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<p>The development of parallel syntheses that allow for rapid access to compound libraries is widely sought after in drug development and in the study of biological systems. These compound collections can be screened for biological activity and thereby provide useful structure-activity relationships (SAR) to help better understand the biological systems under investigation. This present thesis uses a small molecule library/SAR approach to probe a variety of biological problems such as: inhibiting the proliferation of breast cancer stem cells; inhibiting glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT, a key enzyme involved in Type II diabetes); and inhibiting aminoglycoside phosphotransferases (APHs, enzymes prevalent in antibiotic resistance). Specifically, synthetic protocols for the parallel preparation of libraries of 3-aryl-pyrimido[5,4-e][1,2,4]triazine-5,7-(1H,6H)-diones, 1-alkyl-3-aryl-<em>1</em>H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amines, 6-amino-1-alkyl-3-aryl-1<em>H</em>-pyrazolo[3,4-<em>d</em>]pyrimidin-4(5<em>H</em>)-ones, substituted 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(-1<em>H</em>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-1<em>H</em>-pyrazolo[3,4-<em>d</em>]pyrimidin-4-amines and substituted isoquinolines are described. In all cases, a robust synthetic approach was developed allowing for the generation of a library of heterocycles based on hit compounds from high throughput screening. The SARs gained from the assaying of the libraries generated are shown to help in the furthering of the biological understanding of each system.</p> / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

<strong>Chapter 1. Introduction</strong> Scientific background on the development of homogeneous palladium-catalysed cross coupling reactions, focusing on the &alpha;-arylation reaction of enolates and its application to the synthesis of heteroaromatic compounds. The classical syntheses of isoquinolines are discussed, followed by an account of modern methods for their synthesis, including the recent &alpha;-arylation-based methodology developed by the Donohoe group. <strong>Chapter 2. Results and Discussion</strong> 2.1 Studies towards the development of a palladium-catalysed, C–H activation-based &alpha; arylation reaction of ketones, resulting in a C–H bromination/&alpha;-arylation sequence for the synthesis of isoquinolines and isoquinoline N-oxides. 2.2 The one-pot, four component coupling of a ketone, an acetal protected ortho-bromobenzaldehyde or ketone, an electrophile, and an ammonia source is described. This protocol, which ultimately provides C4 functionalised isoquinolines, is later extended to a novel &alpha;,&alpha; heterodiarylation protocol to furnish C4-aryl isoquinolines. 2.3 It is shown that the synthesis of 3 aminoisoquinolines can be achieved via the &alpha; arylation of nitriles. tert-Butyl cyanoacetate can act as a substitute for primary alkyl nitriles, with sequential &alpha;-arylation, in situ functionalisation, decarboxylation and cyclisation reactions provide C4 functionalised 3 aminoisoquinolines. 2.4 The synthetic utility of the &alpha; arylation based methodology for isoquinoline synthesis is exemplified by the total synthesis of the alkaloid berberine in 68% yield over five steps. This is followed by syntheses of pseudocoptisine, palmatine, dehydrocorydaline, and an unnatural fluorine containing analogue, in yields of 46%, 73%, 60% and 37%, respectively. 2.5 Finally, preliminary investigations demonstrate the utility of palladium-catalysed enolate arylation in the synthesis of &beta;-carbolines.

MSc dissertation School of Chemistry Faculty of Science 0004984F / Many azapolycyclic aromatic ring systems, whether they are naturally occurring or synthetically made, display important biological activities. One important class of naturally occurring azapolycyclic aromatic ring systems are the dibenzopyrrocoline alkaloids, which contain an indole ring fused to an isoquinoline moiety, where they share a common nitrogen. The basic skeleton of these alkaloids is the indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline nucleus. Both the dibenzopyrrocoline alkaloids and the indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines have been found to inhibit tubulin polymerization and thus possess antitumour and antileukemic activities. In our laboratories, a variety of indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines, for example 5,12- dimethyl-6-phenylindolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline, have been synthesized using the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction and reaction conditions for the formation of aromatic rings (KOBut in DMF and a light source – developed in our laboratories) as key steps. In this dissertation we discuss the synthesis of (±)-5,6-dihydro-6-phenylindolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-5-ol and ethyl indolo[2,1- a]isoquinoline-6-carboxylate using these reaction conditions as our key steps. The syntheses commenced with the N-protection of isatin with a benzyl and an ethyl acetate group to afford 1-benzylindoline-2,3-dione and ethyl 2-(2,3- dioxoindolin-1-yl)acetate respectively. The next step was the synthesis of the brominated compounds 1-benzyl-2-bromo-1H-indole and ethyl 2-(2-bromo- 1H-indol-1-yl)acetate by means of a functional group interconversion of the oxygen in the 3-position to two chlorine atoms, followed by hydrodehalogenation, using zinc in AcOH, and then bromination, using POBr3 in CH2Cl2. Having obtained the brominated compounds we went on and coupled them with 2-formylphenylboronic acid using the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction to obtain the coupled products 2-(1-benzyl-1H-indol-2- yl)benzaldehyde and ethyl 2-(2-(2-formylphenyl)-1H-indol-1-yl)acetate in 92 and 77% yield, respectively. Aromatisation of ethyl 2-(2-(2-formylphenyl)-1Hindol- 1-yl)acetate to ethyl indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-6-carboxylate occurred smoothly in 2 minutes using 10 mol % KOBut in DMF at room temperature. Using the same reaction conditions on 2-(1-benzyl-1H-indol-2- yl)benzaldehyde to form 6-phenylindolo-[2,1-a]isoquino-line resulted in (±)- 5,6-dihydro-6-phenylindolo[2,1-a]iso-quinolin-5-ol being obtained in 75% yield (7:3 ratio of anti:syn). An attempt to dehydrate this compound using p-TSA in CH2Cl2 in the presence of molecular sieves was not successful. Time constraints prevented any further attempts at dehydrating (±)-5,6-dihydro-6- phenylindolo[2,1-a]iso-quinolin-5-ol. In conclusion, we managed to synthesize (±)-5,6-dihydro-6-phenylindolo[2,1- a]isoquinolin-5-ol and ethyl indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-6-carboxylate using the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction and specific reaction conditions, using the base KOtBu, for the formation of aromatic rings, both as key steps.

Les préparations de composés comportant un noyau imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinique constituent un thème de recherche important en synthèse organique, compte tenu des nombreuses activités biologiques qu’ils peuvent présenter. Dans la première partie, nous nous sommes concentrés sur le développement de nouvelles stratégies rapides et efficaces basées sur l’utilisation de cuivre et de fer pour fonctionnaliser la position 6 du cycle imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine avec diverses amines et divers thiols. Ensuite, nous avons appliqué avec succès cette procédure pour la préparation de thioéthers symétriques et dissymétriques en utilisant le 2-mercaptobenzooxasole, réactif économique qui ne présente aucun risque chimique. Dans le dernier volet de ce travail, nous nous sommes intéressés au développement de nouvelles réactions multicomposants en vue de synthétiser divers pyrrolo[3',2':4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines et 5-aminopyrido[2’,1’:2,3]imidazo[4,5-c]isoquinoléines. / The preparations of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine is one of important research topic in organic synthesis, This entitie present some interesting biological activities. First, we devoleped a new rapid and efficient strategies to functionalize position 6 of the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine with various amines and thiols catalysed by copper and iron. Then we applied this procedure to the preparation of symmetric and asymmetric thioethers using 2 mercaptobenzooxasole, which is an economical reagent and which presents no chemical risk. The last part of this work concerns the development of new multicomponent reactions for the synthesis of various pyrrolo[3',2':4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and 5-amino pyrido[2’,1’:2,3] imidazo [4,5-c]isoquinoléines.