Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1970. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-43). Also issued in print.

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Les travaux de cette thèse portent sur l'élaboration et l'étude de sondes fluorescentes construites autour d'un squelette iminophénol, permettant ainsi d'accéder à un panel de composés absorbants et émettant sur une large gamme spectrale {UV, visible, proche infrarouge) et présentant des propriétés optiques remarquables : des coefficients d'absorption importants,des rendements quantiques élevés et de grands déplacements de Stockes. Des voies synthétiques simples et efficaces ont permis la constitution d'un catalogue de fluorophores modulables sur une large gamme du spectre électromagnétique. En particulier, la fluorescence liée à un phénomène de transfert de proton intramoléculaire dans l'état excité {ESIPT) a fait l'objet d'une grande partie des travaux. Une autre partie conséquente de ce travail de thèse concerne la synthèse et l'étude de complexes de bore luminescents. Les ligands sont rigidifiés par un atome de bore trivalent de configuration tétraédrique, ce qui permet une modulation des propriétés optiques des composés ainsi qu'une augmentation du rendement quantique de fluorescence. / Projects of this thesis focus on development and photophysical studies of new fluorescent probes built around an iminophenol skeleton, providing access to a panel of compounds absorbing and emitting over a broad spectral range {UV, visible, near infrared) and having excellent optical properties: significant absorption coefficients, high quantum yields and large Stokes shifts. Simple and efficient synthetic routes allowed the creation of a catalog of fluorophores emitting on a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The fine tuning of the absorption and emission wavelength of the fluorescent dyes were achieved by the substitution of different electro-attracting or -donating groups. ln particular, fluorescence due to an excited state intramolecular proton transfer process {ESIPT) has been studied. Syntheses and studies of boron complexes have also been achieved. Ligands are coordinated to a trivalent boron fragment, allowing a modulation of the optical properties and leading to highly luminescent B{lll) complexes.

No / The 70 eV electron impact mass spectra of a wide range of 2-substituted benzazoles are reported and discussed. Particular attention is paid to the mechanistic significance and analytical utility of [M–H]+ and [M–X]+ signals in the spectra of benzazoles in which the 2-substituent contains a terminal aryl group with one or more substituents, X. Loss of H or X occurs preferentially from an ortho-position from ionized 2-benzylbenzimidazoles, 2-phenethylbenzimidazoles, 2-styrylbenzimidazoles, 2-styrylbenzoxazoles and 2-styrylbenzothiazoles. In the three styrylbenzazole series, the [M–H]+ and/or [M–X]+ signals dominate the spectra. This unusually facile loss of H or X may be attributed to a proximity effect, in which cyclization of the ionized molecule is followed by elimination of an ortho-substituent to give an exceptionally stable polycyclic ion. Formation of a new five- or six-membered ring by the proximity effect occurs rapidly; cyclization to a seven-membered ring takes place rather less readily; but formation of a ring with only four atoms or more than seven atoms is not observed to a significant extent. The proximity effect competes effectively with loss of a methyl radical by simple cleavage of an ethyl, isopropyl and even a t-butyl group in the pendant aromatic ring of ionized 2-(4-alkylstyryl) benzazoles.

No / Several series of styrylbenzoxazoles of general formula XC6H3(NCO)CH=CHC6H4Y [X= F, Cl or Br; Y = H, F, Cl, Br, CH3 or CH3O] have been investigated by positive ion electrospray and electron ionization mass spectrometry. These compounds, many of which are biologically active or have pharmaceutical potential, show in their electrospray spectra strong peaks for MH+ ions, which undergo relatively little fragmentation. The electron ionization spectra are extremely clean, being dominated by the loss of an atom or radical, Y*, from the ortho position of the pendant ring, by a rearrangement that may be interpreted as a proximity effect. The resultant [M-Y](+) ions are exceptionally stable and rarely undergo further fragmentation. The analytical value of this proximity effect, which is analogous to intramolecular aromatic substitution, in revealing the presence of a substituent in the pendant ring and determining its position, is emphasized. Elimination of a species (including H* or F*) derived from an ortho substituent in the pendant ring occurs even when apparently more favourable alternative fragmentation is possible by direct cleavage of the C-X bond (X = Cl or Br) in the benzoxazole ring.

Les molécules-aimants, ou Single-Molecule Magnets en anglais, sont des complexes polymétalliques qui possèdent la propriété remarquable de se comporter individuellement comme des aimants. Synthétisées selon les méthodes de la chimie de coordination elles sont devenues l’objet d’une intense activité de recherche multidisciplinaire à l’interface de la chimie et de la physique. C’est dans ce contexte que se situe notre travail de thèse qui nous a conduit à synthétiser plusieurs séries de complexes polynucléaires nouveaux puis a les caractériser cristallographiquement et étudier leurs propriétés magnétiques dont les résultats sont présentés dans ce mémoire. Le premier chapitre présente l’approche théorique, expérimentale et les avancées scientifiques principales dans le domaine des molécules-aimants. Le deuxième chapitre concerne quatre séries de composés obtenus avec des ligands de type oxime. Deux de ces composés [Mn3]n et [Mn6] sont des complexes homonucléaires à base de manganèse et les deux autres [Ln2Cu2] et [Ln3Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) des complexes hétéronucléaires CuII - LnIII. D’après les études magnétiques nous avons constaté que [Mn3]n, [Dy2Cu2] et [Dy3Cu8] se comportent comme des molécules-aimants mais que [Mn6] ne manifeste pas les propriétés d’une molécule-aimant. Le troisième chapitre concerne un composé tetranucléaire [Mn4] et une série de complexes dodecanucléaires [Ln4Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) obtenus avec des ligands de type benzoxazoles. Les études des propriétés magnétiques ont mis en évidence le couplage antiferromagnétique des ions Mn dans le cubane [Mn4]. Pour la série [Ln4Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) sur la base du complexe d’yttrium le couplage Cu-Cu a été négligé et pour le complexe [Gd4Cu8] nous avons mis en évidence des interactions Cu-Gd ferromagnétiques et Gd-Gd antiferromagnétiques. Les mesures faites sur le composé [Dy4Cu8] ont mis en évidence le comportement caractéristique d’une molécule-aimant. Le dernier chapitre présente les résultats obtenues pour un complexe tetradécanucléaire à valence mixte MnII – MnIII [Mn14] que nous avons obtenu a partir d’un ligand de type base de Schiff et dans lequel coexistent des interactions antiferromagnétiques et ferromagnétiques entre les ions manganèse avec un zero-field splitting important. La conclusion générale fait le bilan de nos résultats et donne quelques perspectives ouvertes par notre travail. / The Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) are polymetallic complexes containing unpaired electrons that have the remarkable property to behave individually as magnets. Synthesized according to the methods of coordination chemistry they have become the subject of intense multidisciplinary research at the interface of chemistry and physics. In this context our thesis was focused on the synthesis of several series of new polynuclear complexes and their characterization by X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. The obtained results are discussed in this manuscript. The first chapter presents the theoretical approach and scientific advances in the field of molecular magnets. The second chapter describes the coordination compounds obtained using the oxime-based ligands: two homonuclear complexes, [Mn3]n and [Mn6], and two heteronuclear series, [Ln2Cu2] and [Ln3Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y). According to the magnetic studies [Mn3]n, [Dy2Cu2] and [Dy3Cu8] behave as SMM. The third chapter is related to a tetranuclear [Mn4] cluster and a series of dodecanuclear benzoxazoles-based complexes [Ln4Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Y). The magnetic measurements made on [Dy4Cu8] showed the characteristic behavior of a SMM. The final chapter presents a valence-mixed MnII - MnIII [Mn14] complex with ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions between manganese ions obtained using a Schiff base ligand. To conclude the main obtained results will be discussed and some perspectives opened by our work will be proposed.

Les molécules-aimants, ou Single-Molecule Magnets en anglais, sont des complexes polymétalliques qui possèdent la propriété remarquable de se comporter individuellement comme des aimants. Synthétisées selon les méthodes de la chimie de coordination elles sont devenues l'objet d'une intense activité de recherche multidisciplinaire à l'interface de la chimie et de la physique. C'est dans ce contexte que se situe notre travail de thèse qui nous a conduit à synthétiser plusieurs séries de complexes polynucléaires nouveaux puis a les caractériser cristallographiquement et étudier leurs propriétés magnétiques dont les résultats sont présentés dans ce mémoire. Le premier chapitre présente l'approche théorique, expérimentale et les avancées scientifiques principales dans le domaine des molécules-aimants. Le deuxième chapitre concerne quatre séries de composés obtenus avec des ligands de type oxime. Deux de ces composés [Mn3]n et [Mn6] sont des complexes homonucléaires à base de manganèse et les deux autres [Ln2Cu2] et [Ln3Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) des complexes hétéronucléaires CuII - LnIII. D'après les études magnétiques nous avons constaté que [Mn3]n, [Dy2Cu2] et [Dy3Cu8] se comportent comme des molécules-aimants mais que [Mn6] ne manifeste pas les propriétés d'une molécule-aimant. Le troisième chapitre concerne un composé tetranucléaire [Mn4] et une série de complexes dodecanucléaires [Ln4Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) obtenus avec des ligands de type benzoxazoles. Les études des propriétés magnétiques ont mis en évidence le couplage antiferromagnétique des ions Mn dans le cubane [Mn4]. Pour la série [Ln4Cu8] (LnIII = Dy, Gd, Tb, Y) sur la base du complexe d'yttrium le couplage Cu-Cu a été négligé et pour le complexe [Gd4Cu8] nous avons mis en évidence des interactions Cu-Gd ferromagnétiques et Gd-Gd antiferromagnétiques. Les mesures faites sur le composé [Dy4Cu8] ont mis en évidence le comportement caractéristique d'une molécule-aimant. Le dernier chapitre présente les résultats obtenues pour un complexe tetradécanucléaire à valence mixte MnII - MnIII [Mn14] que nous avons obtenu a partir d'un ligand de type base de Schiff et dans lequel coexistent des interactions antiferromagnétiques et ferromagnétiques entre les ions manganèse avec un zero-field splitting important. La conclusion générale fait le bilan de nos résultats et donne quelques perspectives ouvertes par notre travail.

The thesis entitled “Design and Development of Synthetic Methods using Metal-mediated and Metal-free Redox Reactions: Novel C-H Activations, Reductions and Oxidative Transformations” is presented in 4 chapters Chapter 1; Iodine catalyzed amination of benzoxazoles: efficient metal free route to 2-aminobenzoxazoles under mild conditions. The Chapter 1 of this thesis describes iodine catalyzed C-H activation of benzoxazole with primary and secondary amines to form oxidative aminated products. Selective C-H oxidation is a frontline area of modern chemical research as it offers the opportunities to new avenues and more direct synthetic strategies for the synthesis of complex organic molecules.1 In this context, transition metals such as palladium copper, nickel etc, are used extensively for the functional group directed C-H activation, and thus provides new, rapid, low-cost, and environmentally benign protocols for the construction of new chemical bonds.2 During the past two decades iodine and hypervalent iodine have been focus of great attention as they provide mild, chemoselective and environmentally benign strategies in contrast to toxic metal oxidants.3 In this chapter, a facile metal-free route of oxidative amination of benzoxazole with secondary or primary amines in the presence of catalytic amount of iodine (5 mol%) in aq tert-butyl hydroperoxide (1equiv) and AcOH (1.1 equiv) at ambient temperature, under the solvent-free reaction condition is presented. This user-friendly method to form C-N bonds produces tert-butanol and water as the by-products, which are environmentally benign. A wide range of benzoxazole derivatives containing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups were coupled with both primary and secondary amines (Scheme 1). Application of this methodology is demonstrated by synthesizing therapeutically active benzoxazoles by reacting 5-chloro-7-methylbenzoxazole with N-methylpiperazine and N-ethylhomopiperazine to obtain corresponding N-aminatedbenzaxozoles, which exhibit antidiarrhetic activity (Scheme 2).4 Scheme 2 Chapter 2: NIS catalyzed reactions. amidation of acetophenones and oxidative amination of propiophenones Chapter 2 is divided in to 2 parts. Part 1 describes the synthesis of α-ketoamides by using acetophenone and secondary amine in the presence of N-iodosuccinamide and TBHP in acetonitrile at room temperature, whereas Part 2 reveals the synthesis of 2-aminoketones by reacting aryl alkyl ketones and suitable secondary amine in the presence of NIS and TBHP. Part 1: Oxidative amidation, synthesis of α-ketoamide: Alpha α-ketoamides are important intermediates in organic synthesis that are present in a variety of natural products, and pharmaceutically active compounds. Herein, a mild and efficient conversion of acetophenones to α-ketoamide is documented by using aq.TBHP and N-iodosuccinamide (NIS) as a catalyst, at ambient temperature. This amidation reaction was found to be versatile as several aetophenone derivitives containing electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents underwent a facile amidation. It was also found that acetyl derivatives of heterocylic compounds could be easily converted to their corresponding ketoamides (few examples are shown in Scheme 3).5 Scheme3 Part 2 of Chapter 2 narrates a novel amination of propiophenone and its derivatives catalysed by NIS in the presence of TBHP to furnish their corresponding 2-aminoketone derivatives (Scheme 4). These derivatives are ubiquitous scaffolds that are present in a wide variety of therapeutic agents. Some of these compounds are used in the treatment of depression, smoking cessation, as monoamine uptake inhibitors, rugs for cancer. They are photoinitiators, precursors to β-aminoalcohols, such as pseudoephedrine analogues. 2-Aminoacetophenone analogues are also important intermediates for the formation of several heterocyclic compounds and are active moieties in several important drugs such as ifenprodil, Scheme 4. Chapter 3: Efficient oxidation of primary azides to nitriles This Chapter is divided in to 2 parts, which presents the oxidation of primary azides to their corresponding nitriles. Part 1: An Efficient oxidation of primary azides catalyzed by copper iodide: a convenient method for the synthesis of nitriles In Part 1, an efficient oxidation of primary azides catalyzed by copper iodide to their corresponding nitriles is reported. Herein, the oxidation of primary azide to nitrile is performed using catalytic amount of copper iodide, and aq TBHP in water at 100 ° C. This methodology is compatible with a wide range of primary benzylic azides that contain electron-donating and electron-withdrawing functional groups. The oxidation was found to be selective and a number of oxidizable functional groups were well-tolerated during the reaction conditions (few examples are shown in Scheme 5).6 Scheme 6 Furthermore, oxidation of secondary azides furnished the corresponding ketones in excellent yields (Scheme 6).6 In the Part 2 of Chapter 3, a non-metal catalysed oxidation of primary azides to nitriles at ambient temperature is reported. This part reveals the oxidation of primary azides to nitriles by employing catalytic amounts of KI (25 mol%), DABCO (25 mol%) and aq. TBHP (3 equiv., 70% solution in water). This reaction provides a good selectivity, as double and triple bonds were not oxidized under the reaction conditions. Additionally, chemoselective oxidation of benzylicazides against aliphatic azides increases the potential application of the present method (Scheme 7).7 Chapter 4: Chemoeselective reduction of olefins Part 1: Iron chloride catalysed aerobic reduction of olefins using aqueous hydrazine at ambient temperature Chapter 4 describes the reduction olefins and acetylenes, which is presented in two Parts. Part 1 documents utility of hydrazine (1.5 equiv) for the chemoselective reduction of nonpolarised carbon-carbon bond using iron catalysts. In this part, a chemoselective reduction of alkenes and alkynes in the presence of a variety of reducible functional groups is demonstrated (Scheme 8). The highlight of the present method is that the reduction proceeds well at room temperature and requires only 1.5 equiv of hydrazine hydrate. The olefin reduction by hydrazine depends upon the controlled release of diimide during the reduction. Generally, metal catalyzed reduction of olefins employ a large excess of hydrazine (10-20 equiv), which might be attributed to uncontrolled release of diimide during the reduction.8 Scheme 8 Part 2: Guanidine catalyzed aerobic reduction: a selective aerobic hydrogenation of olefins using aqueous hydrazine In Chapter 4, part 2, organocatalytic generation of diimide and its utility to reduce the double bonds is presented. Generation of diimide in situ by using organo catalysts and its use for the reduction of carbon-carbon double bond is one of the interesting topics in organic chemistry. It has been shown in this part of the thesis that the reduction of olefin at room temperature can be efficiently performed by using 10 mol% of guanidine nitrate, 2 equiv of aqueous hydrazine in oxygen atmosphere. This method tolerates a variety of reducible functional groups such as nitro, azido, and bromo and protective groups such as methyl ethers, benzyl ethers, and Cbz groups. It is also shown that terminal olefin can be selectively reduced in the presence of internal olefin (Scheme 9). Unlike other methods that employ diimide strategy, the present method is shown to be efficient in reducing substrates those contain internal double bonds such as cinnamyl alcohol and its derivatives