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In contrast to the classic ‘passive template’ approach, an ‘active-metal’ template strategy involves a metal centre which acts as both a template and the catalyst for covalent bond formation in the construction of mechanically interlocked architectures. The crucial formation of a covalent bond between two ‘half-threads’ is promoted by the catalyst and directed through the cavity of the macrocycle by the catalyst’s coordination requirements. The main attractive features of such a synthetic approach are the efficiency (as one step is required instead of two), the rapid assembly of inaccessible structures, the possibility of ‘traceless’ assemblies, the versatility, the possibility to use catalytic amount of the metal template and to provide mechanistic insight. This novel concept was successfully introduced by our group and applied to a wide range of well-known transition metal-catalysed reactions. The thesis will present several examples of active-metal template reactions for the synthesis of interlocked architectures, including Cu(I)-catalysed alkyne-azide cycloaddition (CuAAC popularised as the click reaction), Pd(II)-catalysed alkyne homocouplings Pd(II)-catalysed oxidative Heck cross-couplings and Lewis acids mediated Diels-Alder reactions.

In recent years, photoredox catalysis emerged as a privileged tool for small molecules activation via single-electron transfer mechanisms. Despite their ubiquity as reagents in organic synthesis, the use of boronic acid derivatives to generate carbon-centred radicals remains elusive. This dissertation explores the utilisation of photoredox catalysis to generate carbon radicals from boronic acid derivatives and subsequently engage them in C–C cross-coupling reactions. In the first chapter, an introduction to photoredox catalysis and organoboron reagents is provided, as well as a discussion on the key mechanistic aspects of photoredox catalysed C–C cross-coupling reactions. The second chapter presents our initial coupling strategy and how it evolved in understanding that pinacol boronic ester species can be used as a source of carbon radicals via single-electron oxidation from a photoredox catalyst. Coordination of the boronic esters with Lewis basic species was identified as a fundamental activating interaction. The synthetic utility of this discovery was highlighted by performing a wide range of photoredox catalysed arylations of pinacol boronic esters. The third chapter builds on our mechanistic understanding to identify a set of Lewis base catalysts that conveniently activates boronic esters and acids towards single-electron oxidation. The usefulness of this improved set of conditions was demonstrated by alkylating a wide range of boronic acid derivatives. The fourth chapter describes the application of this methodology in synthesising four active pharmaceutical ingredients from the GABA family. An emphasis was made on developing an efficient flow process and “transition metal free” conditions to survey the attractiveness of the method for the pharmaceutical industry. Finally, the fifth chapter describes the experimental procedures relevant to the results described in chapters 2 to 4.

The three ways of synthesis of 5'-deoxy and 5'deoxy-5'-fluoromodified nucleosides derived from known cytostatic compounds was designed. Two routes were successfully developed and target substances were prepared. Third one was unsuccessful due to difficulties with deprotection of the key intermediate.

Afin de corriger la suractivation de la voie de signalisation Raf/MEK/ERK observée dans 30 % des cancers,nous avons choisi d’inhiber la kinase Raf-1. Les inhibiteurs potentiels de Raf-1 ont été conçus avec un cyclecentral original 4-azaindolique. Pour apporter de la diversité fonctionnelle au niveau des sommets C-2 et C-5lors de la synthèse, nous avons optimisé deux méthodes à partir du synthon 5-méthoxy-4-azaindole-Nphénylsulfonyle.La première est une réaction de lithiation du sommet C-2 suivie de la condensation dedifférents électrophiles et la deuxième est la C-arylation ou N-arylation du sommet C-5 à partir du dérivétriflate en 5 via des réactions de couplage pallado-catalysées de type Suzuki et Buchwald, respectivement.Ces deux méthodes ont permis d’aboutir à 2 séries de composés : une première série fonctionnalisée enposition N-1 et C-5 du noyau 4-azaindole et une deuxième série substituée en position C-5 et C-2.Pour tester les nouveaux inhibiteurs synthétisés et un inhibiteur naturel appelé PEBP, nous avons mis aupoint des tests d’activité in vitro sur l’ensemble de la cascade Raf/MEK/ERK et sur chacune des 3 kinases.Les tests ont été développés avec 2 méthodes de TR-FRET, Lance UltraTM et LanthascreenTM, et ont étévalidés avec des inhibiteurs commerciaux et comparés par rapport à la méthode radioactive PFBA.Au total, 30 produits finaux ont été évalués in vitro sur la kinase Raf-1. Grâce aux plateformes duCancéropôle GO, les produits ont aussi été testés sur 6 lignées de cellules cancéreuses et sur les kinasesdu cycle cellulaire DYRK1A, GSK3 et CDK5. Plusieurs molécules ont montré une activité antitumoraleencourageante de l’ordre du μM et un composé a été identifié comme inhibiteur de Raf-1 avec une valeurd’IC50 de 9,8 μM et une cytotoxicité sélective vis-à-vis des cellules du foie Huh7 (IC50 = 3 μM). / Considering the implication of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway deregulation in 30 % of human cancers, wedecided to synthesize potential Raf-1 inhibitors. They were synthesized using the original 4-azaindole as thecentral core. To introduce various types of substituents in C-2 and C-5, we developed two methodologiesfrom the building block N-benzenesulfonyl-5-methoxy-4-azaindole. The first one is the C-2 lithiation followedby the addition of various electrophiles. The second methodology is the C-5 C-arylation or the N-arylationusing palladium-catalysed cross-couplings from the C-5 triflate derivative through Suzuki or Buchwald crosscoupling reactions, respectively. The two methodologies ended up to the synthesis of two series ofcompounds. The first one is functionalized in N-1 and C-5 of the 4-azaindole core. The second one issubstituated in C-2 and C-5.In order to test the newly synthesized inhibitors as well as the natural inhibitor PEBP, we have developedseveral tests to measure in vitro the effect of inhibitors on the activity of the complete cascade Raf/MEK/ERKand also on the activities of each individual kinase. The assays were developed by using 2 TR-FRETmethods, Lance UltraTM and LanthascreenTM, and were validated with commercially available inhibitors andcompare to the radioactive PFBA method.Finally, 30 compounds were evaluated through in vitro Raf-1 assays. By using the facilities offered by theCanceropôle GO platforms, the compounds were also tested on six different tumor cell lines and on thekinases DYRK1A, GSK3 and CDK5. Several compounds displayed encouraging antitumoral activity and onecompound was identified as a Raf-1 inhibitor with an IC50 value of 9.8 μM and a selective cytotoxicity activitytowards liver tumor cells Huh7 (IC50 = 3 μM).

Dans ce travail de recherche, la synthèse de complexes de ruthénium cyclometallés a été effectuée à partir d'imines, 2-phénylpyridine, 2-phényloxazoline, phénylpyrazole, et benzo[h]quinoline par réaction avec [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2 et KOAc via une activation de liaison sp2 C-H. Le système [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2/KOAc/PPh3 est un catalyseur efficace pour réaliser la diarylation d'imines et de 2-phénylpyridine dans l'eau, solvant qui donne de meilleures activités que les solvants organiques. Des amines encombrées ont été préparées par une séquence catalytique activation C-H/arylation/ hydrosilylation d'imines catalysée par [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2. La monoarylation sélective de 2-pyridyl arylcétones, via la formation d'un intermédiaire ruthénacycle à 6 chainons plus difficile à former, est catalysée par l'espèce Ru(O2CC6H4CF3)2(p-cymène) formée in situ. L'alcénylation déhydrogénative oxydante directe d'aryloxazoline par du styrène et des acrylates est catalysée par le système [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2/BNPAH (1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′- diylhydrogénophosphate) en présence de Cu(OAc)2.H2O utilisé comme oxydant sous air. La réaction tandem oxydation des 2-pyridylméthanols / mono- ou di-α-alkylation sélective de liaisons sp3 C-H de 2-pyridylcétones avec des alcènes fonctionnalisés a été catalysée par le complexe de [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2 en présence de Cu(OAc)2.H2O dans le DCE ou le toluène. Dans la deuxième partie de ce travail, le complexe [RuCl2(p-cymène)]2 a été utilisé efficacement en hydrosilylation catalytique d'imines et d'amides primaires. Nombreuses aldimines et cétimines ont été réduites chémosélectivement en amines correspondantes en utilisant le PMHS comme silane « vert » dans l'éthanol à température ambiante. De plus les amides primaires ont été sélectivement transformés en amines secondaires dans une réaction sans solvant. / In this research doctoral thesis, we have shown that imines, 2-phenylpyridine, 2-phenyloxazoline, phenylpyrazole, benzo[h]quinoline led to cyclometallated ruthenium(II) complexes from [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 and KOAc via sp2 C-H bond activation. [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 /KOAc/PPh3 is an efficient catalytic system for diarylation of imines and 2-phenyloxazolines in water, which gave higher activity than in organic solvents. Bulky amines were then synthesized through sequential catalytic C-H arylation and hydrosilylation of imines using [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 catalyst. Challenging selective mono arylation of 2-pyridyl arylketones, leading to six-membered ruthenacycle intermediate, difficult to perform, was achieved with in situ generated Ru(O2CC6H4CF3)2(p-cymene) catalyst. The direct dehydrogenative oxidative alkenylation of aryloxazolines with styrenes and acrylates was catalyzed by [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2/BNPAH (1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′- diylhydrogenophosphate) catalytic system in the presence of Cu(OAc)2.H2O as an oxidant in air. Tandem catalytic oxidation of 2-pyridylmethanols and selective sp3 C-H (mono or di) α-alkylation of 2-pyridyl ketones with functional alkenes was performed by using [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 complex in the presence of Cu(OAc)2.H2O in DCE or toluene. In the second part, it is shown that, [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 is a very efficient catalyst for the hydrosilylation of imines and primary amides. A wide range of aldimines and ketimines were successfully reduced to corresponding amines in high chemoselectivity by using PMHS as greener silane in ethanol at RT. Moreover, challengingly, primary amides could be selectively converted by hydrosilylation to the secondary amines under solvent free conditions.

This thesis reports the syntheses and biological activities of benzo- and thieno-fused 7-deazapurine ribonucleosides, which were designed as extended analogues of potent cytostatic 6-hetaryl-7-deazapurine or 6-amino-7-hetaryl-7-deazapurine ribonucleosides. First of all, multigram syntheses of (di)chloro-9H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indoles from simple chloro- nitrobenzenes were developed. Pyrimidoindoles were successfully glycosylated and used for the synthesis of 4-hetaryl-6-chloro-, 4,6-bis(hetaryl)-, 4-amino-6-hetaryl-, 4-amino-5-hetaryl- and 4-susbtituted pyrimido[4,5-b]indole ribonucleosides. Hetaryl groups were introduced by Suzuki or Stille cross-coupling reaction. Standard catalysts and conditions were used for reaction in position 4. To observe some reactivity of unreactive chlorine in position 6, modification of standard protocol was necessary. Screening of several ligands had been done and Buchwald ligand X-Phos was found to be optimal. As chlorine in position 4 is activated for nucleophilic substitution, amino and dimethylamino derivatives were prepared by reaction with aqueous ammonia and dimethylamine, respectively. 4-Alkyl derivatives were synthesized by palladium-catalyzed alkylation with trialkylaluminium or by Negishi coupling in case of cyclopropyl derivative. Desired free nucleosides were...

Ce projet de recherche porte sur la formation de nouvelles liaisons C-C et la production de produits chimiques valorisables grâce à l'utilisation de complexes de nickel chélatés. La première partie de cette thèse est dédiée à des complexes bis-phosphines de nickel employés comme catalyseurs pour le couplage croisé de Negishi. Le précatalyseur [(dcpp)Ni(n2-toluene)] (dcpp = 1,3 bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)propane) permet de coupler efficacement des chloro-arènes avec des organozinciques en utilisant de faibles charges catalytiques (0,2 mol% - 0,1 mol%) et des conditions douces (THF, 60 °C). Une étude mécanistique fondée sur des réactions stœchiométriques et des calculs DFT prouve la présence d'intermédiaires Ni(0)/Ni(II) au cours de la catalyse et exclut tout passage par un mécanisme de type Ni(I)/Ni(III). La seconde partie de ce travail porte sur le couplage oxydant entre l'éthylène et le CO2 sur des complexes de nickel chélatés par des bis-phosphines ou des bis-NHC. Une étude cinétique de l'équilibre entre [(dcpp)Ni(C2H4)] et [(dcpp)nickelalactone] a été réalisée. Le complexe [(dcpp)nickelalactone] peut ensuite être réduit et fonctionnalisé en dérivé du propanol en présence de pinacolborane. Des études mécanistiques et catalytiques préliminaires ont eté menées. De plus, de nouvelles méthodologies de synthèses ont été développées afin d'obtenir les premiers complexes [(bis-NHC)Ni(C2H4)] et [(bis-NHC)nickelalactone]. / The aim of this research project is to promote the formation of new C-C bonds and the production of valuable chemicals by using chelated nickel complexes. The first part of this thesis is dedicated to [nickel(bis-phosphine)] complexes employed as catalysts for Negishi cross coupling reactions. Designed Ni(0) precatalyst [(dcpp)Ni(n2-toluene)] (dcpp = 1,3-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)propane) promotes efficiently the Negishi cross coupling between aryl chlorides and phenylzinc chloride derivatives at low catalyst loadings (down to 0.2 mol% - 1 mol%) under mild conditions (THF, 60°C). Mechanistic investigations relying on stoichiometric reactions and DFT calculations prove the involvement of Ni(0)/Ni(II) intermediates rather than Ni(I)/Ni(III) species during the catalysis. The second part of this work deals with the oxidative coupling between ethylene and CO2 at bis-phosphine and bis-NHC chelated nickel complexes for the production of value-added chemicals. The equilibrium between [(dcpp)Ni(C2H4)] and [(dcpp)nickelalactone] has been investigated by kinetic studies. The subsequent cleavage of [(dcpp) nickelalactone] by pinacolborane leads to its reductive functionalization into a propanol derivative. Preliminary mechanistic and catalytic investigations have been undertaken. Moreover, new methodologies are provided for the synthesis of the first [(bis-NHC)Ni(C2H4)] and [(bis-NHC)nickelalactone] complexes.