In this thesis the synthesis of several hydrolytically stable carbohydrate mimics with the potential to function as glycosidase or lectin inhibitors are described. This work is presented in Chapters 2-5. Chapters 2 and 3 describe synthetic efforts for producing carbasugars, and include the first synthesis of 1,2-bis-epi-valienamine and the preparation of two previously known aminocarbasugars. All three compounds were synthesised starting from D-mannose, using ring-closing metathesis as the key step. 1,2-Bis-epi-valienamine was found to inhibit Cellulomonas fimi β-mannosidase with a Ki value of 140 mM. Also included is the development of a novel synthetic route from cheap D-fructose to three mannose-mimicking carbasugars using a ring-closing metathesis strategy. Two of the compounds are potential inhibitors of the FimH adhesin. In Chapters 4 and 5 the synthesis of a number of pseudodisaccharides are presented; valienamine- and epi-valienamine-containing pseudodisaccharides and a small library of S-linked pseudodisaccharides were prepared. Various synthetic strategies were explored, including an alkylation strategy, Mitsunobu couplings, and sulfonate displacements. This is the first report on the synthesis of a valienamine pseudodisaccharide with β-lyxo-configuration. Two of the S-linked pseudodisaccharides were found to bind to Concanavalin A with high affinity. The final chapter (Chapter 6) of this thesis focuses on the development of a carbohydrate epimerisation method using transition metal catalysis. Two equilibrium constants involving gluco/manno- and gluco/allo-alcohols were determined via this method. / At the time od doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Submitted. Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 5: Manuscript.

In this study, we were particularly interested in looking at the possibility that cross metathesis of olefins in melt phase could be used to produce polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) modified polypropylene (PP). The intention of this project was also to study and quantify relationships among the main experimental factors in the reaction: temperature, catalyst concentration and molar ratio of PP to PDMS, through a 2-level factorial statistical design. In order to examine if PP-PDMS copolymers were synthesized in the melt phase, measurement of the chemical, physical and viscoelastic properties of the synthesized copolymers was necessary. Techniques including proton (¹H)-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), rheometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were all used to characterize the synthesized copolymers. ¹H NMR measurements confirmed the presence of PDMS in the copolymers. They also provided a quantitative measurement of PP to PDMS molar ratio in copolymers by determining the integration of PP PDMS repeating unit signals in NMR spectra. Compared to virgin PP, a lower melting enthalpy of the PP phase in the copolymer was observed from DSC results. This implied that the PDMS component influenced the thermal behavior of the PP crystalline phase in the copolymers. Moreover, TGA measurements indicated that a higher thermal stability was obtained for PP-PDMS copolymers than that for virgin PP wax and this was expected since PDMS is known for its excellent stability at high temperature. Rheological analysis showed that the presence of PDMS in the copolymers gave lower complex viscosities and loss moduli, but higher storage moduli than those for virgin PP. Furthermore, the morphology of copolymers was examined by SEM and elemental analysis at the surface using an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyzer on the SEM. It was found that micrographs of copolymers showed round domains on the surface, which were not observed in virgin PP wax and those round segments were confirmed to contain silicon. Torque values used in a batch mixer for polymerizations and the remaining weight % of copolymers at 350°C were used to conduct statistical analysis, through which models used to describe the relationships between experimental factors and these physical responses were determined.

This thesis describes original research aimed at the development of highly efficient polymer functionalization strategies by introducing orthogonal chemistry within polymeric systems. The primary hypothesis of this thesis is that the use of click chemistries or noncovalent interactions can provide new and easy pathways towards the synthesis of highly functionalized polymers thereby addressing the shortcomings of traditional covalent functionalization approaches. To verify the hypothesis, the work presented in the following chapters of this thesis further explores previous methods of either covalent or noncovalent polymer functionalization described in Chapter 1. Chapters 2 and 3 present advanced methods of covalent polymer functionalization based on high-yielding and orthogonal click reactions: 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, hydrazone formation, and maleimide-thiol coupling. All three click reactions employed can be orthogonal to one another and conversions can be quantitative, leading to the easy and rapid synthesis of highly functionalized polymers without interference among functional handles along the polymer backbones. The next two chapters focus on the noncovalent functionalization strategies for creating supramolecular block copolymers via the main-chain self-assembly of telechelic polymers. Novel synthetic methods to prepare telechelic polymers bearing terminal recognition motifs were developed through a combination of ROMP using functionalized ruthenium initiators and functionalized chain-terminators, and the resulting polymers were self-assembled to form supramolecular block copolymers. Chapter 4 demonstrates the formation of supramolecular multiblock copolymers via self-assembly of symmetrical telechelic polymers using metal coordination, while Chapter 5 demonstrates that supramolecular ABC triblock copolymers can be prepared by the self-assembly of a heterotelechelic polymer as the central block with two other complementary monotelechelic polymers using two orthogonal hydrogen bonding interactions. Chapter 6 presents a unique application of noncovalent functionalization approaches. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a controlled polymerization method based on noncovalent templation. The initial attempts at the metal coordination-based template polymerization are presented in this chapter. Finally, Chapter 7 summarizes the findings in each chapter and presents the potential extensions of the orthogonal functionalization strategies developed in this thesis.

Among nature's creation, terpenoids are more versatile and exciting natural products. In a remarkable display of synthetic ingenuity and creativity, nature has endowed terpenes, more so sesquiterpenes, with a bewildering array of carbocyclic frameworks with unusual assemblage of rings and functionality. This phenomenal structural diversity of this class of natural products makes them ideal targets for developing and testing new synthetic strategies for efficient articulation of carbocyclic frameworks. The present thesis entitled "Synthesis of sesquiterpenes containing two vicinal quaternary carbon atoms" describes the synthesis of a number of herbertane sesquiterpenoids, antimicrobial sesquiterpenes enokipodins A and Bf and spirocyclic sesquiterpenes acorone and isoacorones based on ring-closing metathesis reaction. In the thesis, the compounds are sequentially numbered (bold), and references are marked sequentially as superscript and listed at the end of thesis. All the figures included in-the thesis were obtained by DIRECT XEROX OF THE ORIGINAL NMR SPECTRA, and in some of them uninformative areas have been cut to save the space. The herbertane sesquiterpenes are relatively a new class of aromatic sesquiterpenes, containing sterically crowded l-aryl-l,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane carbon framework incorporating two vicinal quaternary carbon atoms on a cyclopentane ring. The sterically crowded molecular framework coupled with the novel biological properties associated with the phenolic herbertanes made the herbertenoids challenging synthetic targets. In the present investigations, to begin with, a formal total synthesis of (±)-herbertenediol and (±)~ mastigophorenes A-D was developed starting from vanillin, based on a combination of Wacker oxidation and intramolecular aldol reactions. A general ring-closing metathesis (RCM) based methodology was developed for a-cuparenone and the herbertane sesquiterpenes herbertene, a-herbertenol, f)~herbertenol and herbertenediol starting from the appropriately substituted acetophenones. The acetophenones on Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction followed by regioselective reduction generated 5-arylbut-2-enols, which on Claisen rearrangement furnished 3~aryl-3-methylpent-4-enals. Grignard reaction with vinylmagnesium bromide followed by RCM reaction and oxidation transformed 3-aryl-3-methylpent~4-enals into 4~aryl-4-methylcylopentenones, which were further transformed into 3-aryl-2,2,3-trimethylcyclopentanones, thus, completing the formal synthesis of the sesquiterpenes (±)-a-cuparenone, (±)-herbertene, (±)-a-herbertenol, (±)-pherbertenol and (±)'herbertenediol. In continuation of the synthesis of herbertane sesquiterpenes, a Claisen rearrangement and RCM reaction based strategy was developed for the synthesis of (±)~lt14-herbertenediol and (±)-71-epi-herbertenolide, and marine sesquiterpenes {£)-tochuinyl acetate and (±)-dihydrotochuinyl acetate. Ortho ester Claisen rearrangement of 3-arylbut-2~ enols generated 3-aryl~3-methylpent-4-enoates, which on allylation and RCM reactions generated 2~methyl-2-arylcyclopent-3-encarboxylates. Stereoselective alkylation followed by functional group manipulations transformed 2-methyl'2-arylcyclopent'3-encarboxylates into the marine sesquiterpenes (±)-tochuinyl acetate and (±)-dihydrotochuinyl acetate, (±)-ll-epiherbertenolide and (±)~l,,14-herbertenediol. Total synthesis of (±)-lt13-herbertenediol has been accomplished employing an RCM reaction as the key step. The requisite starting material 2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl acetate was obtained from p-cresol. Two sequential allylation reactions followed by RCM reaction transformed 2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl acetate into 1 -arylcyclopent-3-en-l-carboxylate. Allylic oxidation and alkylation followed by functional group manipulation transformed I-arylcyclopent-3-en-l-carboxylate into (±)-U3-herbertenediol. For the enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-a-herbertenol, an aromatic Claisen rearrangement based strategy was developed starting from the readily available monoterpene (R)-limonene. To begin with, limonene was converted into 5-isopropenyl-2-methylcyclopent-l-enemethanol which on Mitsunobu reaction with p-cresol followed by Claisen rearrangement of the resultant aryl ether generated a mixture of3-isopropenyl-3a,7,8b-trimethyl-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofurans. Degradation of the isopropenyl group and cleavage of the central ether ring transformed the major cyclopentabenzofuran into 3-aryl-2,3-dimethylcyclopentanone, which was further elaborated into (+)-a-herbertenol. The general RCM reaction methodology developed for the herbertenoids has been further extended to the first total synthesis of the antimicrobial sesquiterpenes (±)~ enokipodins A andB, and a formal total syntheses of (±)-cuparene-l,4-diol, (±)-cuparene-lt4-quinone and (±)~HM-1 methyl ether star*w« from 2,5~dimethoxy~4-methylacetophenone. It has been further extended to the formal synthesis of spirocydic sesquiterpenes (±)-acorone and (±)-isoacorones starting from cyclohexane-1,4-dione.

beta-Turns in many biologically active peptides are important secondary structural elements which are critical for their biological activities. Hence, it is not surprising that beta-turn based pharmacophore design including beta-turn mimetics has become a central topic in medicinal chemistry in addition to alpha-helix or helical peptides. One of the advantages of such beta-turn mimetics is that they can better control torsion angles of the backbone of peptides and to some degree dihedral angles chi (X). These beta-turn mimicking scaffolds are designed to have a higher avidity for the acceptor by overcoming what otherwise is the inherent entropic cost paid for beta-turn formation upon binding to the acceptor. Among different synthetic strategies to bicyclic structures as beta-turn mimetics, consecutive formation of bicyclic structures using tandem acid-catalyzed N-acyliminium ion cyclization is attractive since this methodology was well established in the synthesis of natural product alkaloids. 1,3,6,8-Substituted tetrahydro-2H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-diones were designed and synthesized as internal beta-turn mimetics through an acid-catalyzed tandem acyliminium ion cyclization. Its development and synthesis are decribed in Chapter 2 to Chapter 4. Its application toward the development and synthesis of a small molecule ligand for melanocortin receptors is described in Chapter 5. In addition, the development of peptidomimetics for opioid receptors is explained in Chapter 6. On the other hand, a dicarba analogue having opioid receptor agonist, and dicarba analogues for MCRs were synthesized through solid phase synthesis including a ring closing metathesis reaction using Grubbs' catalyst (I) in Chapter 8.

In this study, we were particularly interested in looking at the possibility that cross metathesis of olefins in melt phase could be used to produce polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) modified polypropylene (PP). The intention of this project was also to study and quantify relationships among the main experimental factors in the reaction: temperature, catalyst concentration and molar ratio of PP to PDMS, through a 2-level factorial statistical design. In order to examine if PP-PDMS copolymers were synthesized in the melt phase, measurement of the chemical, physical and viscoelastic properties of the synthesized copolymers was necessary. Techniques including proton (¹H)-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), rheometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were all used to characterize the synthesized copolymers. ¹H NMR measurements confirmed the presence of PDMS in the copolymers. They also provided a quantitative measurement of PP to PDMS molar ratio in copolymers by determining the integration of PP PDMS repeating unit signals in NMR spectra. Compared to virgin PP, a lower melting enthalpy of the PP phase in the copolymer was observed from DSC results. This implied that the PDMS component influenced the thermal behavior of the PP crystalline phase in the copolymers. Moreover, TGA measurements indicated that a higher thermal stability was obtained for PP-PDMS copolymers than that for virgin PP wax and this was expected since PDMS is known for its excellent stability at high temperature. Rheological analysis showed that the presence of PDMS in the copolymers gave lower complex viscosities and loss moduli, but higher storage moduli than those for virgin PP. Furthermore, the morphology of copolymers was examined by SEM and elemental analysis at the surface using an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyzer on the SEM. It was found that micrographs of copolymers showed round domains on the surface, which were not observed in virgin PP wax and those round segments were confirmed to contain silicon. Torque values used in a batch mixer for polymerizations and the remaining weight % of copolymers at 350°C were used to conduct statistical analysis, through which models used to describe the relationships between experimental factors and these physical responses were determined.

Thesis (Ph, D.)--Miami University, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2008. / Title from second page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-83).

L'éthylène représente l'une des molécules plateforme les plus importantes de l'industrie de la chimie avec une capacité de production de l'ordre de 140 millions de tonnes par an. La recherche réalisée dans cette thèse porte sur le développement de nouveaux catalyseurs hétérogènes, ainsi que des procédés pour l'oligomérisation et la métathèse de l'éthylène. Les catalyseurs sont des matériaux mésoporeux (topologie SBA-15 ou SiO2 commerciale) au Ni (pour l'oligomérisation) et au Mo (pour la métathèse). Les catalyseurs Ni-AlSBA-15 (~ 2,6% Ni, Si/Al ~ 7) ont été préparés par alumination post-synthèse de la silice SBA-15 avec de l'aluminate de sodium, suivie d'un échange d'ions avec du nickel. D'une manière similaire ont été préparés les catalyseurs Ni-AlSiO2. Les techniques de caractérisation, telles que diffraction des rayons X, sorption d'azote, MET, RMN de 27Al et 29Si ont prouvé le système de pores parfaite des solides SBA-15, avec de l'aluminium coordonnée principalement en mode tétraédrique dans le réseau de silice. Ni-AlSBA-15 et Ni-AlSiO2 présentent des comportements catalytiques exceptionnels dans la réaction d'oligomérisation de l'éthylène. A 150 ° C et 3,5 MPa, à la fois en mode discontinu et en flux, les catalyseurs sont très actifs (jusqu'à 175 g d'oligomères par gramme de catalyseur et par heure), sélectifs (oléfines en C4, C6, C8 et C10, aucun des produits de craquage) et stable (taux de conversion élevé pendant 80 h de réaction). Ces performances sont supérieures à celles présentées par d'autres catalyseurs hétérogènes à base de Ni, sans utiliser cocatalyseurs alkylaluminium. Un mécanisme impliquant des ntermédiaires metallocycliques est soutenu par nos résultats expérimentaux. Nous avons aussi développé un procédé original pour convertir directement l'éthylène en propylène, à travers des réactions en cascade, d'oligomérisation, d'isomérisation et de métathèse, avec deux catalyseurs hétérogènes solides très actifs. Dans un seul réacteur à flux et dans des conditions identiques, l'éthylène a été dimérisé/isomérisé sélectivement sur Ni-AlSBA-15 pour former le 2-butène, qui réagit avec l'excès d'éthylène dans une deuxième étape, sur un catalyseur au MoO3 pour produire du propylène. A 80 ° C et 3 MPa, des activités spécifiques allant jusqu'à 48 mmoles de propylene par gramme de catalyseur et par heure ont été obtenues. La désactivation et la régénération des catalyseurs ont été étudiées. Un mécanisme, en trois étapes (dimérisation/isomérisation/métahèse), sur trois sites différents (Ni+, H+ et respectivement Mo6+) a été proposé. MOTS CLES : éthylène ; propylène ; oligomérisation ; métathèse ; catalyse hétérogène ; Ni-AlSBA-15 ; MoO3 / Ethylene is one of the most important platform molecules of the chemical industry with a production capacity of around 140 million tons per year. The research conducted in this thesis focuses on the development of new heterogeneous catalysts and processes for the oligomerization and metathesis of ethylene. The catalysts are mesoporous materials (SBA-15 topology or commercial SiO2) with Ni (for the oligomerization) and with Mo (for metathesis). Ni-AlSBA-15 oligomerization catalysts (2.6 wt% Ni, Si/Al = 7) were prepared by post-synthesis alumination of SBA-15 silica with sodium aluminate, followed by ion exchange with nickel. In a similar manner was prepared the catalyst Ni-AlSiO2. Characterization techniques, including powder X-ray diffraction, N2 sorption, TEM, 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR proved the perfect pore system of the SBA-15 materials, with aluminum tetrahedrally mainly coordinated in the silica framework. Ni-AlSBA-15 and Ni-AlSiO2 exhibited outstanding catalytic behaviour in the oligomerization reaction of ethylene. At 150 °C and 3.5 MPa, in both batch and flow mode, the catalyst was highly active (up to 175 g of oligomers per gram of catalyst per hour), selective (C4, C6, C8, and C10 olefins, no cracking products) and stable (high conversion during 80 h on-stream). These performances were superior than those exhibited by other Ni-based heterogeneous catalysts, without using alkylaluminum cocatalysts. A mechanistic pathway involving metallacyclic intermediates is supported by the experimental results. Additionally, an original process for converting ethylene to propylene, involving cascade oligomerization/isomerisation/metathesis reactions, over two robust and highly active heterogeneous catalysts has been proposed. In a single flow reactor and under identical conditions, ethylene was first selectively dimerized/isomérized over Ni-AlSBA-15 catalyst to form 2-butene, which reacted then with the excess of ethylene over MoO3–based catalyst, to produce propylene. At 80°C and 3 MPa, specific activities up to 48 mmol of propylene per gram of catalyst per hour were obtained.KEYWORDS : ethylene ; propylene ; oligomerization ; metathesis ; heterogeneous catalysis ; Ni-AlSBA-15; MoO3

Le myricanol est un [7,0]-métacyclophane naturel qui appartient à la famille des diarylheptanoïdes cycliques et qui possède des propriétés structurales et biologiques intéressantes (activité anti-Alzheimer ou anticancéreuse). L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est la préparation ambitieuse en voie racémique puis atropostéréosélective du myricanol, rendue délicate de part la tension de cycle existante. Pour se faire, deux nouvelles approches rétrosynthétiques ont été considérées. Une première route racémique a été envisagée et a permis de préparer le macrocycle par le biais d’une réaction de métathèse croisée suivie d’une réaction de Suzuki-Miyaura domino intramoléculaire avec un rendement de 2.55% en 11 étapes. Une autre voie racémique a également été explorée où la préparation du noyau biarylique du myricanol a été envisagé par une réaction de couplage intermoléculaire métallo-catalysée suivie d’une réaction de métathèse cyclisante. Des intermédiaires avancés ont également été préparés. / The myricanol, a natural [7.0]-meta-cyclophane which belongs to the family of strained and cyclic diarylheptanoids, possess an interesting structure and attractive biologically activities (anti Alzheimer and anti cancer properties). Actually only two synthesis of racemic (+/-)-myricanol have been reported in the literature. The goal of this research was to prepare this strained cyclophane in a racemic and then in an atropostereoselective route taking into account the challenging ring closure. Thus a linear diarylheptanoid was prepared using an efficient cross-metathesis reaction followed by an intramolecular Suzuki-Miyaura domino reaction giving rise to the desired cyclophane with 2.55% overall yield in 11 steps. On the other side, the biaryl core of myricanol was envisaged by an intermolecular metallo-catalysed coupling reaction between already highly functionalized fragments, followed by a ring closure metathesis. Two advanced intermediates were already attempted.

La préparation de nouveaux catalyseurs à base de tungstène par la voie Chimie Organométallique de Surface a été abordée dans cette thèse pour la production du propylène à partir de l'éthylène et/ou de butènes. Deux types de systèmes catalytiques ont été développés. Des hydrures de tungstène supportés, obtenus par réaction de surface entre un complexe de tungstène [W(CtBu)(CH2 tBu)3] et la -alumine suivi d'un traitement sous H2 à 150°C ont été préparés. Les caractérisations par différentes techniques spectroscopiques (IR, RMN solide, Raman et EXAFS) et réactivité stoechiométrique ainsi que les modélisations par calculs théoriques (DFT) ont montré la présence à la surface de deux espèces trishydrures : neutre et cationique. Ce catalyseur s'est révélé particulièrement actif pour la conversion directe de l'éthylène en propylène à 150°C selon un mécanisme trifonctionnel (dimérisation, isomérisation et métathèse croisée). L'accent a été mis sur la détermination du mode de désactivation par oligomérisation de l'éthylène, due principalement à la présence en surface d'espèce cationique. Pour pallier ce problème, d'autres réactions permettant la production de propylène avec de meilleures activités ont été développées (conversion des butènes, métathèse croisée éthylène/2-butène, 2-butène/isobutène). La conversion directe de 2-butène en propylène, inconnue jusqu'à lors, a notamment été étudiée. Enfin, un second type de systèmes catalytiques, modèles du site actif de l'hydrure de tungstène supporté et du catalyseur industriel WO3/SiO2, a été préparé et caractérisé. Ces nouveaux catalyseurs, portant un ligand oxo, se sont montrés bien plus actif en métathèse des oléfines que leurs homologues portant un ligand imido. Ces derniers se désactivent rapidement par décomposition de métallacyclobutane entraînant une réduction du tungstène non observée dans le cas des systèmes oxo / The preparation of new tungsten based catalyst using Surface Organometallic Chemistry is described in this thesis. These catalysts have been prepared for the production of propylene from ethylene and/or butenes. Two types of catalyst have been developed. Supported tungsten hydrides, resulting from the surface reaction of [W(CtBu)(CH2 tBu)3] with -alumina followed by a treatment under H2 at 150°C have been prepared. The characterizations by several spectroscopic techniques (IR, SSNMR, Raman and EXAFS) and stoichiometric reactivity combined by with theoretical calculations (DFT) have demonstrated the presence of two tungsten hydride surface species: a neutral and a cationic. This catalyst have shown outstanding reactivity for the direct conversion of ethylene to propylene 150°C following a tri-functional mechanism (dimerization, isomerization and crossmetathesis). The deactivation pathway has been attributes to ethylene oligomerization mainly due to the presence of cationic surface species. To circumvent this deactivation, other reactions affording propylene have been developed (butenes conversion, ethylene/2-butene and isobutene/2-butene cross metathesis). The conversion of 2-butene to propylene, until then unreported, has been notably studied. Finally, a second type of catalyst, models of the active site of supported tungsten hydrides and of WO3/SiO2 catalyst, has been prepared and characterized. These new catalysts, bearing an oxide ligand, have been shown to be more active than their imido counterparts. These later deactivates quikely by metallacyclobutane decomposition leading to the reduction of the tungsten non observed in the case of oxo systems