Foram preparadas algumas 2-sulfinil-3,6-dimetil-1,4-benzoquinonas racêmicas (contendo substituintes p-tolila, terc-butila, iso-butila e iso-propila ligados ao enxofre) e estudadas as suas reações de Diels-Alder com ciclopentadieno, sob condições térmicas e catalíticas. Com estes estudos foi constatada a habilidade destas quinonas em gerar majoritariamente certos tipos de adutos, dependendo das condições utilizadas. Na ausência de catalisadores, formaram-se principalmente os adutos resultantes da aproximação do ciclopentadieno sobre a dupla C-C não sulfinilada, pela face da quinona para a qual não está voltado o par de elétrons do enxofre, quando a ligação C-S se encontra na conformação s-cis. O uso de BF3.Et2O provocou uma inversão da face atacada, mas manteve a quimiosseletividade observada na ausência deste catalisador. Já, pelo emprego de ZnBr2, houve preferência do ataque do ciclopentadieno sobre a dupla C-C da quinona sulfinilada. As conclusões de tal estudo permitiram selecionar as condições a serem utilizadas para a obtenção de certos adutos com vistas a serem estes depois empregados para a síntese de um precursor enantiopuro do hirsuteno. Os trabalhos prosseguiram com ensaios para se determinar a melhor forma de obtenção de tal precursor: i) fotoisomerização a compostos gaiola seguida de dessulfurização ou ii) remoção do enxofre do aduto de Diels-Alder e fotociclização do produto dessulfurizado. A reação de fotociclização do aduto de Diels-Alder formado pela reação do dieno sobre a dupla sulfinilada da quinona gerou o compostogaiola dessulfurizado e também um novo aduto, cuja estrutura supõe-se ser a de uma enodiona hidroxilada, mas de configuração trans entre os anéis. Pela rota dessulfurizante ii), o mesmo composto foi obtido quando se empregou o hidreto de tributilestanho/AIBN, também ao lado do compostogaiola. As melhores condições para a obtenção de um precursor do hirsuteno enantiopuro foram estabelecidas como sendo aquelas que seguem a rota ii), isto é, dessulfurização do aduto de Diels-Alder resultante do ataque do ciclopentadieno sobre a dupla não sulfinilada, em condições catalíticas (BF3Et2O), quando o grupo sulfinila ligado à quinona está com a configuração S e contém um substituinte isso-propila, seguida de fotociclização do aduto sem enxofre. / Some racemic 2-tolyl- or 2-alkylsulfinyl-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinones (alkyl is terc-butyl or iso-butyl or iso-propyl) were prepared and submitted to the Diels-Alder reactions with cyclopentadiene, under thermal or catalytic conditions. It was verified that the sulfinyl group is able to control the chemo- and diasterofaciaselectivity, giving rise to different adducts, depending on the reactions conditions. In the absence of catalyst, the above mentioned quinones underwent cycloaddition mainly on the non-sulfinylated quinoidic C-C double bond. The resulting adducts arised from the approach of diene from the more hindered face of the quinone, ie that one where the lone pair at sulfur is not located on, when the C-S bond is in a s-cis conformation. The use of BF3.Et2O diverted the cycloaddition to the other face, but kept the same chemoselectivity. When ZnBr2 was employed, the chemoselectivity was reversed, being the sulfinylated C-C double bond preferentially attacked by cyclopentadiene. The conclusions which arised from this study allowed the selection of the best set of conditions for obtaining the structurally more adequate sulfinyl-Diels-Alder adducts for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure hirsutene. Two pathways were assayed in order to transform the sulfinylated Diels-Alder adducts into a structurally closely related precursor of hirsutene: i) photoisomerization of the above mentioned Diels-Alder adducts followed by desulfurization of the resulting cage-compounds or ii) removal of the sulfurated moiety from the sulfinyl-Diels-Alder adducts followed by photocyclization. Irradiation of the Diels-Alder adduct containing a sulfinyl group at the ring junction led to the desired sulfur-free cage-compound in amixture with other product. The proposed structure for this new compound is based on a Diels-Alder adduct with a trans configuration, with an hydroxyl group linked to the enedionic system. This same compound was obtained, in amixture with the sulfur-free Diels-Alder adduct, when route ii) was tested using tributyltin hydride/AIBN as desulfurizating agent. In summary, the best conditions for the synthesis of an enantiomerically pure precursor of hirsutene is desulfurization of the Diels-Alder adduct resulting from the BF3.Et2O catalysed cycloaddition between the cyclopentadiene and 2-(SS)-iso-propylsulfinyl-3,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, followed by photoisomerization of the sulfur-free product.

Nesta tese apresentamos um estudo sistemático da reação de alquinilação de teluretos Z-vinílicos promovida por PdCl2 e CuI. O sucesso de tal reação foi dependente da quantidade de PdCl2 empregado, por outro lado, o sal de cobre (I) não apresentou influência significativa sobre o curso da reação. Posteriormente, empregando PdCl2 em quantidades catalíticas, vários agentes oxidantes ou aditivos foram testados. No entanto, o resultado mais significativo foi obtido quando CuCl2 foi usado na presença de ar. Este resultado deu origem a uma nova metodologia para a alquinilação de teluretos Z-vinílicos, que emprega PdCl2 em quantidade catalítica e CuCl2 em excesso. Adicionalmente, um mecanismo para a reação desenvolvida foi proposto com base em experimentos realizados empregando espectroscopia de massas. Tendo em vista o alto custo dos reagentes de paládio, foram implementadas metodologias para promover a formação de ligações carbono-carbono, usando teluretos vinílicos e reagentes organometálicos na presença de quantidades catalíticas de complexos de níquel (II). Na última etapa do nosso trabalho, teluretos Z-vinílicos quirais foram sintetizados usando biocatálise como ferramenta, sendo posteriormente submetidos à reação de acoplamento resultando em álcoois enínicos de configuração Z quirais. A seqüência de reações foi testada inicialmente em sua versão racêmica. / In this thesis we report a systematic study concerning the alkynylation of Z-vinylic telurides promoted by PdCl2 and CuI. The performance of such reaction was dependent of the amount of PdCl2 employed. On the other hand, the copper (I) salt did not show significant influence in the course of the reaction. Afterwards, employing PdCl2 in catalytic amounts, several oxidizing agents or additives were tested. The most significant result was obtained when CuCl2 was used in the presence of air. This finding brought to light a new methodology for alkynylation of Z-vinylic telurides that employs catalytic amount of PdCl2 and CuCl2 excess. In addition, a mechanism for the new reaction has been proposed with basis in the data obtained by mass spectrometric experiments. In view of the high cost of the palladium reagents, we developed methodologies that promote the formation of carbon-carbon bonds by using vinylic tellurides and organometallic reagents in the presence of catalytic amounts of nickel (II) complexes. In the last stage of our work, chiral Z-vinylic tellurides were synthesized by using biocatalysis as a tool. After that, the chiral tellurides were submitted to the coupling reaction affording chiral enynic alcohos with Z configuration. The reaction sequence was tested initially in its racemic version.

A presente Dissertação relata a síntese e o estudo conformacional das α-fenilseleno-α-dietóxifosforilacetofenonas para-substituídas p-X-Φ-C(O)CH[SeΦ][P(O)(OEt2] (X=OMe 1, Me 2, H 3, F 4, Cl 5, Br 6 e NO2 7) através da banda de estiramento da carbonila no infravermelho, em solventes de polaridade crescente apoiado por cálculos ab initio HF/6-3IG**. A comparação entre a freqüência e a intensidade relativa dos componentes do dubleto, para os derivados 6 e 7, e do singleto para os derivados 1-5, no solvente apolar tetracloreto de carbono, e dos componentes do dubleto, nos solventes de polaridade crescente (clorofórmio, diclorometano e acetonitrila), para os derivados 1-7, com os dados do cálculo ab initio de 3 (composto de referência), indicou que ambas as conformações estáveis (g1 e g2) apresentam a ligação C-Se na geometria anti-clinal (gauche) em relação à carbonila (C=O), enquanto que a ligação C-P assume uma geometria sin-periplanar (cis) em relação à carbonila. A análise dos contatos interatômicos de átomos relevante em comparação com a soma de seus raios de van der Waals, indicou que ambas as conformações g1 e g2 são fortemente estabilizadas pelo sinergismo das interações orbitalares e eletrostáticas π*(CO) / nSe e Oδ-[CO].....Pδ+[PO]. Analogamente, as interações mais fracas Oδ-[OR]..... Cδ+[CO], 0-Hδ+[SeΦ]....Oδ-[PO] e 0-Hδ+[ΦC(O)]....Oδ-[CO] estabilizam as conformações g1 e g2, aproximadamente na mesma extensão. No entanto, somente a conformação g1 é estabilizada pela interação eletrostática (ligação de hidrogênio) Hδ+[α-CH].....Oδ-[OR], enquanto que sómente a conformação g2 é desestabilizada pelo Efeito de Campo Repulsivo entre os dipolos Cδ+=.Oδ- e Pδ+-ORδ- Assim sendo, pode-se concluir que no dubleto de VCO no IV, o componente de maior freqüência e de menor intensidade corresponde à conformação menos estável g2 (do cálculo) enquanto que o componente de menor freqüência e mais intenso corresponde à conformação mais estável g1 (do cálculo). Estes dados estão de pleno acordo com os deslocamentos de freqüência mais negativos da carbonila (ΔVCO) do confôrmero mais estável g1 em relação ao menos estável g2. / This thesis reports the synthesis and the conformational study of some para-substituted α-phenylseleno-α-diethoxyphosphoryl-acetophenones p-X-Φ-C(O)CH[SeΦ][P(O)(OEt)2] (X=OMe 1, Me 2, H 3, F 4, Cl 5, Br 6 e NO2 7) through the analysis of the carbonyl stretching IR band, in solvents of increasing polarity, supported by ab initio HF/631G** computations of 3 (parent compound). The comparison between the frequency and the relative intensity of the doublet components for derivatives 6 and 7, and of the singlet for derivatives 1-5, in non polar solvent, carbon tetrachloride, and of the doublet components, in solvents of increasing polarity (chloroform, dichloromethane and acetonitrile), for derivatives 1-7, with the ab initio data for 3, has indicated that both stable conformations (g1 and g2 ) display the C-Se bond in an anti-clynal (gauche) geometry with respect to the carbonyl (C=O) bond, while the C-P bond assumes a syn-periplanar (cis) geometry relative to the carbonyl group. The analysis of the interatomic contacts between some relevant atoms in comparison with the sum of their van der Waals radii has shown that both g1 and g2 conformations are strongly stabilized almost to the same extension by the synergism of the π*(CO) / nSe and Oδ-[CO] .....Pδ+[PO] orbital and electrostatic interactions. Similarly, the weaker Oδ-[OR] ..... Cδ+[CO], o-Hδ+[SeΦ] ....Oδ-[PO] and o-Hδ+[ΦC(O)] ....Oδ-[CO] interactions stabilise the referred conformations almost to the same extent. However, conformer g1 only is stabilised by the electrostatic interaction (hydrogen bond) ) Hδ+[α-CH] ....Oδ-[OR], while the conformer g2 is the only one which is significantly destabilised through the Repulsive Field Effect which takes place between the Cδ+=Oδ- and Pδ+-ORδ- dipoles. Therefore it may be concluded that the less intense higher vco frequency doublet component should correspond to the less stable g2 conformation, while the more intense lower VCO frequency doublet component should be related to the more stable g1 conformation. Further support for these trends are given by the larger negative carbonyl frequency shifts (ΔVCO) for the g1 conformer relative to the g2 one, for the whole series.

A tripanossomíase sul-americana, também conhecida como Doença de Chagas é uma enfermidade endêmica da América Latina.A doença é causada pelo protozoário Trypanosoma cruzi, cuja transmissão em seres humanos e outros mamíferos ocorrem, principalmente, através das fezes do inseto \"barbeiro\" (triatoma infestans) infectado.Desde a descoberta já foram realizadas inúmeras tentativas de tratamento sem obter quimioterapia eficaz. Hoje o tratamento é realizado pelo uso do fármaco nitroheterocíclico benznidazol. Porém esse composto só é utilizado na fase aguda da doença e tem sua eficácia variada de acordo com a área geográfica, provavelmente como consequência de variação de cepas do parasita e apresenta graves efeitos colaterais. Uma ferramenta interessante em Química Medicinal é o uso do bioisosterismo para a síntese de moléculas análogas, que por possuírem propriedades biológicas relacionáveis geralmente atuam no mesmo alvo farmacológico como agonistas ou antagonistas. Por outro lado, as reações relacionadas às condensações de cicloadição 1,3 dipolar catalisadas por Cu(I), envolvendo estratégias de \"click chemistry\" tem como pontos positivos o fato de geralmente não formarem subprodutos, serem de fácil execução e apresentarem rendimentos elevados. Partindo de dois compostos comerciais (benzilamina e cloreto de cloro acetila) efetuou-se a síntese de uma biblioteca de vinte e três compostos análogos ao benznidazol através de uma rota sintética curta e de fácil execução. Foram realizados ensaios de atividade tripanocida envolvendo a cepa Tulahuen de T.cruzi, bem como ensaios de citotoxicidade. / The South American trypanosomiasis, also known as Chagas\' disease is an endemic disease in Latin America. The disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, whose transmission in humans and other mammals occur primarily through the faeces of the insect \"barbeiro\" (triatoma infestans) infection. Since the discovery already been carried out many attempts to obtain effective chemotherapy treatment. Today\'s treatment is accomplished through the use of the drug nitro-heterocyclic benznidazole. However this compound is only used in the acute phase of the disease and its effectiveness is varied in accordance with the geographical area, probably as a consequence of the variation of strains of the parasite and presents serious side effects. An interesting tool in medicinal chemistry is the use of bioisosterism for the synthesis of analogous molecules, which possess biological properties relatable generally act on the same target as pharmacological agonists or antagonists. Moreover, the reactions related to condensations of 1.3 dipolar cycloaddition catalyzed by Cu(I), involving strategies \"click chemistry\" has the strengths of the fact usually do not form byproducts, being easy to perform and present high yields. Starting from two commercial compounds benzylamine and chloro acetyl chloride) we performed the synthesis of a library of twenty-three analog compounds to benznidazole via a synthetic route short and easy to perform. Tests of trypanocidal activity involving Tulahuen strain of T. cruzi, and cytotoxicity assays.

No presente trabalho foram desenvolvidas duas rotas sintéticas: uma para a preparação de uma série de seleno-carboidratos quirais, derivados da D-xilose e D-galactose, e outra aplicada à obtenção de glicoconjugados e dissacarídeos, onde as duas unidades básicas encontram-se ligadas por um átomo de selênio. Através de estratégias sintéticas simples e eficientes, obteve-se uma série de compostos heterocíclicos com elevado potencial para aplicação biológica. Para a síntese dos derivados xilofuranosídeos, a D-xilose 1 foi inicialmente convertida no diol 3, passando por um intermediário bis-acetonídeo 2. Tosilação seletiva da hidroxila primária, seguida da reação com nucleófilos de selênio resultou na síntese dos seleno-carboidratos 5a-j. Adicionalmente, o composto 5a foi convertido no derivado metilglicosilado 6, mediante desproteção do acetonídeo e reação com metanol em meio ácido. A reação do tosilato 4 com Li2Se2 e Li2Se resultou na formação do disseleneto 7 e do seleneto 8. Posteriormente, uma série de seleno-carboidratos funcionalizados foi preparada pela clivagem redutiva de 7 e reação do selenolato formado com eletrófilos selecionados. A expansão do escopo do trabalho para síntese de derivados galactopiranosídeos contendo selênio seguiu estratégia à anterior. Assim, a D-galactose 12 foi convertida ao bis-acetonídeo e em seguida, a hidroxila primária foi convertida no correspondente tosilato 13 e mesilato 14. Foi utilizado o mesilato 14 para fornecer os seleno-carboidratos 15a-e e 16. Ainda, o disseleneto 17 foi preparado a partir do tosilato 13, e quando clivado com NaBH4, o selenolato gerado reagiu com eletrófilos selecionados, levando a seleno-piranosídeos funcionalizados. Entre os compostos preparados, o disseleneto 7 reduziu significativamente a atividade in vitro da enzima δ-aminolevulinato desidratase, enquanto o fenilseleneto 5a levou à aumento da atividade enzimática, o que aponta para uma atividade antioxidante promissora. Na segunda parte do trabalho, a reatividade dos seleno-carboidratos foi explorada na síntese de glicoconjugados 22 a partir da abertura regiosseletiva de N-Boc aziridinas quirais 23 (A). Numa segunda estratégia utilizou-se β-amino-disselenetos 24 como fonte de selenolato que reagiu com o tosilato 4 com menor eficiência (B). Adicionalmente, foi desenvolvida uma estratégia para a síntese de dissacarídeos conectados por um átomo de selênio, mediante reação de um selenolato glicosídico com outra unidade glicosídica adequadamente funcionalizada. / In the present work two different synthetic routes for the synthesis of seleno-carbohydrates were developed starting from the readily available carbohydrates D-xylose and D-galactose. Furthermore, we developed a strategy for the synthesis of glycoconjugates and disaccharides, with the two basic units linked by a selenium atom. Through simple and efficient synthetic strategies, we obtained a series of heterocyclic compounds with high potential for biological application. For the synthesis of xilofuranosides derivatives, D-xylose 1 was initially converted into diol 3, through an intermediate bis-acetonide 2. Selective tosylation of the primary hydroxyl, followed by reaction with selenium nucleophiles resulted in the synthesis of seleno-carbohydrate 5a-j. Additionally, the compound 5a was converted into methylglycosyl derivatived 6 by deprotection of the acetonide and reaction with methanol in acidic medium. The reaction of tosylate 4 with Li2Se2 and Li2Se resulted in the formation of the diselenide and selenide 7 and 8. Subsequently, a series of functionalized seleno-carbohydrates were prepared by reductive cleavage of 7 and reaction of the resulting selenide anion with selected electrophiles. In order to expand the scope of the work, the synthesis of galacto-pyranosides containing selenium was pursued, according to the previous strategy. Thus, D-galactose 12 was converted to bis-acetonide and then the primary hydroxyl was converted into the corresponding tosylate and mesylate 13 and 14. Mesylate 14 was used to provide the seleno-carbohydrate 15a-e and 16. Moreover, the diselenide 17 was prepared from tosylate 13, and when cleaved with NaBH4, the resulting selenide anion was trapped with selected electrophiles, leading to functionalized seleno-pyranosides. Among the compounds prepared, the diselenide 7 significantly reduced the in vitro activity of the enzyme δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase, while the phenylselenide 5a increased enzyme activity, which points to a promising antioxidant activity. In the second part of the work, the reactivity of seleno-carbohydrates has been exploited in the synthesis of glycoconjugates 22 from the regioselective opening of chiral N-Boc aziridines 23 (A). In a second strategy β-amino-diselenides 24 were used as a source of the selenium nucleophile, reacting with tosylate 4 with lower efficiency (B). Additionally, we developed a strategy for the synthesis of disaccharides linked by a selenium atom by a reaction glycosylselenolate with another functionalized glycosyl unit.

The development of new methods to make carbon-carbon bonds asymmetrically remains a challenge in organic chemistry. Indeed, the development of highly selective methods often proceeds on a trial and error basis. The way chiral information is transferred to the substrate is unclear in many reactions, limiting further development. We focus here on developing an asymmetric conjugate addition of alkylzirconium nucleophiles to Michael acceptors. The development of new phosphoramidite ligands, supported by a computer based model, allowed further development of the reaction. First, existing methods to introduce enantioselectively chirality are described. Then we discuss ligands, and modern ways to parameterise experimental data using computational methods. In chapter two, after discussing the use of alkenes as reagents, especially processes initiated by hydrometallation, we describe a new conjugate addition reaction using cyclic enones that achieves both high yields and levels of enantioselectivity. In chapter three, various applications of phosphoramidite ligands are discussed and we describe the synthesis of a variety of different phosphoramidites and identification of important structural features of these ligands. New, efficient ligands are obtained and a computer model is developed to account for the selectivity of the reaction discussed in chapter two. Chapter four describes the development of an enantioselective synthesis of quaternary centres with novel ligands used to optimise the new system. Lastly, chapter five describes the extension of the method to some linear enones, using different ligands. Overall, we have developed a variety of ligands which were used to expand the enone scope of a conjugate addition and an understanding of what factors make these ligands effective.

In this thesis, the construction of the allylic fluorides under palladium catalysis was investigated. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to organofluorine compounds and the use of palladium for the formation of both Csp²- and Csp³-F bonds. The aims of the thesis are presented. In Chapter 2 the identification that a p-nitrobenzoate is the optimum leaving group under Pd-catalysis to give allyl fluorides is described. A range of allylic fluorides was synthesized in 35->95% yield using the nucleophilic fluorinating reagent, TBAF(tBuOH)₄. To further develop this transformation we have examined the effect of a variety of leaving groups and phosphine ligands. This methodology led to the development of the first transition metal mediated C-¹⁸F bond formation. The development of Ir-catalysed fluorination of allylic carbonates to give allylic fluorides is also discussed. This system provided access to branched, E- and Z-linear allylic fluorides in a regioselective manner. This methodology was also translated to ¹⁸F radiochemistry. In Chapter 3 the synthesis of allylic fluorides via a C-H functionalisation with Pd and nucleophilic source of fluorine was investigated. Comprehensive screening of Pd sources, fluoride reagents and additives was performed. The presence of a quinone was found to be crucial for this transformation. Chapter 4 describes the synthesis and characterization of a series of allylpalladium(II) complexes and their subsequent reactivity towards a range of electrophilic fluorination reagents. Chapter 5 gives full experimental procedures and characterization data for all compounds.

The goal of this thesis was to develop a method for efficiently synthesizing a large suite of asymmetric oligoester ion channel-forming compounds. A solid-phase organic synthesis (SPOS) approach on Wang resin was used to generate the ion channel candidates. A follow-on goal is to survey the compounds produced to uncover structure-related controls on ion transport activity. Two classes of building blocks were used to generate the oligoesters – head groups and cores. The core building blocks were three omega-hydroxy acid derivatives six, eight and twelve carbons in length and the alcohol protected as a tetrahydropyranyl ether. The head group building blocks were either a glutaric acid monoester derivative of varying lipophilicity (12 to 16 carbon long alkyl tail) or a beta-hydroxy acid derivative; these building blocks used a tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether for alcohol protection. Optimized conditions for building block coupling, deprotection, and product cleavage were first established by the generation of dimeric and trimeric products. The building blocks were coupled using diisopropylcarbodiimide/ dimethylaminopyridine conditions. The deprotection of the tetrahydropyranyl ether group from the alcohol used a dilute acid solution in methanol and dichloromethane. A fluoride solution (from tetrabutylammonium fluoride) in tetrahydrofuran was used to deprotect the tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether group. Cleavage of the product synthesized on Wang resin was achieved by treatment with a trifluoroacetic acid/dichloromethane or ethereal hydrogen chloride solution. The products were then isolated by gel filtration. Mass spectrometry was used to identify the minor impurities which were quantified by proton nuclear magnetic resonance integrations. With the nine building blocks, many tetrameric and pentameric structures can be made, but a directed-library approach was used to address structure-activity related questions. Three pentameric oligoester products were the largest products synthesized to determine the scope and limitations of the SPOS methodology. The oligoester ion channel candidates were tested for ion transport activity using a 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt fluorescence vesicle assay. For each compound a pseudo-first order rate constant was derived at a particular concentration. A more useful normalized rate constant was calculated for an interpolated transporter concentration which allowed for transport activity comparison between compounds. The results from the fluorescence assay showed that some compounds and some isomers were substantially more active than others. There appeared to be an optimal core length and lipophilicity for relatively high activity. The aggregation of the compounds in buffer solution was probed using a pyrene fluorescence experiment. The solid-phase methodology was extended to include coupling of amino acids. A tryptophan derivative was made from one of the most active SPOS oligoester ion channel-forming compounds. The integrity of the molecules synthesized by SPOS which contain the tryptophan group could then be determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The fluorescence of the indole is quenched by acrylamide. By first equilibrating the vesicles with the tryptophan-containing oligoesters and then adding a fluorescence quencher, the resulting indole fluorescence was monitored as a function of quencher concentration. A Stern-Volmer plot was derived based on the quenching data which reported the possible orientations of the tryptophan-containing oligoester within the vesicle.

This thesis describes the design and synthesis of compounds that are intended to inhibit serine and aspartic proteases. The first part of the text deals with preparation of inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 serine protease. Hepatitis C is predominantly a chronic disease that afflicts about 170 million people worldwide. The NS3 protease, encoded by HCV, is essential for replication of the virus and has become one of the main targets when developing drugs to fight HCV. The inhibitors discussed here constitute surrogates for the widely used N-acyl-hydroxyproline isostere designated 4-hydroxy-cyclopentene. The stereochemistry of the 4-hydroxy-cyclopentene scaffold was determined by nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) and the regiochemistry by heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC). The scaffold was decorated with different substituents to obtain both linear and macrocyclic HCV NS3 protease inhibitors that display low nanomolar activity. The second part of the thesis describes the design and synthesis of potential aspartic protease inhibitors. The hydroxyethylene motif was used as a noncleavable transition state isostere. The synthetic route yielded a pivotal intermediate with excellent stereochemical control, which was corroborated by NOESY experiments. This intermediate can be diversified with different substituents to furnish novel aspartic protease inhibitors. / <p>Report code: LIU-TEK-LIC-2006:45</p>

Les diodes organiques électroluminescentes (OLEDs) représentent une évolution de la technologie des diodes électroluminescentes (LED) dans lesquelles l'émission de couleur provient de molécules organiques. Ce travail porte sur la synthèse et l'étude de nouvelles molécules dans le but de leur utilisation (i) comme couche active dans les OLED fluorescentes ou (ii) comme matériau hôte dans les OLEDs phosphorescentes (PhOLEDs). Tout d'abord, une introduction à ce domaine important de l'électronique organique est présentée et suivie de la synthèse de nouveaux semi-conducteurs organiques dérivés d'oligophénylènes d'architecture 3π-2spiro ou 2π-1spiro. L'analyse détaillée de leurs propriétés physico-chimiques est ensuite présentée. Les performances des OLEDs et/ou PhOLEDs bleues utilisant ces nouvelles matrices sont alors décrites et montrent l'intérêt des designs choisis pour les molécules. / Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) represent an evolution of the light emitting diode (LED) technology in which light is emitted from an organic molecule. This work is focused on the synthesis and the study of new molecules, which will be used (i) as emissive layer in fluorescent OLEDs, or (ii) as host material in phosphorescent OLED (PhOLED). First of all an introduction of the important field of organic electronics is presented, followed by the presentation of the synthesis of new organic semi-conductors (3π-2spiro or 2π-1spiro hydrocarbons). A detailed analysis of their properties was performed and after incorporation in the devices, the performances of blue OLEDs and PhOLEDs are compared. The performances recorded attests that this molecular design is of great interest.