This thesis describes novel reaction protocols for the synthesis of diaryliodonium salts and also provides an insight to the mechanism of α-arylation of carbonyl compounds with diaryliodonium salts.  The first chapter gives a general introduction to the field of hypervalent iodine chemistry, mainly focusing on recent developments and applications of diaryliodonium salts. Chapter two describes the synthesis of electron-rich to electron-poor diaryliodonium triflates, in moderate to excellent yields from a range of arenes and iodoarenes. In chapter three, it is described that molecular iodine can be used together with arenes in a direct one-pot, three-step synthesis of symmetric diaryliodonium triflates. A large scale synthesis of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)iodonium triflate is also described, controlled and verified by an external research group, further demonstrating the reliability of this methodology. The fourth chapter describes the development of a sequential one-pot synthesis of diaryliodonium salts from aryl iodides and boronic acids, furnishing symmetric and unsymmetric, electron-rich to electron-poor diaryliodonium tetrafluoroborates in moderate to excellent yields. This method was developed to overcome the regiochemical limitations imposed by the reaction mechanism in the protocols described in the preceding chapters. Chapter five describes a one-pot synthesis of heteroaromatic iodonium salts under similar conditions described in chapter two. The final chapter describes the reaction of enolates with chiral diaryliodonium salts or together with a phase transfer catalyst yielding racemic products. DFT calculations were performed, which revealed a low lying energy transition state (TS) between intermediates, which is believed to be responsible for the lack of selectivity observed in the experimental work. It is also proposed that a [2,3] rearrangement is preferred over a [1,2] rearrangement in the α-arylation of carbonyl compounds. The synthetic methodology described in this thesis is the most generally applicable, efficient and high-yielding to date for the synthesis of diaryliodonium salts, making these reagents readily available for various applications in synthesis.

Abordaram-se diversos aspectos da reação de contração de álcoois homoalílicos promovida por trinitrato de tálio (TTN). A configuração relativa do indano obtido como produto foi estabelecida graças a uma difratometria de raio-x de seu derivado sólido, possibilitando a elaboração de um mecanismo detalhado desta transformação. As reações de contração de anel de alquenóis secundários e terciários com TTN produzem indanos em 33-65%. Por outro lado, os 3-alquenóis terciários que possuem uma metila a mais em posição alílica conduzem a produtos oriundos de uma reação de fragmentação em 51-69%, com a perda de uma molécula de acetona. Álcoois homoalílicos primários, ao reagirem com iodo ou iodo hipervalente, sofrem uma reação de fragmentação, formando formaldeído, que sofre uma ciclização de Prins com o substrato, produzindo hexahidro- benzo-isocromenos em 26-48%. No caso da reação com iodo, parte do substrato sofre também uma ciclização 5-endo-trig seguida de aromatização, levando a um di-hidro-naftofurano em até 30% de rendimento. A ciclização de Prins de 3-alquenóis primário, secundário ou terciário com quantidades equimolares de aldeídos - aromáticos ou alifáticos - ou cetonas alifáticas catalisada por 5 mol% de iodo pode ser alcançada em rendimentos de 54-82%. Estas reações foram efetuadas em condições brandas e não anidras. Esta metodologia foi expandida para a preparação de uma hexa-hidro-benzo-isoquinolina à partir de uma tosilamida homoalílica, em 60% de rendimento. Um método simples e eficiente para a 2,2-dicloração de 1-tetralonas, da indanona e da benzosuberona foi desenvolvido utilizando-se água de cloro e metanol (5:1), à temperatura ambiente, em 61-90% de rendimento. A caramboxina é uma neurotoxina extraída da carambola. Sua síntese seria desejável para a confirmar sua estrutura e realizar novos ensaios biológicos. A rota sintética estudada possui, como etapa-chave, uma reação de Diels-Alder seguida de uma retro-Diels-Alder entre um éster clorotetrólico e um ciclo-hexadieno derivado da dimedona. No entanto, a síntese não pode ser concluída e um análogo ciclizado da caramboxina, uma isoquinolona, foi obtido em um rendimento global de 7%, em 10 etapas, à partir da dimedona. / Several aspects concerning the reaction of homoallylic alcohols and thallium trinitrate were addressed. The relative configuration of the indan obtained as product was established based on an x-ray diffration analysis of its solid derivative. With this information a more detailed mechanism was proposed. The ring contraction reactions of secondary and tertiary alkenols with TTN produced indans in 33-65% yield. Nevertheless, 3-alkenols bearing a methyl group on the allylic position lead to fragmentation products in 51- 69% yield, with the loss of a molecule of acetone. Treatment of primary homoallylic alcohols with iodine or hypervalent iodine leads to hexahydrobenzoisochromenes in 26-48% yield via a fragmentation reaction where formaldehyde is produced and reacts with the substrate on a Prins cyclization reaction. When iodine is used, dihydronaphtofuranes are also produced in up to 30% yield through a 5-endo-trig cyclization followed by an aromatization reaction. The Prins cyclization of 3-alkenols primary, secondary or tertiary with equimolar amounts of aldehydes - aromatic or aliphatic or aliphatic ketones catalysed by 5 mol% of iodine was accomplished in 54- 82% yield. These reactions were performed in mild and non-anhydrous conditions.This methodology was also used for the preparation of a hexahydrobenzoisoquinoline from a homoallylic tosylamide, in 60% yield. An easy and efficient method to the 2,2-dichlorination of 1-tetralones, indanone and benzosuberone was developed using household bleach and methanol (5:1), at room temperature in 61-90% Caramboxin is a neurotoxin isolated from star fruit. Its synthesis was desired to confirm its structure and perform new biological tests. The key step of the synthetic path is a Diels Alder followed by a retro-Diels Alder between a chlorotetrolic ester and a cyclohexene derived from dimedone. Unfortunately the synthesis was not concluded and a cyclized analogous of caramboxin, an isoquinoline, was obtained in 7% global yield, in 10 steps, from dimedone.

Cette thèse est consacrée au développement de réactions d'amination C(sp³)-H catalysées au Rhodium(ᴵᴵ) impliquant la chimie des nitrènes. La première partie décrit la valorisation des sous-produits des réactifs d'iode hypervalent comme des briques moléculaires dans des séquences Amination/Couplage croisé. Le réactif d'iode hypervalent joue alors le rôle d'oxydant pour la génération d'un nitrène, du substrat pour l'amination C(sp³)-H et de partenaire de couplage pour les réactions palladocatalysées. La seconde partie concerne le développement d'une nouvelle source de nitrène : les carbamimidates dont la structure est inspirée des précédents travaux sur les carbamates et les sulfonimidamides. La préparation de ces nouveaux réactifs ainsi que leur utilisation dans des réactions intramoléculaires est présentée. La troisième partie du manuscrit vise à combiner la chimie des nitrènes et le domaine de la catalyse hétérogène, dans le but d'obtenir un catalyseur pour l'amination C(sp³)-H immobilisé sur une matrice solide. La synthèse d'un catalyseur hétérogène et son utilisation en réaction d'amination est décrite. La quatrième partie montre les résultats obtenus lors de l'étude DFT du mécanisme d'arylation intramoléculaire de glyosides catalysée au Palladium. / This thesis describes the development of Rhodium(ᴵᴵ) catalyzed C(sp³)-H amination reactions with nitrenes. A first part will describe the recycling of hypervalent iodine reagents by-products as building-blocks in Amination/Cross Coupling sequences. The hypervalent iodine reagent is used as an oxidant to generate nitrene, a substrate for C(sp³)-H amination and a building block for palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions. A second part is centered on the development of a new nitrene precursor: carbamimidate, which structure is inspired from previous work on both carbamates and sulfonimidamides. Their preparation and use in intramolecular reactions will be presented. A third part of this work aim to combine the nitrene chemistry and the heterogeneous catalysis field to obtain an immobilized catalyst for C(sp³)-H amination. The preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst and its use in amination reactions is described. A last part will show the results obtained from mechanistic insights by DFT about palladium-catalyzed intramolecular arylation of glycosides.

La réaction de désaromatisation hydroxylante de phénols (HPD) est un outil puissant pour accéder de façon biomimétique, en une seule étape à partir de 2-alkylphénols, aux ortho-quinols, c’est-à-dire les 6-alkyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diénones. Ces synthons peuvent être présentés tels quels par de nombreux produits naturels mais peuvent aussi servir d’intermédiaires hautement fonctionnalisés pour la construction rapide d’architectures structurales complexes. L’acide o-iodoxybenzoïque (IBX), un réactif de type iodane-?5, et sa formulation stabilisée non-explosible (SIBX) se sont révélés particulièrement efficaces pour promouvoir des réactions HPD de manière ortho-sélective. Ces travaux de thèse concernent l’application de cette réaction à l’élaboration d’un intermédiaire ortho-quinolique clé hautement fonctionnalisé pour la synthèse d’un antibiotique de type angucycline, la (+)-aquayamycine, ainsi qu’à la première synthèse totale d’un ortho-quinol naturel non dimérisant, la (+)-wasabidiénone B1. Enfin, le développement d’une version asymétrique de cette réaction a été entrepris. La génération in situ de iodanes à partir de iodoarènes chiraux et de m-CPBA comme co-oxydant permet de préparer soit des ortho-quinols de façon non racémique lorsque des quantités stoechiométriques des deux réactifs sont utilisées, soit des ortho-quinols régio- et diastéréosélectivement époxydés lorsqu’une quantité catalytique de iodoarène chiral est employée. Un suivi de ces réactions par spectrométrie de masse a conduit à la détection d’espèces de type iodanyl-?3 et/ou -?5, et à la proposition d’un mécanisme pour ces réactions de désaromatisation hydroxylante asymétrique. / The hydroxylative phenol dearomatization (HPD) reaction is a powerful tool to access, in one biomimetic step from various 2-alkylphenols, ortho-quinols, i.e., 6-alkyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,4-dienones. These dearomatized moieties can be found as such in few natural products or can be used as highly functionalized intermediates. The ?5-iodane 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) and its stabilized nonexplosive formulation (SIBX) have proved particularly useful and efficient in mediating HPD reactions in a strictly ortho-selective manner. This PhD work describes the application of our SIBX-mediated HPD reaction to the elaboration of a key ortho-quinolic advanced intermediate for the synthesis of the angucycline-type antibiotic (+)-aquayamycin, and to the first total synthesis of the natural non-dimerizing ortho-quinol (+)-wasabidienone B1. An asymmetric version of this HPD reaction has been also developed. In situ generation of iodanes from chiral iodoarenes and m-CPBA as co-oxidant enables the preparation of either ortho-quinols in a non racemic form when using stoechiometric amounts of both reagents, or regio- and diastereoselectively epoxidized ortho-quinols when a catalytic amount of the chiral iodoarene is used. Monitoring of these reactions by mass spectrometry allowed the detection of ?3- and/or ?5-iodanyl-type species, and the proposition of a mechanism for these asymmetric hydroxylative dearomatization reactions.