Chapter 2 of the thesis describes a highly efficient in situ method for the reduction of amides to aldehydes and aryl O-carbamates to phenols and other transformations involving hydrozirconations. The method, as a three-component-type reaction, involves in situ generation of the Schwartz reagent (Cp2Zr(H)Cl) from Cp2ZrCl2 and the reductant, LiAlH(O-t-Bu)3, and immediate reaction with a substrate. Substrates include aliphatic and aromatic tertiary amides which are reduced to aldehydes, aryl O-carbamates which are reduced to phenols, and alkynes which undergo other transformations via hydrozirconation. Compared to prior methods, this method has advantage in that reagents are inexpensive and stable, reaction times are short, and reaction temperatures are generally conveniently at room temperature. The use of the in situ method described herein instead of the requirement for the synthesis of the commercially available Schwartz reagent is estimated to provide more than 50% reduction in cost. Chapter 3 of the thesis describes the discovery and development of efficient and regioselective Ru-catalyzed amide-directed C-H, C-N, C-O activation/C-C bond forming reactions, ester-directed C-O activation/C-C bond forming reaction, and amide-directed C-O activation/hydrodemethoxylation reactions under a simple RuH2(CO)(PPh3)3/toluene catalytic system. Of these, the amide-directed C-H activation/cross coupling reaction proceeds well but uniquely on furan 3-amide substrates while the ester-directed C-O activation is effective on the 2-MeO-1-naphthoic acid methyl ester. On the other hand, the amide-directed C-N and C-O activation/coupling reactions are broadly applicable on benzamides and naphthamides. All of these achievements of directed C-H, C-N, C-O activation/coupling reactions complement and may supercede the DoM (directed ortho metalation)-cross coupling strategy, and establish the catalytic base-free DoM-cross coupling process at non-cryogenic temperature as a convenient, economical and green alternative. The new catalytic amide-directed ortho-hydrodemethoxylation reaction has potential value in links to aromatic electrophilic substitution and DoM chemistries. Furthermore, a new borylation reaction via Ru-catalyzed amide-directed C-H activation/C-B bond forming process is also reported herein. / Thesis (Ph.D, Chemistry) -- Queen's University, 2010-12-21 11:12:35.564

Carbon nanoribbons are today of great interest as graphene segments with modulable electronic properties. Whilst top down techniques give giant ribbons, bottom-up organic synthesis may lead to exactly designed nanoribbons of controlled geometries. The Scholl reaction is a precious chemical tool for that purpose since it yields efficiently to the graphitization of long and flexible polyphenylene precursors.Surprisingly, twisted structures may be obtained preferentially even if less crowded isomers are also feasible. It has been shown that, against all expectation, even a strong steric hindrance has no marked effect on regioselectivity and highly twisted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are sometimes preferentially formed, whereas their flat and more symmetrical isomers are only obtained in minority. Highly twisted structures such as hexabenzotriphenylene (HBTP) may then be obtained very easily from flexible polyphenylene precursors.After discovering this unexpected regioselectivity, we used it on purpose to form polyhelicenic species. Attempts to prepared hexaphenanthrotriphenylene (HPTP) were unsuccessful due to reactivity issues when synthesizing the corresponding flexible precursors. By using a new versatile strategy leading to an advanced common precursor, several C3-symmetrical flexible substrates have been synthesized and submitted to Scholl reaction. The expected [6]helicenes were not obtained and rearranged products were formed instead, but TMS-bearing HBTP could be prepared, as well as a hexabenzocoronene (HBC) which exceptionnal solubility is due to the distortion of the aromatic core under the effect of bulky tert-butyl substituents in bay regions.The easily formed [5]helicene fragment has been incorporated in the design of twisted carbon nanoribbons that would be composed of a succession of such motifs. As a test reaction, the corresponding monomer and dimer have been synthesized with an excellent yield and fully characterized. Their X-ray structures have even been determined, giving interesting information about their configuration. A more general strategy has then been developed and optimized for the systematic synthesis of longer oligomers of twisted nanoribbons. Using this technique, the trimer and tetramer have been synthesized and characterized by mass spectrometry.

This work focuses on understanding the heterogeneous/homogeneous nature of the catalytic species for a variety of immobilized metal precatalysts used for C-C coupling reactions. These precatalysts include: (i) tethered organometallic palladium pincer complexes, (ii) an encapsulated small molecule palladium complex in a polymer matrix, (iii) mercapto-modified mesoporous silica metalated with palladium acetate, and (iv) amino-functionalized mesoporous silicas metalated with Ni(II). As part of this investigation, the use of metal scavengers as selective poisons of homogeneous catalysis is introduced and investigated as a test for distinguishing heterogeneous from homogeneous catalysis. The premise of this test is that insoluble materials functionalized with metal binding sites can be used to selectively remove soluble metal, but will not interfere with catalysis from immobilized metal. In this way the test can definitely distinguish between surface and solution catalysis of immobilized metal precatalysts. This work investigates three different C-C coupling reactions catalyzed by the immobilized metal precatalysts mentioned above. These reactions include the Heck, Suzuki, and Kumada reactions. In all cases it is found that catalysis is solely from leached metal. Three different metal scavenging materials are presented as selective poisons that can be used to determine solution vs. surface catalysis. These selective poisons include poly(vinylpyridine), QuadrapureTM TU, and thiol-functionalized mesoporous silica. The results are contrasted against the current understanding of this field of research and subtleties of tests for distinguishing homogeneous from heterogeneous catalysis are presented and discussed.

Orientador: Regina Buffon / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T02:19:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sato_CintiaAkemi_M.pdf: 2497710 bytes, checksum: ed234ce28b62278b8777a943791d0170 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Neste trabalho, foram sintetizados complexos de paládio em que os ligantes fosforados estão ¿ancorados¿ em ciclofosfazenos. Estes complexos, em solução ou imobilizados em matrizes inorgânicas, foram testados nas reações de acoplamento de Suzuki (entre o ácido fenilborônico e o bromobenzeno, por exemplo), de Stille (entre o tributilvinilestanho e o bromotolueno) e de Heck (entre o estireno e o bromobenzeno). O resultado catalítico obtido com o catalisador sintetizado, em fase homogênea, na reação de Heck (TON = 3900, em 6 horas), foi muito bom, sendo superior a um catalisador análogo descrito na literatura. Na reação de Stille, o complexo, em fase homogênea, apresentou um ótimo resultado (TON = 4340, em 4 horas). Na reação de Suzuki, em fase homogênea, o TON obtido (123, em 24 horas) foi bom e comparável à literatura. Já em fase heterogênea, com o complexo encapsulado em matriz de sílica via processo solgel, os resultados obtidos, tanto na primeira reação quanto na primeira e segunda reciclagens, são superiores aos apresentados na literatura e apresentam o TON próximo ao obtido em fase homogênea, no mesmo tempo (92, 94 e 92 respectivamente), sem perda de desempenho. Estudos prospectivos para a imobilização do complexo em sílica foram realizados. O catalisador foi sintetizado com ligantes contendo grupos hidrolisáveis e ancorado em sílica. Este sistema foi testado nas reações de acoplamento de Stille e Suzuki, apresentando um bom desempenho nas duas reações (TON = 1400, em 4 horas, e 49, em 24 horas, respectivamente) sem constatação visual de lixiviação de paládio / Abstract: In this work, palladium complexes, in which phosphored ligands are ¿anchored¿ to cyclophosphazenes were synthesized. These complexes, in solution or immobilized in inorganic matrices, were tested in the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction (between phenylboronic acid and bromobenzene, for example), the Stille cross-coupling reaction (between tributylvinyltin and 3-bromotoluene) and the Heck reaction (between styrene and bromobenzene). The catalytic results obtained with the synthesized catalyst, in homogeneous phase, in the Heck reaction (TON = 3900, in 6 hours), was very good, better than those reported for a similar catalyst described in literature. In the Stille reaction, the complex, in homogeneous phase, presented an excellent result (TON = 4340, in 4 hours). In the Suzuki reaction, in homogeneous phase, the obtained TON (123, in 24 hours) was good and comparable to literature. In heterogeneous phase, with the complex encapsulated in silica matrix via the sol-gel process, the obtained results, in the first reaction as well as in the first and second recycling, are higher than those presented in literature and presented the TON close to that obtained in homogeneous phase, in the same reaction time (92, 94 and 92 respectively), without loss of performance. Prospective studies for the immobilization of the complex in silica were done. The catalyst was synthesized with ligands containing hydrolysable groups and anchored in silica. This system was tested in Stille and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, showing a good performance in both reactions (TON = 1400, in 4 hours, and 49, in 24 hours, respectively) without visual evidence of palladium leaching / Mestrado / Quimica Inorganica / Mestre em Química

Les réactions de couplage croisé ont révolutionné la chimie organique. Par exemple, dans le domaine de la chimie médicinale, les réactions de couplage sont de puissants outils pour générer rapidement et facilement une librairie de composés. Depuis la découverte des premières réactions de couplage croisé catalysé par des complexes de palladium, ce métal reste le plus utilisé. Cependant, d’autres métaux tels que le cuivre, le nickel, le cobalt ou le fer sont apparus comme de bonnes alternatives aux complexes de palladium, chers et toxiques.D’autre part, en chimie médicinale, les hétérocycles sont des motifs essentiels puisqu’ils sont présents dans un grand nombre de médicaments. Le développement de nouvelles méthodes permettant de former des molécules incorporant des motifs hétérocycliques tels que des azétidines, des pyrrolidines ou des oxétanes, est un réel défi pour un chimiste organicien. Les halogénures d’alkyle sont généralement des substrats difficiles à utiliser en couplage croisé car l’addition oxydante du métal y est difficile. Des réactions parasites peuvent également avoir lieu telles que des réactions de -H élimination ou de déshalogénation. Cependant, les sels de cobalt et de fer se sont révélés être des catalyseurs efficaces pour réaliser des réactions de couplage sur des halogénures d’alkyle. Au cours de cette thèse, deux systèmes catalytiques à base de sels de cobalt ou de fer ont été développés pour réaliser des réactions de couplage croisé entre des halogénures d’alkyle hétérocycliques et des réactifs de Grignard. Une étude mécanistique des réactions de couplage croisé catalysé par des sels de cobalt a également été réalisée. / Cross-coupling reactions, as Prof. K. C. Nicolaou said “have changed the way we think about synthesis”. Indeed, cross-coupling reactions are powerful tools to access easily and rapidly to a library of compounds in the context of medicinal chemistry. Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling rules the field and was recognized by the Nobel Prize in 2010 but, since its discovery, others metals have appeared as good alternatives to the expensive and toxic palladium salts such as copper, nickel, cobalt and iron salts. In medicinal chemistry, heterocycles are essential moieties since they are found in a great number of drugs on the market. It is always a challenge for organic chemists to develop new methods to produce motifs with interesting pharmacological properties such as substituted azetidines, pyrrolidines and oxetanes. sp3 Halides are challenging substrates for cross-coupling because the oxidative addition of the metal in the C-X bond is difficult and because side reactions can take place like -hydride elimination or dehydrohalogenation. Nevertheless, cobalt and iron are suitable catalysts to perform cross-coupling reactions on sp3 halides. Herein, we would like to report two catalytic systems allowing the cross-coupling between heterocyclic alkyl halides and Grignard reagents using cobalt and iron salts. A mechanistic study on cobalt-catalysed cross-coupling reaction between halides and Grignard reagents will be also presented.

Le myricanol est un [7,0]-métacyclophane naturel qui appartient à la famille des diarylheptanoïdes cycliques et qui possède des propriétés structurales et biologiques intéressantes (activité anti-Alzheimer ou anticancéreuse). L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est la préparation ambitieuse en voie racémique puis atropostéréosélective du myricanol, rendue délicate de part la tension de cycle existante. Pour se faire, deux nouvelles approches rétrosynthétiques ont été considérées. Une première route racémique a été envisagée et a permis de préparer le macrocycle par le biais d’une réaction de métathèse croisée suivie d’une réaction de Suzuki-Miyaura domino intramoléculaire avec un rendement de 2.55% en 11 étapes. Une autre voie racémique a également été explorée où la préparation du noyau biarylique du myricanol a été envisagé par une réaction de couplage intermoléculaire métallo-catalysée suivie d’une réaction de métathèse cyclisante. Des intermédiaires avancés ont également été préparés. / The myricanol, a natural [7.0]-meta-cyclophane which belongs to the family of strained and cyclic diarylheptanoids, possess an interesting structure and attractive biologically activities (anti Alzheimer and anti cancer properties). Actually only two synthesis of racemic (+/-)-myricanol have been reported in the literature. The goal of this research was to prepare this strained cyclophane in a racemic and then in an atropostereoselective route taking into account the challenging ring closure. Thus a linear diarylheptanoid was prepared using an efficient cross-metathesis reaction followed by an intramolecular Suzuki-Miyaura domino reaction giving rise to the desired cyclophane with 2.55% overall yield in 11 steps. On the other side, the biaryl core of myricanol was envisaged by an intermolecular metallo-catalysed coupling reaction between already highly functionalized fragments, followed by a ring closure metathesis. Two advanced intermediates were already attempted.

This thesis deals with the synthesis of polycyclic compounds using tandem cyclisation/Suzuki cross-coupling, by modification of the method developed by our research group. This thesis mainly investigates the scope of the tandem reaction with aliphatic boronic acids or their esters. The products of the palladium catalyzed reaction then underwent electrocyclization to form an aromatic ring. The polycyclic skeleton, containing the aromatic core, is found in a considerable amount of natural substances with biological activity. The structure of the compounds prepared herein is similar to miltiorin D or commiphorane A.

The nucleophilic addition of organomagnesium/lithium reagents to aldehydes and ketones has long enabled the synthesis of valuable alcohol derivatives; however, these types of transformations are often plagued by poor functional group tolerance and require harsh reaction conditions. The direct coupling of carbonyls and alcohols with aryl halides is an appealing alternative to access secondary alcohol products. However, this necessitates a formal C-H bond activation which is not well established in the literature. Chapter 1 provides a detailed literature background of the transition metal-catalyzed functionalization of carbonyls and alcohols. The work discussed in Chapter 2 of this thesis demonstrates the addition of aryl halides to aryl and aliphatic aldehydes and alcohols providing secondary alcohol products in moderate to high yields. Key to the success of this transformation was the implementation of underexplored and readily synthesized 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane (P2N2) ligands. Chapter 3 extends the methodology established in chapter 2 and aims to get a preliminary understanding of the application and mechanism of the reaction described above. For this purpose, pharmaceutically relevant isatin substrates are derivatized, providing access to substitution at the 3-position. Coupling isatins with aryl halides yields 3-aryl-3-hydroxy-2-oxindole products which are scaffolds for many natural product derivatives. Through high-throughput experimentation (HTE), we were able to discover that 1,2-addition at the carbonyl position of isatins is highly compatible with our established system and led us to develop a modest scope as well as gain useful mechanistic insights for this coupling.

La kidamycine, première molécule de la famille des pluramycines isolée de bactéries Streptomyces pluricolorescens, reste depuis sa découverte en 1956 un défi synthétique pour les chimistes organiciens. Le rempart principal bloquant la synthèse de cette famille de molécules réside dans l'introduction régio- et stéréosélective ainsi que dans l'aménagement fonctionnel de deux unités.Nous nous proposons ici de mettre au point une nouvelle méthodologie d’aryl-C-glycosylation régio- et stéréospécifique par couplage de Mizoroki-Heck inscrite dans une stratégie de synthèse originale et convergente développée pour la première synthèse totale de la kidamycine. / Kidamycin, former member of pluramycin family isolated from Streptomyces pluricolorescens, remains a challenging synthetic target for organic chemists since its discover in 1956. The last bastion slowing down the syntheses of this latter family is the regio- and stereoselective introduction as well as the functionnalization of both aryl-C-glycosidic subunits.We propose to develop herein a regio- and stereospecific aryl-C-glycosylation reaction via Mizoroki-Heck cross coupling enshrined in a novel and convergent strategy for the first total synthesis of kidamycin.

Ce travail de thèse présente le développement de nouvelles réactions de formation de liaisons carbone-carbone. Le premier chapitre décrit la cyanation d’arylzinciques par catalyse au cobalt à partir d’une source non toxique et bénigne, le N-cyano-N-phenyl-p-methylbenzenesulfonamide (NCTS), et conduit à de bons rendements en benzonitriles correspondants. Dans cette réaction, le cobalt sert de catalyseur non seulement pour la formation des arylzinciques mais aussi pour la formation de liaisons C-CN. Les groupements fonctionnels, cétone et nitrile, sont permis lorsque le complexe de cobalt associé au ligand bipyridine est utilisé. Le deuxième chapitre porte sur l’homocouplage Csp3-Csp3. Un simple halogénure de cobalt permet de catalyser la dimérisation des halogénures d’alkyles et des acétates d’allyles avec de bons à d’excellents rendements. L’ajout d’iodure de sodium permet d’étendre cette réaction aux chlorures et tosylates d’alkyles. Le couplage croisé entre 2 halogénures d’alkyle différents a également été testé mais les conditions doivent être optimisées. Dans le troisième chapitre, le couplage croisé catalysé au cobalt entre des bromures vinyliques et des chlorures benzyliques est présenté. Des halogénures de vinyles et de benzyles porteurs de groupements electrodonneurs ou electroattrateurs peuvent ainsi être couplés efficacement avec rétention de la configuration de la double liaison. Un mécanisme radicalaire semble être impliqué. Enfin, le dernier chapitre décrit l’arylation d’une 2-phenylpyridine avec un arylzincique par catalyse au cobalt par activation d’une liaison C-H et conduit à de premiers résultats encourageants. / This thesis presents the development of cobalt-catalyzed carbon-carbon bonds formation. The first chapter describes a novel cobalt-catalyzed electrophilic cyanation of arylzinc species, employing benign and non-toxic N-cyano-N-phenyl-p-methylbenzenesulfonamide (NCTS) as the cyano source. In this reaction, cobalt catalyzes both the formation of arylzinc species and the cyanation reaction. Various benzonitriles are synthesized affording good to excellent yields. Using cobalt-bipyridine complexes instead of CoBr2, ketone and nitrile groups can be tolerated. The second chapter reports cobalt-catalyzed Csp3-Csp3 homocoupling reaction. A simple catalytic system could deliver dimers of a number of alkyl halides/pseudohalides and allylic acetates. Sodium iodide is crucial for the homocoupling of unactivated alkyl chlorides and tosylates. This method is extended to alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling; however, the conditions still need to be optimized. The third chapter describes a cobalt-catalyzed vinyl-benzyl cross-coupling. A variety of functionalized vinyl bromides and benzyl chlorides are efficiently coupled under mild conditions in good to excellent yields, with retention of Z/E configuration. A few mechanistic experiments indicate a single electron transfer involved. The last chapter discusses the progress on the cobalt-catalyzed arylation of 2-phenylpyridine with an arylzinc species by C-H activation and promising results are obtained.