The 2-aryl-6,8-dibromoquinazolin-4(3H)-ones were prepared in a single-pot operation by condensing 6,8-dibromoanthranilamide and aryl aldehydes in the presence of molecular iodine in ethanol. Treatment of the 2-aryl-6,8-dibromoquinazolin-4(3H)-ones with thionylchloride in the presence of dimethylformamide afforded the corresponding 2-aryl-4-chloro-6,8-dibromoquinazolines. Palladium(0)-copper iodide catalysed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of 2-aryl-4-chloro-6,8-dibromoquinazolines with terminal alkynes at room temperature afforded series of 2-aryl-6,8-dibromo-4-(alkynyl)quinazolines. Further transformation of the 2-aryl-6,8-dibromo-4-(phenylethynyl)quinazolines via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with arylboronic acids occurred without selectivity to afford the corresponding 2,6,8-triaryl-4-(phenylethynyl)quinazolines. The compounds were characterized using a combination of NMR (1H and 13C) and IR spectroscopic techniques as well as mass spectrometry. The absorption and emission properties of 2,6,8-triaryl-4-(phenylethynyl)quinazolines were determined in solution. / Chemistry / M.Sc. (Chemistry)

This thesis describes synthetic studies directed towards the total synthesis of the nakafuran and florlide marine natural products. Chapter One provides an overview of the importance of natural products to current medicinal chemistry and describes how the "supply issue" associated with these biologically derived compounds can be resolved through the process of total synthesis. Two families of marine natural products, the nakafurans and the florlides, are introduced as synthetic targets and strategies utilising a type II intramolecular Diels-Alder (IMDA) reaction to achieve their total synthesis are delineated. The efficient preparation of regio- and stereodefined vinyl coupling fragments via hydrostannylation and hydrohalogenation methodology is described in Chapter Two. The palladium-catalysed cross-coupling of these fragments, via Stille or Negishi coupling methodology, yielded dienes which were successfully advanced to IMDA triene precursors. Chapter Three describes investigation of the type II IMDA reaction to give bicyclo[4.3.1]decene carbocyclic skeletons. A facile acid-catalysed 6,7-alkene to 7,8-alkene olefinic isomerisation, via a proposed oxonium intermediate, and the inability to appropriately functionalise the desired adducts impeded progress along the synthetic route. Molecular modelling was conducted to investigate the causes of this unexpected reactivity. Investigations in Chapter Four describe the successful synthesis and cyclisation of homomethyl triene analogues prepared via application of enyne metathesis chemistry. The use of an exo-cyclopropylcarbinyl fragmentation was found to be unsuccessful as a means of installing the desired 6-methyl-bicyclo[4.3.1]decan-2-one core with a competing endo-ring expansion giving rise to a bicyclo[4.4.1]undecane ring system. Chapter 5 summarises the above results and gives a brief discussion of the future potential of this research to provide for a total synthesis of the nakafuran and florlide natural products.

A bifunctional imidazolium linker was used for the production of highly crosslinked element organic frameworks by Suzuki-coupling with tetrafunctional boronic acids. The resulting porous materials are good heterogeneous organocatalysts in the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed conjugated umpolung of α,β-unsaturated cinnamaldehyde. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

L'objectif de ce travail consiste en la synthèse et l'évaluation antiparasitaire in vitro de nouveaux dérivés du thiazole et apparentés. Plusieurs stratégies de synthèse visant à une pharmacomodulation en séries mono- et polycycliques ont été étudiées : en série 2-méthyl-5-nitrothiazole, la pharmacomodulation anti-Trichomonas de la position 4 par stratégie SRN1 n'a pas permis d'améliorer l'activité déjà démontrée en série 2-méthyl-5-nitroimidazole, mais a conduit à des dérivés à activité antiproliférative in vitro, spécifique de la lignée HepG2. En série 4-arylsulfonylméthyl-2-méthylthiazole, la pharmacomodulation de la position 5, par couplage de Suzuki-Miyaura d'une part, et par arylation directe et réaction de Knoevenagel intramoléculaire d'autre part, a conduit à des dérivés mono- et polycycliques dont certains ont démontré une activité antiplasmodiale in vitro encourageante. En série 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one, la réaction de double couplage de Suzuki-Miyaura a révélé l'importance du groupement phényle en position 6 pour l'activité antiplasmodiale de ces dérivés. Enfin, l'évaluation biologique in vitro de thiéno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones a permis de caractériser le pharmacophore responsable de l'activité antiplasmodiale significative de cette série. Les résultats préliminaires encourageants d'une étude mécanistique antiplasmodiale présentent l'inhibition spécifique des kinases plasmodiales comme un mécanisme d'action potentiel de ces composés. / The objective of this work consists of the synthesis and the antiparasitic in vitro evaluation of new thiazole derivatives and related structures. Several synthetic strategies aiming at the pharmacomodulation on mono- and polycyclic series have been studied: in 2-methyl-5-nitrothiazole series, the anti-Trichomonas pharmacomodulation on position 4 by SRN1 strategy did not improve the activity previously demonstrated in 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole series, but led to derivatives displaying a selective in vitro antiproliferative activity toward the HepG2 cell line. In 4-arylsulfonylmethyl-2-methylthiazole series, the pharmacomodulation on position 5, by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction on the one hand, and by direct arylation and intramolecular Knoevenagel reaction on the other hand, led to mono- and polycyclic derivatives among which some displayed an encouraging in vitro antiplasmodial activity. In 5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one series, a double Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction revealed that the phenyl group on position 6 contributes to the antiplasmodial effect of this series. Finally, the in vitro biological evaluation of the thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one scaffold let to characterize the pharmacophore responsible for the significant antiplasmodial activity. Some preliminary encouraging results regarding a mechanistic antiplasmodial study show the specific inhibition of plasmodial kinases, as a potential mechanism of action of some of these compounds.

L'objectif de ce travail consiste en la synthèse de nouveaux 5-nitroimidazoles fonctionnalisés à visée thérapeutique. Dans un premier temps, l'étude de la réactivité du 4-bromo-1,2-diméthyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole vis-à-vis du couplage de Suzuki-Miyaura sous irradiation micro-ondes a permis la synthèse de nouveaux produits substitués en position 4 par différents groupements aryle ou styryle. Dans un second temps, la réactivité LD-SRN1 a été étudiée entre le 4-[4-(chlorométhyl)phényl]-1,2-diméthyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole et différents nucléophiles centrés sur l'atome de carbone ou de soufre. Cette étude a révélé l'importance de la température dans l'activation de la réaction par transfert monoélectronique. De nouveaux dérivés substitués en position 4 par divers groupements sulfonyles ont ensuite été synthétisés, par réactions SN2 et SNAr entre des dérivés 5-nitroimidazolés et différents anions sulfinates. Cette synthèse a été suivie par la mise au point de tests biologiques sur Trichomonas vaginalis. L'activité trichomonacide a été évaluée sur certaines de ces molécules, à l'origine de relations structure-activité montrant l'influence de la position du groupement sulfonyle substituant le noyau 5-nitroimidazole. La dernière partie de ce travail décrit une réaction de O-arylation pallado-catalysée inattendue et originale, d'un dérivé fluoré en série nitro(o-nitrophényl)imidazole impliquant des acides arylboroniques dans les conditions opératoires de la réaction de Suzuki-Miyaura. / The aim of this work consists of the synthesis of new potentially bioactive functionalized 5-nitroimidazoles. Initially, the reactivity study of the 4-bromo-1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole under microwave-assisted Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling conditions gave new derivatives substituted by various aryl or styryl groups in 4-position. In a second step the 4-[4-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole was prepared in order to study LD-SRN1 reactivity with different carbon and sulphur centered nucleophiles. This study pointed the role of the temperature for the electron transfer reactions. Then, new 4-position sulfonyl substituted derivatives were synthesized by SN2 and SNAr reactions between sulfinate anions and three substrates in 5-nitroimidazole series. This synthesis was followed by the development of biological assays on Trichomonas vaginalis. This assay was performed on some of these molecules, which revealed a relation between the structure and the position of the sulfonyl group and the antitrichomonas activity. The last part of this work describes an unexpected and original palladium-catalyzed O-arylation in fluorinated nitro(o-nitrophenyl)imidazole series involving arylboronic acids under Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction conditions.

In dieser Dissertation versuche ich, die zentralen Nitrogen-heterocyclischen Kerne, die Seitenketten und deren Position zu variieren. Als synthetische Strategie wurden Palladium-katalysierte Kupplungsreaktionen verwendet, um Seitenketten und Aryl-Substituenten einzuführen. Halogensubstituierte Diarylheterocyclen sind wichtige Intermediate in der Synthese der allgemeine Strukture. Die Einführung der gewünschten Seitenketten durch Carbon-Carbon und Carbon-Nitrogen-Bindungsknüpfung wurde durch Sonogashira-Kupplung, Heck-Kupplung und Buchwald-Hartwig-Aminierung erzielt. Mit der Sonogashira-Reaktion kann eine funktionalisierte Alkynylgruppe in die heterocyclischen Kerne effektiv und bequem eingeführt werden. Eine anschliessende katalytische Hydrierung der Alkynylgruppe führt zu funktionalisierten Alkyl substituierten Diarylheterocyclen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden mehr als 180 Substanzen synthetisiert. Unter ihnen sind ungefähr 130 neue Substanzen. 86 von ihnen passen in die allgemeine Strukture. / In the present thesis, I tried to vary the central nitrogen-heterocyclic cores, the functionalised side chains and its position of attachment. As a synthetic strategy, palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions were used to introduce side chains and aryl substituents into the central heterocycle. In this way the utility of such reactions to heterocyclic systems, which were neglected so far, could be figured out. Halogen substituted diaryl heterocycles are important intermediates in the synthesis of general structures. The introduction of the desired side chains by Carbon-Carbon bond formation reactions was achieved by Sonogashira coupling and Heck coupling. Buchwald-Hartwig amination and nucleophilic substitution were used to establish side chains which are connected to the core heterocycle by heteroatom-Carbon bonds. Sonogashira reaction turned out to be the most effective and convenient method to introduce functionalized alkynyl group into the heterocyclic cores. In the present work, more than 180 compounds were synthesized. Among them, about 130 compounds are new products. 86 of them fit into the general structure.

Nesta tese foram desenvolvidas metodologias sintéticas para a preparação de compostos orgânicos de telúrio empregando reagentes organometálicos. Primeiramente, foi estudada a abertura tipo SN2 de lactonas, por organoiltelurolatos de lítio ou magnésio para obtenção dos respectivos ácidos telurocarboxílicos. Os organoiltelurolatos foram preparados a partir da reação do telúrio elementar com o organometálico desejado, evitando a manipulação de diteluretos alquílicos que apresentam odores desagradáveis. As reações de abertura de lactonas são de fácil execução e levam aos produtos em bons rendimentos (60 - 88 %). Além disso, há a possibilidade de transformação funcional dos produtos para alcoóis, a partir de uma redução in situ, ou para acil derivados, por meio da esterificação de Steglich. Os alcoóis obtidos são precursores sintéticos das respectivas espécies dilitiadas. Adicionalmente, foram preparados teluretos de alquil arila funcionalizados a partir da reação entre alquiltelurolatos de lítio com iodetos de arila catalisada por CuI (5 mol %). Também foi explorada a influência de ligantes, o que levou a um aumento do rendimento das reações testadas. Também foi estudada a reatividade de n-butilteluretos vinílicos e arílicos com reagentes organometálicos. Ou seja, foi estudada a reação de troca telúrio/metal com compostos organoilzinco e organoilmanganês. As reações com compostos de organoilzinco apresentaram resultados insatisfatórios, devido à baixa seletividade de transferência de grupos ligados ao zinco. As reações com compostos de manganês apresentaram bons resultados, com seletividade na transferência de ligantes e bons rendimentos dos produtos de captura dos compostos de organoilmanganês com eletrófilos. Foi estudada também a reação de acoplamento cruzado entre compostos de aril Grignard e teluretos de butil-vinila na presença de cloreto de manganês e iodeto de cobre (MnCl2/CuI). A reação ocorreu com elevada estereosseletividade e com rendimentos de moderados a bons. / In this PhD thesis synthetic methodologies for the preparation of organic compounds of tellurium employing organometallic reagents were developed. Initially, the SN2 type opening reaction of lactones by means of lithium or magnesium organotellurolates leading to the corresponding carboxylic acids was studied. The metal organotellurolates were prepared by reacting elemental tellurium with organolithium or Grignard reagents, avoiding the manipulation of bad smelling dialkylditellurides. The opening reactions occured easily, leading to the products in good yields (60 - 88 %). The tellurocarboxylic acids were transformed into alcohols by in situ reduction or into acyl derivatives, by a Steglich esterification. The obtained alcohols are precursors of the corresponding dilithium species by reaction with n-butyllithium. Additionally, functionalized arylbutyltellurides were prepared by reacting lithium alkyltellurolates with functionalized aryl iodides in the presence of CuI (5 mol %). The influence of ligands was also explored, leading to improved yields. It was also investigated the reactivity of vinyl butyltellurides with organometallic reagents. The tellurium/metal exchange reaction with organozinc and organomanganese compounds was studied. The reactions with organozinc compounds presented unsatisfactory results, in view of the low selectivity transfer of the groups linked to zinc. The reaction with organomanganese compounds presented better results in view of the fast Te/Mn exchange reaction, selectivity in the ligand transfer and good yields of the organomanganese capture products with electrophiles. It was also studied the cross-coupling reaction between aryl Grignard reagents and vinyl butyl tellurides in the presence of manganese chloride and copper iodide (MnCl2/CuI). The reaction occuried with high stereosselectivity and in moderate to good yields.

Nesta tese foram desenvolvidas metodologias sintéticas para a preparação de compostos orgânicos de telúrio empregando reagentes organometálicos. Primeiramente, foi estudada a abertura tipo SN2 de lactonas, por organoiltelurolatos de lítio ou magnésio para obtenção dos respectivos ácidos telurocarboxílicos. Os organoiltelurolatos foram preparados a partir da reação do telúrio elementar com o organometálico desejado, evitando a manipulação de diteluretos alquílicos que apresentam odores desagradáveis. As reações de abertura de lactonas são de fácil execução e levam aos produtos em bons rendimentos (60 - 88 %). Além disso, há a possibilidade de transformação funcional dos produtos para alcoóis, a partir de uma redução in situ, ou para acil derivados, por meio da esterificação de Steglich. Os alcoóis obtidos são precursores sintéticos das respectivas espécies dilitiadas. Adicionalmente, foram preparados teluretos de alquil arila funcionalizados a partir da reação entre alquiltelurolatos de lítio com iodetos de arila catalisada por CuI (5 mol %). Também foi explorada a influência de ligantes, o que levou a um aumento do rendimento das reações testadas. Também foi estudada a reatividade de n-butilteluretos vinílicos e arílicos com reagentes organometálicos. Ou seja, foi estudada a reação de troca telúrio/metal com compostos organoilzinco e organoilmanganês. As reações com compostos de organoilzinco apresentaram resultados insatisfatórios, devido à baixa seletividade de transferência de grupos ligados ao zinco. As reações com compostos de manganês apresentaram bons resultados, com seletividade na transferência de ligantes e bons rendimentos dos produtos de captura dos compostos de organoilmanganês com eletrófilos. Foi estudada também a reação de acoplamento cruzado entre compostos de aril Grignard e teluretos de butil-vinila na presença de cloreto de manganês e iodeto de cobre (MnCl2/CuI). A reação ocorreu com elevada estereosseletividade e com rendimentos de moderados a bons. / In this PhD thesis synthetic methodologies for the preparation of organic compounds of tellurium employing organometallic reagents were developed. Initially, the SN2 type opening reaction of lactones by means of lithium or magnesium organotellurolates leading to the corresponding carboxylic acids was studied. The metal organotellurolates were prepared by reacting elemental tellurium with organolithium or Grignard reagents, avoiding the manipulation of bad smelling dialkylditellurides. The opening reactions occured easily, leading to the products in good yields (60 - 88 %). The tellurocarboxylic acids were transformed into alcohols by in situ reduction or into acyl derivatives, by a Steglich esterification. The obtained alcohols are precursors of the corresponding dilithium species by reaction with n-butyllithium. Additionally, functionalized arylbutyltellurides were prepared by reacting lithium alkyltellurolates with functionalized aryl iodides in the presence of CuI (5 mol %). The influence of ligands was also explored, leading to improved yields. It was also investigated the reactivity of vinyl butyltellurides with organometallic reagents. The tellurium/metal exchange reaction with organozinc and organomanganese compounds was studied. The reactions with organozinc compounds presented unsatisfactory results, in view of the low selectivity transfer of the groups linked to zinc. The reaction with organomanganese compounds presented better results in view of the fast Te/Mn exchange reaction, selectivity in the ligand transfer and good yields of the organomanganese capture products with electrophiles. It was also studied the cross-coupling reaction between aryl Grignard reagents and vinyl butyl tellurides in the presence of manganese chloride and copper iodide (MnCl2/CuI). The reaction occuried with high stereosselectivity and in moderate to good yields.

Les performances des cellules photovoltaïques organiques de type hétérojonction en volume sont entre autres influencées par les propriétés opto-électroniques du polymère semiconducteur donneur d’électrons. L’objectif de cette thèse était de développer de nouveaux polymères π-conjugués pour permettre une meilleure exploitation du spectre solaire et donc améliorer la photogénération des charges. Pour cela, plusieurs dérivés de polythiophènes comportant des substituants aromatiques phényles ont été synthétisés par la méthode de GRIM, à noter l’homopolymère poly[(3-(4-hexylphényl) thiophène] (P3HPT) et le copolymère à blocs poly[3-(4-hexylphényl)thiophène]-bloc-poly(3-hexylthiophène) (P3HPT-b-P3HT). Nous avons également étudié une nouvelle famille de polymères à faible bande interdite basés sur l’alternance d’unités thiophène et dithiéno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole riches en électrons et 2,1,3- benzothiadiazole pauvres en électrons. Après synthèse des différents monomères, les copolymères alternés ont été ensuite obtenus par polycondensation par couplage de Stille. Les différents matériaux synthétisés ont été d’abord caractérisés par analyse thermogravimétrique et par calorimétrie différentielle à balayage afin d’étudier leurs propriétés thermiques. Ensuite, des caractérisations structurales (en particulier DRX et neutrons), optiques (UV-visible) et morphologiques (AFM) ont été réalisées. A partir des résultats obtenus, nous avons pu évaluer les relations entre les structures et les propriétés des matériaux. Finalement, des cellules photovoltaïques à base des polymères synthétisés ont été réalisées et leurs performances ont été corrélées aux propriétés des matériaux. / The performances of organic solar cells based on the concept of bulk heterojunction configuration are strongly influenced by the optoelectronic properties of the electron donor polymer. The aim of this thesis was to develop new π-conjugated polymers to allow a better exploitation of the solar spectrum and thus improving the photogeneration of charges. For this,several polythiophene derivatives substituted by phenyl aromatic groups have been synthesized by the GRIM method, note the homopolymer poly[(3-(4-hexylphenyl)thiophene] (P3HPT) and the diblock copolymer poly[3-(4- exylphenyl)thiophene]-block-poly(3- hexylthiophène) (P3HPT-b-P3HT). We also studied a new family of low band gap polymers based on the alternation of electron-rich thiophene and dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole units andelectron-deficient 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole units. After synthesis of the various monomers, alternating copolymers were then obtained by Stille cross-coupling polycondensation. The different synthesized materials were first characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and by differential scanning calorimetry to study their thermal properties. Then, structural(especially XRD and neutron), optical (UV-visible) and morphological (AFM) characterizations were performed. From the obtained results, we were able to evaluate the relation between structures and properties of materials. Finally, photovoltaic cells based on the synthesized polymers were performed and their performances were correlated to material properties.

L'objectif principal de nos travaux consiste à développer des méthodes d’optimisation des performances de la MSRV sur le plan de la conception et de la commande. La première partie est consacrée à la commande de la MSRV avec prise en compte de la saturation, de l'effet croisé et des pertes-fer. Deux stratégies de commande permettant d’améliorer les performances de la machine en régime permanent sont présentées: commande à rendement optimal et commande à couple maximum par ampère. La deuxième partie de ce travail porte sur la commande de la MSRV en vue de réduire les ondulations de couple. L’optimisation des courants statoriques a été obtenue selon deux critères : un couple électromagnétique constant et des pertes par effet Joule minimales. Une formule originale a été présentée dans le cas où le courant homopolaire est pris en compte. Des schémas de commande neuronale en couple et en vitesse sont ensuite proposés. L’apprentissage, réalisé en ligne, fait que cette proposition est tout à fait adaptée aux applications en temps réel. La troisième partie traite de la conception au moyen de la méthode de calcul numérique par élément finis. Grâce au logiciel JMAG, les barrières du flux au rotor de la MSRV ont été optimisées permettant d’augmenter le couple moyen, le facteur de puissance et le rendement de la machine. Enfin, toutes les approches neuromimétiques ont été validées par de tests expérimentaux. De plus, des comparaisons avec les méthodes de commande classique démontrent la validité des méthodes proposées. / The main objective of our work is to develop the methods for performance optimization of the SynRM in terms of the design and control. The first part is devoted to control of the SynRM taking into account the saturation, cross coupling and iron losses. Two strategies control to improve the performances of the machine in steady-state are presented: optimal efficiency control and maximum torque per ampere control. The second part of this work focuses on the control of the non-sinusoidal SynRM to reduce torque ripple. Optimal stator currents were obtained with the objectives: a constant electromagnetic torque and minimum ohmic losses. An original formula was presented in the case where the homopolar current is considered. The torque and speed control based on artificial neural networks are then proposed to obtain optimal currents online in real time. The third part deals with the design optimization of SynRM by finite element method. With JMAG software, the barriers of the rotor SynRM were optimized to maximize the average torque, power factor and efficiency of the machine. Finally, all the approaches based on neural networks have been validated by experimental tests. Moreover, the comparisons with conventional methods demonstrate the validity of the proposed methods.