Text in English / Specially prepared 2-amino-5-bromo-3-iodoacetophenone and 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3 iodoacetophenone were subjected to Claisen-Schmidt aldol condensation with benzaldehyde derivatives followed by sequential and/or one-pot palladium catalyzed Sonogashira cross coupling and heteroannulation of the 3-alkynylated intermediates to afford indole-chalcones and benzofuran-chalcones, respectively. The indole-chalcones derivatives were, in turn, subjected to trifluoroacetic anhydride in tetrahydrofuran under reflux to afford the corresponding 3-trifluoroacetyl substituted indole-chalcone derivatives. The coupling constant values (Jtrans) of about 16.0 Hz for the chalcone derivatives corresponding to the vinylic protons confirmed the trans geometry of the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl framework in all the cases. Their trans geometry of the chalcone derivatives was further confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. Further structural elaboration of the ambident electrophilic α,β unsaturated carbonyl (chalcone) moiety of the indole-chalcones and the analogous benzofuran chalcones with 2-aminothiophenol afforded novel benzothiezapine-appended indole and benzofuran hybrids, respectively. Sonogashira cross-coupling of 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3 iodoacetophenone with terminal acetylenes followed by heteroannulation of the intermediate 3-alkynylated 5-bromo-2-hydroxyacetophenones afforded the corresponding 7-acetyl-2-aryl-5-bromobenzofurans in a single-pot operation. The oximes derived from the 7-acetyl–substituted 2-aryl-5-bromobenzofurans were subjected to Beckmann rearrangement with triflic acid in acetonitrile under reflux. We isolated the corresponding 7-amino-2-aryl-5 bromobenzofuran derivatives formed from hydrolysis in situ of the intermediate 7-acetamide 2-aryl-5-bromobenzofurans. Amino-dechlorination of the 4-chloroquinazoline derivatives with the 7-aminobenzofurans afforded novel benzofuran 4-aminoquinazoline hybrids. The prepared compounds were characterized using a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR & 13C-NMR including 19F-NMR), infrared (IR) and mass spectroscopic techniques complemented with single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses and/or density functional (DFT) method. The benzofuran-chalcone 203a–y derivatives were evaluated for anti-growth effect against the breast cancer (MCF-7) cell line by the MTT cell viability assay. Their mode of cancer cell death (apoptosis versus necrosis) was detected by Annexin V-Cy3 SYTOX staining and caspase-3 activation. The most cytotoxic compounds 203i and 203o were also evaluated for potential to inhibit tubulin polymerization and/or epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) phosphorylation. The experimental results were complemented with theoretical data from molecular docking into ATP binding site of the EGFR and colchicine binding site of tubulin, respectively. The benzofuran–4-aminoquinazoline hybrids 215a–j, on the other hand, were evaluated for antiproliferative propeties in vitro against the human lung cancer (A549), epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) and hepatocellular carcinoma (C3A) cell lines. The benzofuran-aminoquinazoline hybrids were also evaluated for potential to induce apoptosis and for their capability to inhibit EGFR-TK phosphorylation complemented with molecular docking (in silico) into the ATP binding site of EGFR. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that the benzofuran-appended aminoquinazoline hybrids 215d and 215j induced apoptosis via activation of caspase-3 pathway. Moreover, compounds 215d and 215j exhibited significant and moderate inhibitory effects against EGFR (IC50 = 29.3 nM and 61.5 nM, respectively) when compared to Gefitinib (IC50 = 33.1 nM). Molecular docking of compounds 215 into EGFR-TK active site suggested that they bind to the region of EGFR like Gefitinib does. / Chemistry / D. Phil. (Chemistry)

Dans ce travail, de nombreux hétérocycles porteurs d’un groupement CF3 ou C2F5 ont été décrits : des cétals, des benzo[1,3]dixoles, des pyran-2H-ones, des isocoumarines, des benzofuranes et des indolo[2,3-c]pyran-1-ones. Ces hétérocycles représentent une classe importante de produits biologiquement actifs. L’hydroalkoxylation intermoléculaire des dérivés du 4,4,4-perfluorobut-2-ynoate d’éthyle en présence d’une quantité catalytique de sodium métallique dans des conditions simples et douces a permis la synthèse de cétals fluorés d’une manière totalement régiosélective. La méthodologie a été étendue par la suite aux dérivés phénols pour préparer ,dans un premier temps, stériosélectivement des éthers d’énols. Des benzofuranes fluorées ont été synthétisées par la suite par cyclisation de quelques éthers vinyliques dans les conditions de Heck. Dans les mêmes conditions et en utilisant des dérivés du catéchol, nous avons réalisé des synthèses totalement régiosélective des hétérocycles de type : benzo[1,3]dioxoles, benzo[1,3]oxazoles et benzo[1,3]oxothiazoles. l’hydrocarboxylation du 4,4,4-perfluorobut-2-ynoate d’éthyle en utilisant des dérivés de l’acide 2-iodobenzoïque suivi d’une cyclisation intramoléculaire de manière ‟one-potˮ utilisant des sels de cuivres (II) nous a permis d’accéder régiosélectivement aux isocoumarines porteuses d’un groupement fluoroalkyle. Cette réaction a été étendue par la suite à la série hétéroaromatique faisant appel aux dérivés indoliques porteurs d’une fonction acide en positions 2 et d’un atome d’iode en position 3. Cette approche a permis de synthétiser de nouveaux hétérocycles fluorés à savoir des indolo[2,3-c]pyran-1ones. Nous avons exploité aussi une partie de potentiel offert par les structures énynoates synthétisées pour synthétiser des pyran-2H-ones originales porteuses d’un groupement fluoroalkyle par une stratégie d’iodolactonisation. Les réactions du couplage de type Sonogashira ont permis la synthèse d’une diversité d’alpha pyrones. / Fluorinated heterocyclic compounds can be found among potent pharmaceuticals,crop protection agents, and products of technical importance. This mergingarea of organic, heterocyclic, and fluoroorganic chemistry is still rapidly growing andin the past decades a large number of fluorinated heterocyclic materials have been discovered. In this work, an efficient and original method was developed for the synthesis of 3,3-dialkoxy propionate bearing a perfluoroalkyl group in b-position from fluorinated alkyne and alcohols using base-catalyzed double Michael addition reaction. This method provides easy access to a-perfluoro ketals with reasonable to good yields with total regioselectivity. This procedure was extended to the phenol derivatives, and a fluorinated enol ether derivatives were selectively synthesized. The use of catechol and derivative allowed the synthesis of fluorinated heterocycles such as benzo[1,3]dioxoles, benzo[1,3]oxazoles and benzo[1,3]oxothiazoles. Copper-catalyzed annulation of aromatic and heteroaromatic b-iodo-a,b-unsaturated carboxylic acids with fluorinated alkyne 1 was developed. This strategy offers a simple and efficient route for the synthesis of isocoumarins and indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-ones. This family of compounds are known to have various biological properties; indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-one derivatives exhibit anti-cancer potential towards human cervix adenocarcinoma and antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity. Fluorinated pyrane-2H-ones bearing an iodine atom in position 5 have been also described. The a-pyrones constitute an important class of biologically active compounds.