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Rotaxanes and porphyrins are two particularly active fields of research in chemistry. However,molecules that combine the interesting properties of these types of structures are not so common. In this thesis we describe new porphyrin-based multi-rotaxanes, whose syntheses constitute interesting challenges.Porphyrins linked to two or four coordinating macrocycles were synthesised. The "gathering-andthreading" effect of copper(I) was used to thread molecular rods through the rings; the subsequent introduction of stoppers led to the formation of rotaxanes. In the case of the porphyrinic bis-macrocycle a [4]rotaxane was obtained. Host/guest complexation studies with rigid nitrogen ligands showed that the rotaxane behaves as a distensible molecular receptor that can adopt an "inflated" or "deflated" conformation and adjust its shape to the size of the guest. In the case of the porphyrinic tetra-macrocycle the formation of a [3]rotaxane of novel architecture was observed.The synthesis of a new, more rigid bis-macrocycle is in progress. This compound will be used for the construction of a [4]rotaxane that could act as a molecular press able to change the conformation of a guest substrate by compression.

La synthèse et l'étude de rotaxanes et de porphyrines sont deux domaines particulièrement actifs de la recherche en chimie. Cependant, les composés combinant les propriétés intéressantes de ces deux types de structures sont plus rares. De nouveaux multi-rotaxanes à base de porphyrines, dont la préparation représente un défi synthétique, sont décrits dans cette thèse.Des porphyrines liées à deux ou quatre anneaux coordinants ont été synthétisées. Des rails moléculaires à deux chélates ont été enfilés dans les anneaux grâce à l'effet template du cuivre(I); l'introduction de bouchons a mené à la formation de rotaxanes. Dans le cas du bis-macrocycle porphyrinique, un [4]rotaxane a été obtenu. Des études de complexation hôte/invité avec des ligands azotés rigides ont montré que ce rotaxane est un récepteur moléculaire qui peut s'adapter à la taille du substrat invité en se "gonflant" ou en se "dégonflant".Dans le cas du tétra-macrocycle porphyrinique, la formation d'un [3]rotaxane d'architecture originale a étéobservée.La synthèse d'un nouveau bis-macrocycle plus rigide est en cours. Ce composé sera utilisé pour la construction d'un [4]rotaxane, qui pourrait montrer un caractère de presse moléculaire capable de modifier la conformation d'un substrat invité en le comprimant. / Rotaxanes and porphyrins are two particularly active fields of research in chemistry. However,molecules that combine the interesting properties of these types of structures are not so common. In this thesis we describe new porphyrin-based multi-rotaxanes, whose syntheses constitute interesting challenges.Porphyrins linked to two or four coordinating macrocycles were synthesised. The "gathering-andthreading" effect of copper(I) was used to thread molecular rods through the rings; the subsequent introduction of stoppers led to the formation of rotaxanes. In the case of the porphyrinic bis-macrocycle a [4]rotaxane was obtained. Host/guest complexation studies with rigid nitrogen ligands showed that the rotaxane behaves as a distensible molecular receptor that can adopt an "inflated" or "deflated" conformation and adjust its shape to the size of the guest. In the case of the porphyrinic tetra-macrocycle the formation of a [3]rotaxane of novel architecture was observed.The synthesis of a new, more rigid bis-macrocycle is in progress. This compound will be used for the construction of a [4]rotaxane that could act as a molecular press able to change the conformation of a guest substrate by compression.