Neste trabalho descrevemos os estudos visando à síntese do jungianol e a construção de anéis benzofurânicos. Em ambos os casos, a etapa chave da seqüência sintética é a reação de contração de anel mediada por tálio(III). O jungianol é um sesquiterpeno fenólico que foi isolado por Bohlmann et al., em 1977, da espécie Jungia malvaefolia. A etapa chave da síntese seria a reação do 1,2-diidro-5-metóxi-1,6-dimetilnaftaleno (intermediário-chave) com trinitrato de tálio (TTN), para dar origem ao esqueleto indânico presente no jungianol. Duas abordagens sintéticas foram utilizadas na tentativa de preparação do intermediário-chave: ciclização intramolecular e metátese olefínica, ambas sem sucesso. Outro objetivo de nossos estudos foi a reação de contração de anel de 2H-cromenos, mediada por TTN, visando à construção de esqueletos benzofurânicos. Escolhemos como substratos o 2H-cromeno, o 8-metóxi-2H-cromeno, o 7-metóxi-2H-cromeno e o 6-metóxi-2H-cromeno, que foram sintetizados de acordo com procedimentos descritos na literatura. As reações dos 2H-cromenos com TTN levaram à formação tanto dos produtos de contração de anel (esqueleto benzofurânico) quanto dos produtos de adição de água e/ou de metanol. Entretanto, não foi observada formação preferencial de nenhum produto, uma vez que estes foram obtidos em rendimentos de mesma ordem de grandeza, nas três condições reacionais testadas. Através da análise de RMN-1H foi possível determinar que a relação entre os substituintes dos produtos de adição formados é preferencialmente trans, e que estes compostos possuem o heterociclo em conformação do tipo meia-cadeira, com os substituintes ocupando posições pseudo-diaxiais. / This thesis describes the studies aiming at the synthesis of jungianol and the construction of benzofuranic rings. In both cases, the key-step is the reaction of thallium(III)-mediated ring contraction. Jungianol is a phenolic sesquiterpene isolated by Bohlmann et al., in 1977, from the species Jungia malvaefolia. The key-step of the synthesis could be the reaction of 1,2-dihydro-5-methoxy-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene (key-intermediate) with thallium trinitrate (TTN) to furnish the indan skeleton. Two different synthetic approaches were used to prepare the key-intermediate: intramolecular cyclization and ring-closing metathesis, both without success. Another target of our studies was the reaction of ring contraction of 2H-chromenes, mediated by TTN, aiming at the construction of benzofuranic skeletons. The substrates used are 2H-chromene, 8-methoxy-2H-chromene, 7-methoxy-2H-chromene and 6-methoxy-2H-chromene, prepared according to known methods. The reactions of the 2H-chromenes with TTN gave a mixture, in equal amounts, of ring contraction and addition products, in the three used conditions. By RMN-1H analysis it was possible to determine that the relationship between the substituents of the addition products is preferentially trans, and the conformation of the heterocycle is a half-chair, with the substituents in a pseudo-diaxial position.

Orientadora: Prof.ª Dr.ª Mirela Inês de Sairre / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência & Tecnologia - Química, 2014. / Dentro da superfamilia de proteinas chamadas de receptores nucleares, tem-se como um importante alvo terapeutico o receptor PPAR¿Á, uma proteina que participa de muitos processos de regulacao do metabolismo de lipideos e carboidratos, fazendo com que a modulacao deste receptor seja uma alternativa de grande importancia para o tratamento de diversas doencas como a sindrome metabolica, diabetes melito tipo 2 e a obesidade. Na busca por novos ligantes agonistas que possam ativar o receptor sem induzir acoes deleterias ao organismo, foram realizados estudos computacionais previos pela tecnica de docking com um amplo banco de dados de moleculas, e dentre elas um dos alvos mais promissores apresenta um anel tetrazol em sua estrutura. Este trabalho teve como objetivo a sintese do ligante identificado nos estudos de docking, assim como analogos com diferentes modificacoes estruturais, possibilitando futuros ensaios de atividade biologica de todos os compostos preparados e suas interacoes com o receptor PPAR¿Á. Tendo em vista as metodologias existentes para a preparacao de tetrazois, tambem incluiam-se nos objetivos a elaboracao e validacao de uma nova metodologia de preparacao de tetrazois empregando pentoxido de niobio como catalisador e agua como solvente. Os estudos da nova metodologia de formacao de tetrazois resultaram no produto desejado, porem com rendimentos insatisfatorios para as condicoes testadas e a necessidade de melhorias no procedimento experimental. Estes resultados motivaram a elaboracao de uma ix nova metodologia para preparacao de cianamidas como alternativa para a preparacao dos ligantes. Estes estudos foram bastante satisfatorios, obtendo-se os produtos atraves de uma metodologia sem solvente e rendimentos moderados a bons, mesmo empregando um nucleofilo tao fraco como a cianamida comercial. Apos estes estudos, foram avaliadas e testadas as melhores estrategias de preparacao dos ligantes planejados, e assim um total de seis ligantes com diferentes modificacoes estruturais foram preparados, caracterizados e com rendimentos globais razoaveis (29% e 43%), empregando um processo em tres etapas com apenas uma etapa de purificacao. / Within the superfamily of proteins called nuclear receptors, the PPARã is a very important therapeutic target, being a protein that is inserted in many processes of regulation of lipids and carbohydrates metabolism. Therefore, modulation of this receptor is of great importance for the treatment of various diseases such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Searching for new agonist ligands that can activate the receptor without inducing deleterious effects to the organism, computational studies have been carried applying the docking technique with a large database of molecules, and among them one of the most promising targets presents a tetrazole ring in its structure. This work aimed at the synthesis of the ligand identified in the docking studies, as well as analogues with different structural modifications, allowing future assays of biological activity of all the compounds prepared and verifying their interactions with the PPARã receptor. Given the existing methodologies for preparing tetrazoles, the development and validation of a new methodology for preparing tetrazoles using niobium pentoxide as a catalyst and water as solvent was also included in our objectives. Studies of this new methodology resulted in the formation of the desired product, but with unsatisfactory yields for the tested conditions and improvements in the experimental procedures are needed. These results motivated the development of a new methodology for preparing cyanamides as an alternative for the the ligands synthesis. These studies were xi satisfactory, obtaining products with a methodology without solvent and moderate to good yields, even using such a weak nucleophile as commercial cyanamide. After these studies, the best strategies for preparation of the ligands were evaluated, and a total of six ligands with different structural modifications have been prepared, characterized and with reasonable overall yields (29% and 43%) using a process in three steps with only one purification step.

Neste trabalho foi estudado o comportamento de hidróxi-calcogenetos (Se e Te) frente a biotransformações, empregando enzimas isoladas em meio orgânico ou aquoso e empregando microorganismos (fungos). Estudos comparativos sobre a influência de diversas variáveis, como solvente, temperatura, imobilização enzimática e estrutura do hidróxi-calcogeneto, foram realizados. Inicialmente os compostos foram sintetizados utilizando métodos descritos na literatura, em seguida foi estudada a resolução de hidróxiselenetos em meio orgânico empregando lipases isoladas (Esquema 1), (ver arquivo), incluindo um estudo de imobilização da PSL em diversos suportes, além do estudo da influência da variação do solvente, da temperatura, da lipase, etc. Na resolução em meio aquoso empregando enzimas isoladas, primeiramente os hidróxi-selenetos foram acetilados quimicamente e depois realizado uma triagem (com dez enzimas de diferentes fontes) empregando indicador de pH colori métrico. Posteriormente os acetatos dos hidróxi-selenetos (Esquema 2) (ver arquivo) foram submetidos à resolução enzimática em meio aquoso empregando as enzimas que foram selecionadas na triagem enzimática. As biotransformações utilizando fungos foram realizadas empregando células inteiras de algumas linhagens de Aspergillus terreus. Na seqüência foi realizada a resolução de hidróxi-teluretos em meio orgânico utilizando lipases isoladas (Esquema 3)(ver arquivo). Nessas resoluções também foi estudada a influência da variação do solvente, da lipase, do tempo, etc. De forma a demonstrar a importância dos compostos resolvidos, um hidróxi-seleneto quiral e dois hidróxi-teluretos quirais foram usados para preparar compostos pertencentes a classes de unidades estruturais de vasta ocorrência em produtos naturais: um álcool alílico e duas lactonas (Esquema 4)(ver arquivo). / In this work, the behavior of hydroxy chalcogenides (Se and Te) towards the biotransformations using isolated enzymes in organic media or aqueous media and using microorganisms (fungi) was studied. A comparative study of the effect of temperature, solvent, enzyme immobilization and structure of the substrates on the resolution was performed. Initially, the compounds had been synthesized using described methods in the literature, after, the resolution of hydroxy selenides in organic media using isolated lipases was carried out (Scheme 1)(see PDF), including a study on the immobilization of PPL on some supports, as well studies on the influence of the variation of the solvent, the temperature, lipase, etc. In the resolution in aqueous media using isolated lipases, initially the hydroxy selenides were transformed into their acetates by convertional chemical methods, and then, a screening with ten enzymes from different sources was carried out using pH indicator. In the following, the enzymatic resolution of the selanyl acetates in aqueous media using the enzymes selected in the screening step was performed (Scheme 2)(see file). The biotransformations by fungi were performed using whole cells of some Aspergillus terreus strains. In the sequence, the resolution of hydroxy tellurides in organic media using isolated lipases was carried out (Scheme 3) (see file). In these resolutions, the influence of the variation of the solvent, lipase and the reaction time was also studied. In order to demonstrate the potencial of the resolved compounds, one chiral hydroxy selenide and one chiral hydroxy telluride were used to prepare compounds belonging to classes of building blocks of wide occurrence in natural products: an allylic alcohol and a lactone (Scheme 4)(see file).

Formation of the diaryl ether moiety remains a challenging target for organic synthesis despite modern technologies, however, better understanding of older techniques often leads to improvements. The copper-catalysed Ullmann ether synthesis, whilst attractive in many ways, is frequently problematic due to the inherent irreproducibility of the reaction on scale up. Little is yet known about the mechanism of the reaction and conflicting views are rife within the scientific community. In a well-studied example, we show that the potassium iodide formed during the reaction slows catalysis. Additionally, the deprotonation of phenol is complicated by the insolubility of the inorganic base. This results in a beneficial outcome, providing a rate enhancement and reduction of by-products, which can be further exploited to provide lower stoichiometries, improved selectivity and greater functional group tolerance. The development of an improved, more reproducible procedure in combination with reaction calorimetry has allowed the mechanism to be studied in intricate detail. Excellent agreement with a mechanistic model has led to further insight into the enigmatic aryl halide activation and provides good evidence for a single electron transfer mechanism. In addition, evidence for a dynamic catalyst resting state has been observed which adds to the complexity of the mechanism. This, in turn, leads to a fine balance of concentration and electronic effects that prove vital to the rate of reaction.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-08-29T14:02:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Breno Almeida Soares.pdf: 7105040 bytes, checksum: 3b6aebf34151816545510b0506ed3412 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-29T14:02:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Breno Almeida Soares.pdf: 7105040 bytes, checksum: 3b6aebf34151816545510b0506ed3412 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-25 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior, CAPES, Brasil. / This work is part of a research project which investigates the utilization of abundant and accessible natural products in the synthesis of new molecules with potential activity against Chagas? disease. Recent studies carried out in our laboratory showed activity against Trypanosoma cruzi for piperine, a major component of Piper nigrum and for a series of its derivatives and analogues. Using bioisosterism as a strategy for molecular modification, we describe here the design, synthesis and antiparasitic evaluation of class of derivatives of 1,2,4-oxadiazole. The key step of the synthetic strategy used involved the SNAC reaction of the benzamidoxima with acid chlorides followed by cyclization, which allowed the preparation of eight new 1,2,4-oxadiazole The evaluation of the toxic activity of these new derivatives against epimastigote form of T. cruzi confirmed the bioisosteric relationship between the natural amide and the new products prepared, showing the oxadiazole 55 direct derived from piperine, as the most active compound in the series. / Este trabalho se insere numa linha de pesquisa que visa a utiliza??o de produtos naturais abundantes e access?veis na s?ntese de novas mol?culas com potencial atividade anti-chag?sica. Estudos recentes em nosso laborat?rio demonstraram a atividade antiparasit?ria da piperina e de uma s?rie de derivados e an?logos sobre o Trypanosoma cruzi, agente etiol?gico da doen?a de Chagas. Utilizando o bioisosterismo como estrat?gia de modifica??o molecular, descrevemos aqui o planejamento, a s?ntese e a avalia??o antiparasit?ria de derivados da classe dos 1,2,4-oxadiaz?is. A etapa-chave da estrat?gia sint?tica utilizada envolveu a rea??o de SNAC da benzamidoxima com cloretos de ?cidos, seguida de cicliza??o, que permitiu a prepara??o de oito novos 1,2,4- oxadiaz?is. A avalia??o da atividade t?xica destes novos derivados contra a forma epimastigota do T. cruzi confirmou a rela??o bioisost?rica entre a amida natural e os novos derivados preparados, evidenciando o oxadiazol 55 derivado direto da piperina, como o composto mais ativo da s?rie.

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Uma série de β-enamino ésteres foi submetida a reações de iodociclização ou lactonização mediada por iodo, fornecendo como produtos iodo-β-enamino ésteres cíclicos ou β-enamino lactonas, respectivamente. Os iodo-β-enamino ésteres cíclicos obtidos foram submetidos a reações de desidroiodação, fornecendo os correspondentes produtos de eliminação de HI a partir de iodociclos de cinco membros, e ciclopentanos trissubstituídos, a partir de anéis de seis membros. Esta última reação ocorreu por substituição nucleofílica intramolecular, em vez da esperada reação de desidroiodação. O efeito do N-substituinte, nestas reações, foi estudado para uma série de N-alquil e N-aril derivados, fornecendo dados que possibilitaram uma melhor compreensão dos mecanismos envolvidos. As β-enamino lactonas foram obtidas em baixos rendimentos, devido à formação de subprodutos decorrentes da poliiodação do substrato, e mostraram-se resistentes à redução da dupla ligação carbono-carbono por uma série de métodos testados. Um estudo de análise conformacional dos compostos bicíclicos nitrogenados também foi efetuado, através de dados espectroscópicos de RMN-1H e RMN-13C, com o auxílio de cálculos de mecânica molecular e semi-empíricos. Concluiu-se que em função do N-substituinte os biciclos adotam diferentes conformações preferenciais, o que altera significativamente seus perfis espectroscópicos. / A series of acyclic β-enamino esters was submitted to iodocyclization reactions or to iodine-mediated lactonization, leading to the corresponding cyclic iodo-β-enamino esters or β-enamino lactones. Dehydroiodination of the five-membered ring enamino esters furnished pyrrole, tetrahydroindole and hexahydroindole derivatives, under basic or neutral conditions. The six-membered ring enamino esters, when submitled to treatment with triethylamine, gave rise to trisubstituted cyclopentanes. This transformation occurred through an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution, instead of the expected dehydroiodination reaction. The effect of the N-substituent in these reactions was studied for a series for N-alkyl and N-aryl derivatives. The β-enamino lactones were obtained in poor yields, due to the poliiodination of the substrates, and showed to be resistent to reduction of the carbon-carbon double bond under several conditions. A study of conformational analysis of the bicyclic β-enamino esters was undertaken, using 1H-NMR and13C-NMR data, molecular mechanics and semi-empirical methods. From this study, it was observed that the bicyclic compounds adopt different conformations depending upon the N-substituent.

Control of solid state ordering in conjugated small molecules is paramount to the continued development and implementation of organic materials in electronic devices. However, there exists no reliable method on which to predicatively determine how a change to the molecular structure will impact the solid-state packing. As such, the molecule must be synthesized before its solid-state packing can be definitively evaluated. However, once the packing structure of a material is known there exist both qualitative structure- function relationships derived from the literature, as well as quantitative computational methods that can be employed to suggest if a material will perform well in a given device. This type of bottom-up strategy is used in Chapter 2 to design and synthesize a high performance material for organic field effect transistors. A core molecule is synthesized, and through rigorous optimization of pendant and solubilizing groups a material with exceptional solid-state packing is developed and its performance in an organic field effect transistor is discussed. Chapter 3 discusses the use of conjugated organic molecules in conjunction with inorganic materials to develop hybrid organic/inorganic materials. A scalable synthesis is developed so derivatives can be rapidly synthesized and their properties evaluated. Two classes of materials are developed and synthesized: tetracene-based ligands for quantum dots and diammonium-substituted anthracene and tetracene derivatives for 2D-perovskites. Initial results for both classes of materials are presented. Chapter 4 discusses the topochemical photopolymerization of heptacene [4+4] dimers. Multiple derivatives were synthesized in order to give the ideal alignment of molecules in the crystal, followed by irradiation of crystals to give crystal templated polymerization. In Chapter 5, triarylmethane derivatives are synthesized and their performance as radiochromic sensors is evaluated. Chapter 6 involves the development of a robust synthetic scheme toward a difficult to attain π- extended regioisomer of pyrene. Photophysical characterization reveals that the direction of π-extension from the pyrene core has a profound effect on electron delocalization.

<p>The earliest landmark in computer technology was construction of the Electronic Numerial Integrator and Computer, ENIAC. Computational switching was performed with vacuum tubes and relays, rather large in size, making this computer rather unwieldy. The next milestone came with the integration of transistors into computers as the switching component. Since then, transistors have been miniaturised dramatically, resulting in the amount of components integrated on a computer chip increasing logarithmically with time. The components are nowadays so small and so densely packed that problems with leak currents and cross-talk can arise and the lower limit for transistor size will soon be reached. In order to meet increasing demands on the size and performance of electronics, a new paradigm is due – the molecular electronics approach.</p><p>Oligothiophenes have been shown to possess the physical and chemical characteristics required for electron/energy transport in molecular systems. However oligothiophenes must be electronically coupled to other components within a molecular circuit for them to be functional. In this work, different modes of incorporation of [2,2’]-bipyridinyl functionalities onto the ends of prototypic oligothiophene wires have been examined. The bipyridine connectors allow complexation to metal centres which can then function as a source or sink of electrons in the circuit. Ruthenium tris-bipyridine complexes, in particular, possess interesting electrochemical and photophysical characteristics, making them suitable for use in molecular electronics.</p><p>This thesis reports synthetic strategies to a range of novel ligands based on the [2,2’]-bipyridinyl system, together with a study of the redox and fluorescence properties of their ruthenium tris-bipyridine complexes. The mode of connection between the chelating bipyridine and the first member of the oligothiophene chain was found to have a profound effect upon the fluorescence lifetimes and intensities of the resulting complexes. The discovery of complexes exhibiting long and intense fluorescence (a requirement for directed electron/energy transfer within molecular networks) thus forms an important design element in future prototypes.</p>

<p>This thesis describes the design, synthesis and structure-activity relationships analysis of potential inhibitors targeting the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease. Also discussed is the disease caused by HCV infection and the class of enzymes known as proteases. Furthermore are explained why such enzymes can be considered to be suitable targets for developing drugs to combat diseases in general and in particular HCV, focusing on the NS3 protease. Moreover, some strategies used to design protease inhibitors and the desired properties of potential drug candidates are briefly examined. Synthesis of linear and macrocyclic NS3 protease inhibitors comprising a designed trisubstituted cyclopentane moiety as an <em>N</em>-acyl-(4<em>R</em>)-hydroxyproline bioisostere is also addressed, and several very potent and promising compounds are evaluated.</p> / Report code: LIU-TEK-LIC-2006:46.