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I. Diels-Alder reactions of 1,2,3,4,9,9-hexachloro-1,4,4a,8a-tetrahydro-1,4-metha- nonaphthalene (16) and 1,2,3,4,9,9-hexachloro-1,4,6,7-tetrahydro-1,4-methanonaphthalene (17) toward dienophiles N-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD), N-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (PTAD) and/or N-methylmaleimide (NMM) have been examined. II. Epoxides derived from functionalized 1,4,4a,9a-tetrahydro-9,10-dioxo-1,4-methanoanthracenes (1a and 1b) undergo acid- and base-promoted intramolecular nucleophilic ring-opening to form new polycyclic alcohols. III. The title cycloalkylidenecarbene has been generated via reaction of 8-methylenepentacyclo[5.4.0.0^{2,6}.0^{3,10}. 0^{5.9}]undecan-11-one (44) with diethyl diazomethyl-phosphonate (DAMP). This species could be trapped in situ by cyclohexene, thereby affording the corresponding cycloadduct 46a and 46b.

Published Content: Jeedimalla, N.; Jacquet, C.; Bahneva, D.; Youte Tendoung, J.-J.; Roche, S. P. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 12357. The present thesis will be focused on the study of House-Meinwald Rearrangement (HMR) reactions for the congested trisubstituted spiro-epoxide molecules. Including their regio-selective, chemo-selective, enantio- selective selective and stereo-selectivity’s will be discussed in detailed by the mechanistic study approach of HMR reaction of trisubstituted spiro-epoxides. Chapter 1 will present the efforts towards the biomimetic total synthesis of meroterpenoid natural product (+)-liphagal, which possess a recognizable biological activity. The shortcomings associated with its stereochemical assignment, and also the revision of stereochemical assignment of siphonodictyal B, through which the biosynthesis of (+)-liphagal was proposed were discussed. Chapter 2 will focus on the study of regio and chemoselective HMR reaction. In addition, a three-step sequence for the synthesis of α-arylated cyclohexanones and the most challenging cycloheptanones is reported. First, an efficient one-pot synthesis of β, β’-disubstituted benzylidene cycloalkanes using the palladium-catalyzed Barluenga reaction from readily available feedstock chemicals is described. Second, an epoxidation followed by the HMR of spiro-epoxides is reported to produce a number of α -arylated cycloalkanones upon the ring expansion. Reactions catalyzed by bismuth triflate underwent quasi-exclusively ring expansion for all substrates (electronically poor and rich), demonstrating the difficulty to achieve the ring enlargement for electron deficient spiro-epoxides. On the other hand, via catalysis with aluminium trichloride the rearrangement proceeded typically in high yields and with remarkable regioselectivity. In this case, a switch of regioselectivity was achieved for spiro-epoxides with electron-withdrawing substituents which enabled this method to be successfully extended to some chemo specific arene shifts and it can also synthesize aldehydes derivatives bearing a α-quaternary carbon. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Polycarbonates are a type of engineering thermoplastic that have countless uses in modern society. Currently, the major industrial production of polycarbonates involves the polycondensation of a diol and phosgene or phosgene derivative. Though there are many advantages to this process, it creates large amounts of waste and requires dangerous chemicals in order to proceed. Over the past four decades, the coupling of CO_(2) and epoxides has grown into a viable, greener alternative for the production of select polycarbonates. The byproduct of this reaction, cyclic carbonates, also have use as polar, high boiling solvents. This dissertation will be divided into three parts. First, the coupling of indene oxide and CO_(2) to form poly(indene carbonate) and cis-indene carbonate will be discussed. Poly(indene carbonate) has the highest Tg yet reported for polymers derived CO_(2) /epoxides coupling, up to 138degreeC. Polycarbonate production requires the use of (salen)Co(III) catalysts and low temperatures, though some cyclic carbonate production is still observed. Selective production of poly(indene carbonate) has been achieved through the use of bifunctional cobalt(III) complexes. The effects of temperature and cosolvent choices on polymer production will be thoroughly discussed. Though polycarbonate is the kinetic product from the coupling of CO_(2) and epoxides, the thermodynamic product is cyclic carbonate. There are six potential mechanisms that yield this undesired byproduct, though there is limited research into which pathways are the most active during polymerization reactions. Temperature-dependent kinetic studies were performed to obtain the activation parameters for the direct, polymer-free coupling of cyclopentene oxide, indene oxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, and styrene oxide with CO_(2) utilizing (salen)CrCl/nBu_(4)NCl to yield their corresponding cyclic carbonates. Additionally, the metal-free backbiting of the singly-coupled styrene oxide/CO_(2) intermediate was simulated utilizing the halohydrin 2-chloro-1-phenylethanol. Finally, the coupling of cyclopentene oxide with carbon disulfide to yield poly[thio]carbonates and cyclic [thio]carbonates utilizing (salen)CrCl/PPNX will be discussed. In each reaction, scrambling of the oxygen and sulfur atoms in both the polymeric and cyclic product is observed. Long reaction times lead to increased amounts of [thio]ether linkages and therefore polymers with lower glass transition temperatures. Insights into both the coupling and scrambling mechanisms will be presented.

This thesis concerns the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of epoxides. An introduction highlights the utility of chiral epoxides in asymmetric synthesis. The important methods that have been developed towards the construction of this influential functional group are also described.

Bio-based monomers are a more sustainable alternative to conventional oil-based monomers [1]. The bis-epoxide limonene dioxide from the epoxidation of the terpene limonene has shown potential for different applications [2]. One of those applications is the use of limonene dioxide as a crosslinking agent to improve the solvent resistance of nanofiltration membranes. Epoxidation of terpenes is conventionally done using meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA), using metal complexes with metals such as Tungsten, Titanium, and Cobalt, or different hydroperoxides. A greener method of epoxidation explored is the use of in situ generated dimethyldioxirane from the reaction of acetone and potassium peroxy-monosulfate (Oxone) [3]. The reaction uses sodium bicarbonate buffer in aqueous solution with a mixture of limonene and acetone. This project aims to synthesize different bis-, and tris-epoxides from different bio-derived terpenes including limonene, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, farnesol, and nerol using the reported method using Oxone and ultrasonication. Epoxidation using m-CPBA is also investigated to compare it to the Oxone method. In general, epoxidation using m-CPBA results in higher amount of epoxide, but the Oxone method presents a more sustainable alternative with good results. Successfully synthesized epoxides are used to crosslink polybenzimidazole nanofiltration membranes. Solvent testing in dimethylacetamide is used to inspect whether crosslinking is successful. Polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether is a commercial bis-epoxide that was used to validate the crosslinking method. Crosslinking was successful, as confirmed by solvent testing and FT-IR analysis. Filtration testing showed that the permeance of the membrane was not affected by crosslinking, while the membrane’s rejection was increased from 10.29 ± 1.01 % to 17.23 ± 2.49 % after crosslinking using polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether. Nerol and limonene bis-epoxides were successfully synthesized with high purity and were tested as crosslinkers. However, crosslinking was unsuccessful, as demonstrated by solvent testing. This project successfully synthesized bis-epoxides from different terpenes using a greener method of epoxidation. The possibility of successful crosslinking using the terpene-based crosslinkers should be further investigated.

Neste trabalho realizou-se uma triagem com os fungos de origem marinha Trichoderma sp Gc1, Penicillium miczynskii Gc5, Penicillium raistrickii Ce16 e Aspergilus sydowii Gc12 para catalisar a abertura do (RS)-2-(benziloximetil)oxirano (2). O melhor resultado foi obtido com o fungo Trichoderma sp Gc1, pois forneceu o (R)-(-)-2-(benziloximetil)oxirano (2) com excesso enantiomérico de 60 % e rendimento isolado de 39 %; o diol (S)-(+)-1,2-propanodiol-3-fenilmetóxi (2a) com excesso enantiomérico de 32 % e rendimento de 19 %. Posteriormente otimizou-se as condições experimentais com o epóxido 2 e o fungo Trichoderma sp Gc1, variando-se a massa de biocatalisador, o meio de cultura e o tempo de reação. Os melhores resultados sob essas condições foram aplicadas para os epóxidos 3-5 fornecendo o (S)-(+)-2-[4-metoxifenoxi)metil]oxirano (3a), (S)-(+)-2-(propeniloxi)oriano (4), (R)-(+)-1-alilóxi-2,3-propanodiol (4a) e o (-)-9-deceno-1,2-diol (5a). Nesses estudos embora ocorreu a abertura seletiva dos epóxidos com as células totais do fungo Trichoderma sp Gc1, não obteve-se altas purezas enantioméricas dos produtos. Ainda nesse trabalho realizou-se a síntese das cloroidrinas racêmicas, a (RS)- 1-cloro-2-propanol- 3-fenilmetóxi (2b), (RS)- 1-cloro-2-propanol- 3-(4-metoxifenóxi) (3b) e (RS)- 1-alilóxi-3-cloro-2-propanol (4b) em bons rendimentos e uma metodologia sintética ambientalmente apropriada, pois os compostos foram preparados em meio aquoso na presença de íons cloreto. Em seguida realizou-se uma resolução enzimática da (RS)-1-alilóxi-3-cloro-2-propanol (4b) com a lipase de Candida antarctica onde obteve-se a clorodrina 4a (e.e. 72 %) e o seu correspondente produto acetilado 4c (e.e. 82 %) em bons excessos enantioméricos. Conclui-se que os fungos de origem marinha utilizados neste trabalho são potenciais fontes de epóxido-hidrolases para promover a abertura seletiva de epóxidos. / In this work carried out itself the first study biocatalytic involving reactions of reduction of cetonas with fungi of marine origin. They were utilized 7 cetonas commercial as substratos and 8 fungi derived little seas like biocatalisadores. The fungi were isolated of the sponges little seas Geodia corticostylifera (Trichoderma sp Gc1, Penicillium miczynskii Gc5, Aspergillus sydowii Gc12) and Chelonaplysylla erect (Bionectria sp Ce5, Aspergillus sydowii Ce15, Penicillium raistrickii Ce16 and Aspergillus sydowii Ce19). The reduction 2-chloro-1-phenylethanone (1) was studied under several conditions of reaction (changes of pH, addition or absence of glucose) and the best result was with fungus P. miczynskii Gc5, therefore itself obteve an isolated performance of 60% and excess enantiomeric of 50% for the (S)- 2-chloro-1- phenylethanol (1a). The interesting one in these studies was that all of the fungi utilized in the selection with the 2-chloro-1-phenylethanone (1) presented selectivity anti- Prelog. In the literature is common obtain reduction enzymatic with selectivity Prelog. To 2-bromo-1-phenylethanone (2) was biotransformaded by the fungus A. sydowii Ce19 you correspond composed: (S)-2-bromo-1-phenylethanol (2a), (S)-2-cloro-1- phenylethanol (1a), whereas to (2c), 2-chloro-1-phenylethanone (1) and the 2- phenyloxirane (2b) were obtained by reactions not enzymatic. To 2-bromo-1-(4- bromophenyl)ethanone (3) and to 2-bromo-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanone (4) were entirely biodegradadas by the fungus A. sydowii Ce19. The reduction biocatalytic of the 1-(2- iodophenyl)ethanol (5) and 1-(3-iodophenyl)ethanol (6) with the fungus Trichoderma sp Gc1 supplied the 1-(2-iodophenyl)ethanol (5a) and the 1-(3-iodophenyl)ethanol (6a) with excellent excesses enantiomeric (e.e. > 99%). It stayed verified also that the fungi derived little seas for promote the reactions of reduction by biocatalysis are going to be cultivated in water of the artificial sea.

Epoxides have been recently identified as one of the intermediate species in the gas phase oxidation of alkenes. This study investigates the reaction of isoprene oxide and alpha-pinene oxide with sulfuric acid to identify the potential of epoxides as important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursors. The reaction was explored using different methods to understand the factors governing the reaction rate and the types of products formed under different conditions. Uptake experiments of epoxides on sulfuric acid using Ion drift-Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ID-CIMS) showed an irreversible uptake of epoxides at room temperature resulting in the formation of less volatile products like diols, organosulfates and acetals. However, at lower temperatures, dehydration of diols and some rearrangement was the preferred reaction pathway resulting in the formation of higher volatility compounds like hydroxy-alkenes and aldehydes. The uptake coefficients of isoprene oxide and alpha-pinene oxide at room temperature using 96% wt acid were found to be 4x10^-2 and 0.8x10^-2, respectively. Spectroscopic study using Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared technique (ATR-FTIR) revealed that for both the epoxides, diols were the major identifiable products at low acid concentrations. At higher acid concentrations, acetal formation was observed in case of isoprene oxide, while organosulfate formation was seen for alpha-pinene oxide. No products were identified under neutral conditions due to slow reaction. Bulk studies using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy conducted at low acid concentrations showed the presence of 1,2- and 1,4-diols as the major products for isoprene oxide, similar to the results from the ATR-FTIR experiments. Additionally, aldehyde formation was also observed. For alpha-pinene oxide, organosulfate formation was observed in all NMR experiments, unlike ATR-FTIR results, where organosulfate formation was observed only at high acid concentrations. These observations can be attributed to the kinetic isotope effect (KIE) due to use of D2SO4/D2O in NMR experiments rather than H2SO4/H2O. The percent yield of organosulfate products was proportional to the amount of available acidic sulfate. The results from this study suggest that acid hydrolysis of epoxides can result in the formation of a wide range of products under different conditions, that can contribute to SOA growth. It proves that epoxides can be efficient SOA precursors for ambient conditions prevailing in an urban atmosphere.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:55:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:05:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver matrizes epoxídicas e estudar os parâmetros de processo de cura para fabricação de compósitos poliméricos curados por feixe de elétrons. A fabricação de compósitos poliméricos estruturais pelo processo térmico necessita de um ciclo de cura de algumas horas e elevada temperatura, implicando num alto custo de produção. A tecnologia de cura por feixe de elétrons permite curar matrizes epoxídicas em poucos minutos à temperatura ambiente e proporcionar temperaturas de transição vítrea superiores às obtidas pelos sistemas curados pelo processo térmico. Neste trabalho foi utilizada uma resina epoxídica do tipo éter diglicidílico de bisfenol A (DGEBA) e o hexafluoroantimonato de diariliodônio como iniciador catiônico. O tempo do ciclo de cura do compósito polimérico obtido por feixe de elétrons foi de 40 minutos até completar uma dose total aproximada de 200kGy. O grau de cura e a temperatura de transição vítrea foram avaliados por técnicas de análise térmica. A temperatura de transição vítrea determinada por meio da técnica de termodinâmico-mecânica (DMTA) foi de 167ºC (tan ) e o grau cura de 96% obtido pela técnica de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). A mesma resina epoxídica curada pelo processo térmico por um período de 16 horas, com um endurecedor à base de anidrido, atingiu uma temperatura de transição vítrea de 125ºC (tan ). / Dissertacao (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP