Addition reactions of nucleophilic trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (CF3TMS) to acyl phosphonates were investigated. Various acyl phosphonates reacted readily with CF3TMS in the presence of K2CO3 to give 1-alkyl-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-trimethylsilyloxyethylphosphonate in 70-90% yields. When benzoyl phosphonates were used as starting material, after addition of CF3, the formed alcoholate undergoes phosphonatephosphate rearrangement to form the acyl anion, followed by elimination of F- to give 1-aryldifluoroethenyl phosphates in 87-97% yields. The proline&ndash / thiourea host&ndash / guest complex catalyzed intermolecular aldol reaction of aromatic aldehydes with cyclohexanone is developed. The anti-configured products were obtained in high yields and exclusively excellent nantioselectivities. The reaction is proposed to proceed according to a modified Houk&ndash / List model, in which the carboxylate moiety of the proline forms an assembly with the thiourea. These results clearly demonstrate the enormous effect of the thiourea on the reactivity and selectivity, even in an unconventional non-polar reaction medium, without the need to use low temperatures. A proline&ndash / thiourea host&ndash / guest complex is described as a good catalyst for the enantioselective nitro-Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroalkenes. The reaction is efficient with 5% of the thiourea, to give moderate to good enantioselectivity (up to 76% ee). High syn-selectivity was obtained with both branched and unbranched aliphatic aldehydes. This is the first example of self-assembly of organocatalysts with an achiral additive in a Michael addition wherein aldehydes are utilized as donors. An aldol reaction catalyzed by a proline&ndash / thiourea host&ndash / guest complex in a nonpolar solvent shows excellent nonlinear effects. This proline&ndash / thiourea system has the ability to form a hydrogen-bonding network. The enantiomeric excess of proline in a solution can be significantly enhanced by its incorporation with a urea molecule into its solid racemate. This suggests a general and facile route to homochirality, which may be involved in the origin of chirality on earth.

L'activation par voie oxydative de dérivés phénoliques contenant une chaine latérale insaturée avec un réactif d'iode hypervalent permet la formation de produits bicycliques et tricycliques via l'intermédiaire d'un processus de cyclisation cationique en cascade. Il s'agit d'un procédé efficace permettant, en une seule étape de synthèse, de construire le squelette principal de plusieurs produits naturels avec un stéréocontrôle total, régi par les interactions de contrainte 1,3 allyliques et par la configuration des doubles liaisons des chaînes latérales. Une application de cette nouvelle méthodologie pour la synthèse du squelette de la famille des kauranes a été réalisée énantiosélectivement, en une seule étape, via la déaromatisation d'un phénol élaboré. De plus, une version oxydative de la réaction de Polonovski classique permet avec l'aide d'un iode hypervalent, de transformer une amine benzylique en aldéhyde chimiosélectivement. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Déaromatisation, Iode hypervalent, Phénol, Prins, Polonovski, Produit naturel, Polycyclisation, Umpolung

This thesis presents the development of new acyl anion precursors and their applications. The main concern of this thesis was to make use of acyl anion precursors in catalytic bond forming reactions. Toward this aim, previously known cyanide ion catalyzed cleavage of benzils was investigated in scope and efficiency in unsymmetrical benzoin condensation. Although benzils were proved to be useful entities as acyl anion precursors in benzoin condensation, they suffer some major drawbacks. Therefore acylphosphonates were proposed and investigated as a new generation of acyl anion precursor. They were found to be highly versatile and efficient in both catalytic unsymmetrical benzoin synthesis and other useful transformations.

The development of new strategies and associated reagents that enable previously inaccessible synthetic disconnections is largely attributing to the remarkable progress in exploring new chemical space for drug discovery and innovative complex molecule syntheses. In the Wengryniuk laboratory, we are devoted to discovering new synthetic methodologies that are based on umpolung or reverse polarity, strategies, enabled by Nitrogen-ligated (bis)cationic hypervalent iodine reagents (N-HVIs). I(III) N-HVIs represent an attractive new class of oxidant as they are environmentally benign, highly tunable, and have shown ability in enabling distinguished modes of reactivity. This dissertation focuses on demonstrating the synthetic utility of these N-HVI reagents towards C–O bond formation via a reverse polarity approach.In Chapter 1, a summary of the reactivity and characteristics of hypervalent iodine reagents is provided. Chapter 2 describes a mild and metal-free strategy for alcohol oxidation mediated by I(III) N-HVI reagents. This method demonstrates the first method for chemoselective oxidation of equatorial over axial alcohols and was the first in situ synthesis and application of N-HVIs for a simple one-pot procedure. Chapter 3 discusses a novel strategy for a dual C–H functionalization to access functionalized chroman scaffolds via an umpolung oxygen activation cyclization cascade. Computational studies in collaboration with Prof. Dean Tantillo (UC-Davis) along with experimental probes in our laboratory, support the formation of an umpoled oxygen intermediate as well as competitive direct and spirocyclization pathways for the key C–O bond forming event. The utility of the developed method is demonstrated through a downstream derivatization of the iodonium salt moiety to access C–H, C–X, and C–C substitution via established Pd-catalyzed cross couplings. Total synthesis of (±)-conicol natural product was performed in 8 steps and 23% overall yield, further demonstrating the synthetic utility of the developed method. Key synthetic steps include a smooth construction of the chroman core via N-HVI mediated C–H etherification of a pendant alcohol followed by a late-stage double bond installation. Overall, this dissertation summarizes the current state of research enabled by N-HVI reagents, with a focus on their utility in reverse polarity heteroatom activation strategies, and it serves as a practical guide for future development in the field. / Chemistry

Les benzofuroindolines forment une famille de composés qui se retrouvent sous deux formes : les benzofuro[2,3-b]indolines ou les benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines. Ce motif se retrouve dans de nombreuses molécules naturelles comme la bipleiophylline, la voacalgine A, le diazonamide A et la phalarine ce qui a mené à de nombreuses recherches pour leur synthèse. La biogénèse postulée est le couplage oxydant d'un indole et d'un phénol. Nous avons développé plusieurs voies d'accès à ces motifs en utilisant le noyau indolique. La première étude a consisté en un couplage oxydant direct entre un N-acétylindole et un phénol en présence de FeCl₃ et de DDQ. La méthodologie a montré sa généralité sur des dérivés d'indoles N-acétylés pour former en une seule étape des benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines. Dans certains cas, la benzofuro[2,3-b]indoline est obtenue si les groupements fonctionnels en position 2 et 3 sur l'indole sont identiques. Dans un but de synthétiser la phalarine, unique molécule naturelle contenant un motif benzofuro[3,2-b]indoline, nous avons réalisé une étape de C2-arylation d'un indole par un phénol à l'aide d'un couplage pallado-catalysé. La cyclisation à l'aide de NIS permet d'obtenir la benzofuro[3,2-b]indoline. L'ajout du carbone manquant de l'un des cycles est en cours d'étude par ajout d'un nucléophile monocarboné possédant un groupement partant. Par ailleurs, une dernière voie d'accès aux benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines a pu été mise au point par une réaction de Fischer interrompue. La réaction entre des benzofuran-3-ones et des arylhydrazines dans des conditions acides conduit aux benzofuroindolines souhaitées sous forme d'hémiacétals. La méthode a montré sa généralité et sa robustesse. Finalement, réaliser l'Umpolung de l'indole est un défi intéressant pour additionner des nucléophiles en position 3 de l'indole. Pour cela, des N-hydroxyindoles ont été synthétisés et l'utilisation de sels de biaryliodonium triflate a permis de réaliser une O-arylation. Le produit formé étant instable, il subit un réarrangement sigmatropique [3,3] pour conduire aux benzofuro[2,3-b]indolines désirées. / Benzofuroindolines are a family of compounds which can be found in two regioisomeric forms: benzofuro[2,3-b]indolines or benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines. This core is present in several natural products such as bipleiophylline, voacalgine A, diazonamide A or phalarine which have been the subject of intensive efforts towards their syntheses. The postulated biogenesis is the oxidative coupling of an indole and a phenol. We developed four pathways to access these structures using the indole nucleus.The first part consisted in a direct oxidative coupling between a N-acetylindole and a phenol in presence of FeCl₃ and DDQ. This strategy showed its generality on N-acetylindoles derivatives to form in only one step the benzofuro[3,2-b]indoline core. In some cases, the benzofuro[2,3-b]indoline is obtained if the substitution in the C-2 and C-3 position is the same. In order to synthesize the phalarine, the unique natural product to possess a benzofuro[3,2-b]indoline core, we designed a C-2 arylation of an indole with a phenol using a palladium-catalyzed coupling. The cyclization steps using NIS led to the benzofuro[3,2-b]indoline core. The insertion of the missing carbon of one of the rings is under study by adding a nucleophile which contains only one carbon and a leaving group. The last strategy to access to benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines has been focused on an interrupted Fischer indolization. The reaction between benzofuran-3-ones and arylhydrazines in acidic conditions led to the desired benzofuro[3,2-b]indolines. This methodology is general and robust. Another part of the project was to achieve the Umpolung of the indole to add nucleophiles in C-3 position of the indole nucleus. N-hydroxyindoles were synthesized and the use of biaryliodonium triflate salts allowed an O-arylation reaction. The product being unstable, a [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement can take place to afford the desired benzofuro[2,3-b]indolines.

Functionalized cyanophosphates are important starting materials for the synthesis of beta-lactam ring moiety of beta-lactam antibiotics. The cyanophosphates are synthesized starting from easily available acylphosphonate and ethylcyanoformate. Acylphosphonates are synthesized starting from acylchloride and trimethylphosphite. Addition of acylphoshonate to ethylcyanoformate furnishes the cyanophosphate with the quaternary center.

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This thesis presents a new developed method for first intermolecular aldehyde/ketone cross benzoin coupling. Protected &amp / #945 / -keto tertiary alcohols are synthesized starting from easily available acyl phosphonates and ketones via Brook rearrangement in the presence of catalytic amount of cyanide ion. The scopes and the limitations of the methods for the synthesis of tertiary alcohols with &amp / #945 / -keto group are discovered.

This thesis deals with the development and application of new synthetic methodology in organic chemistry. The first part describes the development of a new protocol for the synthesis of 3-pyrrolines by means of a microwave-assisted ring-expansion reaction of 2-vinylaziridines. In addition, this methodology is implemented as a key-step in a formal total synthesis of the antibiotic (-)-anisomycin. In the second part, a new methodology for the synthesis of arylglycines from Weinreb amides is described. In this procedure, a Grignard reagent is added to the iminium ion formed from the Weinreb amide upon treatment with a base. When a chiral amide is used, the nucleophilic addition proceeds with high diastereoselectivity. Finally, an easy and straightforward synthesis of α-amino amides via a base-mediated rearrangement of modified Weinreb amides into N,O-acetals is presented. Subsequent arylation, alkylation, alkenylation or alkynylation of this intermediate affords the corresponding α-amino amides in excellent yields. Furthermore, a more generalized protocol for the α-arylation of Weinreb amides lacking an α-amino moiety is also discussed. / QC 20100719

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