heck. Suite à l'évaluation biologique in vitro sur Leishmania donovani et sur des cellules humaines, une 2ème série d'amidoximes et en particulier des monoamidoximes a été réalisée, ce qui a révélé une molécule présentant un index de sélectivité 40 fois plus élevé que celui de la pentamidine, médicament utilisé comme référence. Nous avons également mis au point un double couplage "one-pot" de Buchwald-Hartwig dans le but d'obtenir des produits dicouplés dissymétriques, précurseurs éventuels de futures diamidoximes. Dans une deuxième partie, nous nous sommes focalisés sur la synthèse de composés spirocycliques pouvant constituer un pharmacophore original. De ce fait, une stratégie de synthèse conduisant à divers noyaux tels des tétralines spirocycliques, des spirolactones, des spirobenzophénanthrédin-6(5H)-ones a été mise au point. Ce travail nous a également menés vers la synthèse de dérivés thiobarbiturates, analogues de composés anesthésiques ou anticonvulsivants. / This work focuses on the research and development of new therapeutic molecules through optimized radical cyclizations mediated by manganese(III) acetate. Two problematics directed our research. First, we developed analogous prodrugs of pafuramidine, an antileishmanial molecule. Thus, a 1rst series of amidoximes was obtained from &#946;-ketosulfones by a multi-step synthesis involving i) radical oxidative cyclizations mediated by Mn(OAc)3 and ii) pallado-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig and Heck coupling reactions. The 1rst series being biologically evaluated in vitro, both on Leishmania donovani and human cells, a 2nd series and particularly monoamidoximes was prepared and revealed a molecule presenting a selectivity index 40 times higher than the one of pentamidine, used as reference drug compound. We also developed a one-pot double Buchwald-Hartwig coupling reaction in the aim to obtain dissymmetric dicoupled products, potential precursors of future diamidoximes. In a second time, we focused on the synthesis of spirocyclic compounds which could constitute an original pharmacophore. Therefore, we performed a synthesis allowing access to a wide variety of scaffolds such as spirocyclic tetralins, spirolactones, spirobenzophenanthridin-6(5H)-ones. This work allowed the synthesis of thiobarbiturates, analogous of anesthetic or anticonvulsive compounds.