The development of a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular carboesterification of unactivated olefins is described. Olefin difunctionalization is a powerful tool for adding complexity to a molecule, and this formal [3+2] cycloaddition generates highly functionalized fused ring systems. Initially discovered by Dr. Yang Li in our group, it was found that when propiolic acids with a pendant terminal olefin were treated with 1 mol % Pd(MeCN)2Cl2, 3 equivalents of copper (II) chloride, and 3 equivalents of lithium chloride in acetonitrile at 50 °C, cyclization occurred in up to 90% yield. The optimization of this reaction and the extension to propiolamides and propargyl alcohols is described in this thesis. A mechanism involving a novel palladium-carboxylate species is proposed. Preliminary investigations into the synthesis of chiral sulfoxide pincer ligands are also described. The nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 1,3-dibromobenzene and 2,6-dichloropyridine with various thiols, followed by oxidation of the sulfides to sulfoxides is investigated as a route to the desired proligands.

The development of a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular carboesterification of unactivated olefins is described. Olefin difunctionalization is a powerful tool for adding complexity to a molecule, and this formal [3+2] cycloaddition generates highly functionalized fused ring systems. Initially discovered by Dr. Yang Li in our group, it was found that when propiolic acids with a pendant terminal olefin were treated with 1 mol % Pd(MeCN)2Cl2, 3 equivalents of copper (II) chloride, and 3 equivalents of lithium chloride in acetonitrile at 50 °C, cyclization occurred in up to 90% yield. The optimization of this reaction and the extension to propiolamides and propargyl alcohols is described in this thesis. A mechanism involving a novel palladium-carboxylate species is proposed. Preliminary investigations into the synthesis of chiral sulfoxide pincer ligands are also described. The nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 1,3-dibromobenzene and 2,6-dichloropyridine with various thiols, followed by oxidation of the sulfides to sulfoxides is investigated as a route to the desired proligands.

L’objectif de cette thèse était la synthèse de nouveaux pro-ligands NHC et de leurs complexes métalliques correspondants, en particulier de l’iridium. La tentative de trouver de nouvelles voies de synthèse de complexes NHC à partir des imidazole-2-thiones correspondants n’a pas donné les résultats attendus.Cependant, il a été possible de préparer des composés de coordination intéressants de ces imidazole-2-thiones : ainsi, un complexe de Bi a été préparé et a pu servir d’agent de transmétallation vers le Pd. De nouveaux proligands NHC de type « pince » et plusieurs de leurs complexes d’iridium ont été préparés. Plusieurs complexes de mercure portant ces ligands ont été synthétisés. De plus, une série de sels d’imidazolium portant des fonctionnalités potentiellement hémilables a été préparée et leur réactivité vis-à-vis de l’iridium étudiée. / The purpose of this thesis was the synthesis of novel pro-ligands to NHCs and their corresponding metal complexes, notably of iridium. While the attempt to find a new pathway to obtain NHC complexes starting from the corresponding imidazole-2-thiones did not yield the expected result, it was possible to obtain interesting coordination compounds from those imidazole-2-thiones themselves:A dinuclear Bi complex was prepared that served as an effective transmetallation agent toward Pd. Novel pincer-type NHC pro-ligands were obtained, and several iridium complexes of their corresponding NHC ligands were prepared. Furthermore, several mercury complexes of these ligands were synthesized. Finally, a series of imidazolium salts bearing potentially hemilabile functionalities were prepared and their reactivity toward Ir was studied.

Morita Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction a carbon-carbon bond forming reaction between an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl and aldehydes or activated ketones in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst. The MBH reaction is an atom-economical method of rapid increase of molecular complexity. The development of this process has received considerable attention in recent years. This dissertation presents the development of a new catalytic system for the symmetric and asymmetric MBH reaction. The new system for the racemic version of this reaction was accomplished employing a 1:1:1 ratio of catalytic amounts (10 mol%) of MgI2, TMEDA and DMAP and proved to be highly effective. For the asymmetric version was developed a highly enantio-selective system based on Fu’s planar chiral DMAP derivative (II) with ee´s up to 98%. Abnormal MBH adducts are obtained employing either ethyl 2,3-butadienoate or ethyl propiolate in good yields, in the presence if MgI2 and either a tertiary amine or phosphine as the nucleophile. The α,β-unsaturated carbonyls where prepared by a modified direct α- methylenation using paraformaldehyde, diisopropylammonium trifluoroacetate, and catalytic acid or base with excellent yields for several carbonyls compounds. The Negishi cross-coupling reaction is the Pd or Ni-catalyzed stereoselective cross-coupling or organozincs and aryl-, alkenyl-, or alkynyl halides. Enantioselective Negishi cross-coupling of aryl zincs and α-bromo ketones was accomplished employing a NCN Pincer complex as the catalyst with ee´s up 99%. The required pincer complexes have been prepared by the oxidative addition of pincer ligands with palladium or nickel. Additionally, It has been developed a direct and highly active, (NCN)-Pd catalytic system for the α-arylation of ketones with a variety of aryl bromides using the air and moisture stable [t-BuPheBox-Me2]PdBr (XVI) as the catalyst. The adducts are obtained in excellent yields (92% average for 20 examples) in only 1 hour using 1 mol% of catalyst loading. Perhaps more importantly, the work described here shows that XVI is highly reactive, highly selective, even on substrates bearing challenging functional groups such alkenes.

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Methodologies for expanding the architectural diversity of -N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) pincer ligand precursors and transition metal complexes have been developed for the production of more efficient catalyst, which will be employed in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. An efficient route for the synthesis and isolation of bis-1,3-(3'-aryl-N-heterocycl-1'-yl)arenes has been established, and preliminary data for metalation and transmetalation of a N, N'-diaryl imidazolium salt has been acquired. Additionally, a proficient methodology for the synthesis of mixed, unsymmetrical -NHC pincer ligand precursors has been discovered, and preliminary data for mixed, unsymmetrical transition metal complexes is also included. These methodological expansions will lead to more efficient catalyst that decrease the expenditure of energy required for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, thus making their synthesis more favorable for the environment and their price more affordable for consumers.

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Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Synthese von Pincer-Ligandenvor-läufern mit fluorierten Alkylketten –(CH2)2Rf6 (Rf6 = C6F13) an Sauerstoff- bzw. Phosphorhaftatomen. Darüber hinaus stehen die Bildung hochfluorierter Lithium-, Palladium-, Ruthenium- sowie Aluminium-Pincer-Komplexe und die Reaktivitäts-studien für diese neuartigen Komplexe im Fokus. Für vergleichende Untersuchungen war ebenso die Synthese der analogen, nicht fluorierten Verbindungen von Interesse. Eine Mischung aus in situ hergestelltem (NC5H3)-1,3-(CH2P((CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)2 (13) und [Ru(2Me-C3H4)2(cod)] kann die Dehydrogenierung von Cyclooctan bei vergleichsweise niedrigen Temperaturen von 80 °C katalysieren. Interessant ist die je nach Lösungsmittel unterschiedliche Produktbildung. Die Lithium- und Aluminiumkomplexe [Li(C6H3-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)] (21), [Li(C6H3 2,6 (CH2OCH3)2)] (22), [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)(CH3)2] (28), [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2)I2] (29), [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)I2] (31) wurden erfolgreich synthetisiert und charakterisiert. Mittels [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)I2] (31) konnten diverse aromatische Verbindungen wie Benzol, Toluol oder Pentafluorbenzol dehydrogenierend gekuppelt werden. Weiterhin wurden die Palladiumkomplexe [Pd(Cl)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)] (34) und [Pd(NCCH3)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)][PF6] (36), [Pd(Cl)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2] (37) und [Pd(NCCH3)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2][PF6] (38) hergestellt und charakterisiert. / The current thesis is concerned with the syntheses of pincer ligand precursors with fluorinated alkyl chains –(CH2)2Rf6 (Rf6 = C6F13), the so called „ponytails“, at oxygen or phosphorous donor atoms. Furthermore, this work focuses on the formation of highly fluorinated lithium, palladium, ruthenium or alumina pincer complexes and considering reactivity studies of these novel compounds. For comparative investigations the syntheses of the analog non-fluorinated compounds was of great interest. A mixture of in situ synthesized (NC5H3)-1,3-(CH2P((CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)2 (13) and [Ru(2Me-C3H4)2(cod)] catalyses the dehydrogenation of cyclooctane at relatively low temperatures of 80 °C. Depending on the used solvent cyclooctene or cyclooctatriene can be received as the single product, respectively. The lithium and alumina complexes [Li(C6H3-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)] (21), [Li(C6H3 2,6 (CH2OCH3)2)] (22), [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)(CH3)2] (28), [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2)I2] (29), and [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)I2] (31) were synthesized and characterized succesfully. With the complex [Al((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)I2] (31) a diversity of aromatic compounds like benzene, toluene or pentafluorobenzene can be coupled after dehydrogenation. Moreover, the palladium complexes [Pd(Cl)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)] (34), [Pd(NCCH3)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2O(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3)2)][PF6] (36), [Pd(Cl)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2] (37) and [Pd(NCCH3)((C6H3)-2,6-(CH2OCH3)2][PF6] (38) were synthesized and characterized.

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