A set of studies centered around the reactions of the active methine compound 1-carbomethoxy-5-dicyanomethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene (the "ring-opened adduct"), obtained by base-induced ring-opening of the Diels-Alder adduct of 5,5-dicyanocyclopentadiene and methyl acrylate, has been carried out. A plan was devised for the anionic (at the dicyanomethyl carbon) ring-opened adduct whereby its reaction with electrophiles, for example Michael reactions with double-bond acceptors, would generate reactive intermediates that would undergo cyclization by tandem conjugate addition to the a,ß,?,d-unsaturated ring p-system to generate bicyclic compounds. In practice, reaction with di-<i>tert</i>-butyl methylidenemalonate, methyl vinyl ketone, and cyclopentenone generated intermediates that exhibited greater tandem reactivity than was anticipated: the bicyclic enolates were found to cyclize further by Thorpe-Ziegler-like reaction with the proximal nitrile to generate, after facile acid hydrolysis, substituted known tricyclic skeleta termed homobrendanes, specifically, tricyclo[5. 2. 1. 0^4,8]decenes. An attempt was made to generalize the reaction to other substrates, among them singly-activated Michael acceptors and 1,2-heteroatom electrophiles, but the generalization of the homobrendane forming reaction did not meet with success. Attempted functional group manipulations to probe the conversion of the homobrendane derived from di-<i>tert</i>-butyl methylidenemalonate to the homobrendane natural product 2-isocyanoallopupukeanane revealed the unreactivity of the skeletal double-bond toward electrophiles and the high reactivity of the ring ketone toward nucleophiles, among them mCPBA which brought about Baeyer-Villiger reaction, and chloride and hydroxide, which brought about addition/elimination reactions to cleave the last-formed homobrendane ring. <br /> The ring-opened adduct was also envisaged as a potential substrate in intramolecular Heck reactions. To this end, Heck substrates were generated from the ring-opened adduct anion and iodo- and bromo-benzyl halides. A key observation at this stage pertained to the unexpected acidity of the ring-opened adduct C5 proton, which could be deprotonated by DBU to bring about allylic isomerization, a finding that would provide a key insight to the pattern of reactivity later evidenced with alkyl propiolates. Optimization of the Heck substrate-generating reaction was followed by Heck reactions under Jeffery's conditions, which generated angular tricycles as intended, accompanied by aromatic compounds generated by base-induced HCN elimination/rearrangement and dehydrogenation. The Jeffery's conditions were optimized to limit the production of aromatics. <br /> The possibility of ring-opened adduct-derived vinyl silane intermediates undergoing cationic cyclizations led to a minor study based upon the bromination of allylsilanes and the elimination of TMSBr from 1,2-dibromo-3-trimethylsilyl compounds, accessible compounds unaccounted for in the review literature. It was determined that the combination of HBr and Br₂ (perhaps as HBr₃) was required to eliminate TMSBr, in contravention of the textbook account of electrophilic substitutions being the inherent reactions of allylsilanes and Br₂. <br /> Unexpected tandem reactivity was observed in the reactions of the anionic ring-opened adduct and alkyl propiolates under catalytic DBU conditions. Rather than tandem cyclization or simple adduct formation, the allenolate intermediates were determined to undergo extremely facile formal allenolate Cope rearrangements involving the ?,d-double-bond of the parent ring. Excess base intercepted the allenolate by deprotonating ring C5 and effecting 1,2-vinyl transfer by 3-<i>exo</i>-trig addition-elimination. The chemistry of the highly delocalized side-chain carbanion in the Cope product was studied in detail.

A set of studies centered around the reactions of the active methine compound 1-carbomethoxy-5-dicyanomethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene (the "ring-opened adduct"), obtained by base-induced ring-opening of the Diels-Alder adduct of 5,5-dicyanocyclopentadiene and methyl acrylate, has been carried out. A plan was devised for the anionic (at the dicyanomethyl carbon) ring-opened adduct whereby its reaction with electrophiles, for example Michael reactions with double-bond acceptors, would generate reactive intermediates that would undergo cyclization by tandem conjugate addition to the a,ß,?,d-unsaturated ring p-system to generate bicyclic compounds. In practice, reaction with di-<i>tert</i>-butyl methylidenemalonate, methyl vinyl ketone, and cyclopentenone generated intermediates that exhibited greater tandem reactivity than was anticipated: the bicyclic enolates were found to cyclize further by Thorpe-Ziegler-like reaction with the proximal nitrile to generate, after facile acid hydrolysis, substituted known tricyclic skeleta termed homobrendanes, specifically, tricyclo[5. 2. 1. 0^4,8]decenes. An attempt was made to generalize the reaction to other substrates, among them singly-activated Michael acceptors and 1,2-heteroatom electrophiles, but the generalization of the homobrendane forming reaction did not meet with success. Attempted functional group manipulations to probe the conversion of the homobrendane derived from di-<i>tert</i>-butyl methylidenemalonate to the homobrendane natural product 2-isocyanoallopupukeanane revealed the unreactivity of the skeletal double-bond toward electrophiles and the high reactivity of the ring ketone toward nucleophiles, among them mCPBA which brought about Baeyer-Villiger reaction, and chloride and hydroxide, which brought about addition/elimination reactions to cleave the last-formed homobrendane ring. <br /> The ring-opened adduct was also envisaged as a potential substrate in intramolecular Heck reactions. To this end, Heck substrates were generated from the ring-opened adduct anion and iodo- and bromo-benzyl halides. A key observation at this stage pertained to the unexpected acidity of the ring-opened adduct C5 proton, which could be deprotonated by DBU to bring about allylic isomerization, a finding that would provide a key insight to the pattern of reactivity later evidenced with alkyl propiolates. Optimization of the Heck substrate-generating reaction was followed by Heck reactions under Jeffery's conditions, which generated angular tricycles as intended, accompanied by aromatic compounds generated by base-induced HCN elimination/rearrangement and dehydrogenation. The Jeffery's conditions were optimized to limit the production of aromatics. <br /> The possibility of ring-opened adduct-derived vinyl silane intermediates undergoing cationic cyclizations led to a minor study based upon the bromination of allylsilanes and the elimination of TMSBr from 1,2-dibromo-3-trimethylsilyl compounds, accessible compounds unaccounted for in the review literature. It was determined that the combination of HBr and Br₂ (perhaps as HBr₃) was required to eliminate TMSBr, in contravention of the textbook account of electrophilic substitutions being the inherent reactions of allylsilanes and Br₂. <br /> Unexpected tandem reactivity was observed in the reactions of the anionic ring-opened adduct and alkyl propiolates under catalytic DBU conditions. Rather than tandem cyclization or simple adduct formation, the allenolate intermediates were determined to undergo extremely facile formal allenolate Cope rearrangements involving the ?,d-double-bond of the parent ring. Excess base intercepted the allenolate by deprotonating ring C5 and effecting 1,2-vinyl transfer by 3-<i>exo</i>-trig addition-elimination. The chemistry of the highly delocalized side-chain carbanion in the Cope product was studied in detail.

The mechanism of carbon coupling reactions is traditionally represented in a very broad schematic. This thesis seeks to explore the mechanism of these reactions by focusing on Heck olefination. The Heck reaction has become a powerful tool in synthetic labs but the mechanism of this reaction has remained a topic of debate since the reaction's discovery. The catalytic cycle that has come to be accepted, while accurate in its own right, is not nearly as detailed as the complexity of the various stages of the Heck reaction suggest it should be. This study seeks to elucidate the nature of the oxidative addition of aryl halide to a palladium catalyst using a ligand that has been shown to have high activity in facilitating oxidative addition of aryl chlorides and bromides in other coupling reactions. This information is then compared to other studies in the field so that conclusions can be drawn about the oxidative addition. Also, selectivity studies seek to determine the nature of the migratory insertion of an olefin into the Pd-Ar bond. Again, comparison of results obtained in this study are compared to previous results so that a more definitive conclusion can be drawn about the oxidative addition.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

University, Diss., 2004--München.

Submitted by Marco Antônio de Ramos Chagas (mchagas@ufv.br) on 2016-05-03T16:24:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2911832 bytes, checksum: a1926b511d4a4d048f7feb38c805401f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-03T16:24:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2911832 bytes, checksum: a1926b511d4a4d048f7feb38c805401f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-14 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / As 4(1H)-quinolonas pertencem a uma classe de compostos de grande utilização e importância na medicina e na área farmacêutica. São substâncias que apresentaram potencial como inibidores da cadeia de transporte de elétrons no fotossistema II durante a fotossíntese. As quinolonas estão distribuídas na natureza como produto do metabolismo secundário de várias espécies de plantas e fungos, principalmente em espécies da família Ruteaceae. No entanto a grande maioria dos derivados quinolônicos existentes no mercado são de origem sintética. No presente trabalho uma série de (E)-3-estirilquinolin-4(1H)-onas foram sintetizadas e avaliadas em termos de suas atividades fitotóxicas. A rota sintética escolhida para o preparo das (E)-3-estirilquinolin-4(1H)-onas iniciou-se com a reação de condensação da 2-aminoacetofenona com formato de metila, obtendo-se a quinolin-4(1H)-ona (85%), cuja reação de iodação resultou na 3-iodoquinolin-4(1H)-ona (82%). A reação de acoplamento cruzado catalisada por paládio (Reação de Heck) foi empregada para a introdução do grupo estiril na quinolona iodada, assim foram obtidas sete diferentes (E)-3-estiril-4(1H)- quinolonas: (E)-3-estirilquinolin-4(1H)-ona (65%), (E)-3-(3-metoxirestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)- ona (41%), (E)-3-(4-metoxiestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona (64%), (E)-3-(4-cloroestiril)-quinolin- 4(1H)-ona (53%), (E)-3-(4-metilestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona (46%), (E)-3-(4-fluoroestiril)- quinolin-4(1H)-ona (72%), (E)-3-(3-fluoroestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona (45%). Sendo quatro delas inéditas a (E)-3-(4-fluoroestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona, (E)-3-(3-fluoroestiril)-quinolin- 4(1H)-ona, (E)-3-(4-metilestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona e (E)-3-(3-metoxiestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)- ona. O potencial fitotóxico dos compostos foi avaliado sobre o desenvolvimento radicular de sorgo (Sorghum bicolor), pepino (Cucumis sativus) em teste de placa de Petri. A (E)-3-(4- cloroestiril)-quinolin-4(1H)-ona, causou inibição significativa sobre o crescimento do sistema radicular de plantas de S. bicolor (80%) na concentração de 500 uM. Com C. sativus sob as mesmas condições os compostos quinolin-4(1H)-ona e (E)-3-(4-metoxiestiril)-quinolin- 4(1H)-ona afetaram o desenvolvimento tanto de raiz (49 e 45%) como da parte aérea (48 e 58%). / The 4 (1H)- quinolone belong to a class of compounds of great use and importance in medicine and in the pharmaceutical field. Are substances that showed potential as inhibitors of the electron transport chain in photosystem II during photosynthesis. The quinolones are distributed in nature as a product of secondary metabolism of various species of plants and fungi, especially in species of the family Ruteaceae. However, the vast majority of existing Quinolone derivatives on the market has synthetic origin. In this study a series of (E)-3- estirilquinolin-4(1H)-ones were synthesized and evaluated in terms of their phytotoxic activity. The synthetic route chosen for the preparation of (E)-3- estirilquinolin-4 (1H)-ones began with the condensation reaction of 2-aminoacetophenone with methyl formate, obtaining a quinolin-4(1H)-one (85%), the iodination reaction which resulted in of 3-iodoquinolin- 4(1H)-one (82%). The reaction of palladium catalyzed cross coupling reaction (Heck) was used for the introduction of the styryl group in the 3-iodoquinolin-4(1H)-one, thereby were obtained seven different (E)-3-styryl-4(1H)-quinolones, (E)-3 styrylquinolin-4(1H)-one (65%) (E)-3-(3-metoxyrstyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one (41%), (E)-3-(4-metoxystyryl)-quinolin-4 (1H)-one (64%), (E)-3-(4-chlorostyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one (53%), (E)-3-(4-methylstyryl)- quinolin-4(1H)-one (46%), (E)-3-(4-fluorostyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one (72%), (E)-3-(3- fluorostyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one (45%). Four of which are novel (E)-3-(4-fluorostyryl)- quinolin-4(1H)-one, (E)-3-(3-fluorostyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)–one, (E)-3-(4-methylstyryl)- quinolin-4(1H)-one and (E)-3-(3- metoxystyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one. The phytotoxic potential of the compounds was evaluated on the root development of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) in a Petri dish test. The (E)-3-(4-chlorostyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)- one, caused significant inhibition on the growth of the root system of plants of S. bicolor (80%) at the concentration of 500 uM. In C. sativus under the same conditions the compounds quinolin-4(1H)-one and (E)-3-(4-methoxystyryl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one affected the development of both root (49 and 45%) and shoot (48 and 58 %).

M.Sc. / This study deals with the synthesis of nitrogen-donor imidazolyl- and pyrazolyl-salicylaldimine compounds, their reactions with selected transition metals and applications as catalysts for Heck coupling reactions of aryl halides with butyl acrylate, ethylene polymerization reactions and reactions of higher α-olefins. Imidazole-based salicylaldimine compounds 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-{[2-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-ethylimino]-methyl}-phenol (L1) and 4-tert-butyl-2-{[2-(1H-imidazole-4-yl)-ethylimino]-methly}-phenol (L2) were prepared by Schiff base condensation reaction of histamine dihydrochloride with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 5-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde respectively. The compounds were characterized by 1H, 13C{1H} NMR and IR spectroscopy; and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Compounds 2-{[2-(1H-imidazole-4-yl)-ethylimino]-methly}-phenol (L3), 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-{[2-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-ethylimino]-methyl}-phenol (L4), 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-[(2-pyrazol-1-yl-ethylimino)-methyl]-phenol (L5) and 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-{[2-(3,5-diphenyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-ethylimino]-methyl}-phenol (L6) were synthesized according to literature procedure. Reactions of L1-L3 with [PdCl2(MeCN)2] yielded complexes 2.1-2.3 respectively. Ligand L1 was also complexed with [FeCl2] and [CoCl2] to give complexes 2.4 and 2.5 respectively, while complexes 2.6-2.15 were synthesized by reactions of L1, L2 and L4-L6 with [VCl3] and [CrCl3(THF)3]; all in a ratio of 1:1. The palladium(II) complexes (2.1-2.3) were characterized by 1H, 13C{1H} NMR and IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis, while complexes 2.4-2.15 were characterized by IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis due to their paramagnetic nature. The structures of complexes 2.1 and 2.4 were confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. All the complexes formed were mononuclear.

D.Phil. / Porphyrazines like porphyrins and phthalocyanines have unique physical, chemical and spectral properties. This allows them to have many impressive applications. They are less studied than phthalocyanines because of the absence of convenient methods for their synthesis. However, recent studies, including this one, have made these compounds more accessible. The palladium-imidazolium salt systems have proved to be one of the most successful catalysts for the Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions. Substituents on nitrogen atoms of imidazolium significantly influence the catalytic activities of the corresponding palladiumimidazolium salt systems in the Heck and Suzuki coupling. The synthesis of the imidazolium salts is discussed in this study. The synthesis of the imidazoles started from diamines. A new route for the synthesis of 4,5-diaminophthalonitrile is discussed here and so far it is the most convenient and less tedious route with higher yields. The catalytic activities on different substrates have also been extensively investigated and gave impressive results, on the Heck and Suzuki reaction. The catalysis study was first performed using the dicyanoimidazolium salts and then with the imidazolium salts of the porphyrazines. The results indicate that both these systems are active ligands for Suzuki and Heck reactions. Two complexes, [1’,1’’-dibutyl-3’,3’’-(4,5-(1,2-dicyanobenzene))diimidazolium dibromide] and [2,3-benzo(2’,3’-(3’’,3’’’-dibutyldiimidazolium-2’,2’’-diylidene)palladium(II)- dibromide)-7,8,12,13,17,18-hexapropyl,porphyrazine] were synthesised successfully in good yields and used for Suzuki and Heck catalysis reactions. Catalyst recovery in homogeneous catalysis is always a major problem; this led this study to make use of porphyrazines in biphasic catalysis because of their high extinction coefficient which comes from their very intense colour. The reactions were performed in a combination of water with toluene and also water with ionic liquid. Both this systems gave results which proved that it is possible to separate the catalyst and the products once the reaction is complete. Two aminoporphyrazines and phthalonitriles were also synthesised in multistep synthesis. The synthesis involved a lot of protection and deprotection steps. These compounds are starting materials to aminophosphine ligands which have a wide variety of catalysis applications.

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Due to the negative impact on the environment and the associated biological risks on human and animal life, the need for eco-friendly synthetic protocols is critical. With the rapid advancement in nanotechnology, this extends to the synthesis of nanomaterials. Eco-friendly nanoparticle synthesis protocols have led to the use of fungi, plants and other biological substances, due to their remarkable ability in reducing metal ions. This led to the formation of very efficient hybrid catalysts, which are partially organic/inorganic composites. Palladium nanoparticles have drawn much interest due to its potential in catalytic applications and in photovoltaic cell development. In this study, the brown marine algae, Ecklonia radiata, was employed as a putative palladium nanoparticle bioreactor. Aqueous extracts of the algae were used as a supporting matrix for the synthesis of palladium nanoparticle (AE-PdNPs) catalysts according to the principles of green chemistry. The catalysts were then assessed for their capability in various carbon-carbon coupling reactions such as Suzuki-Miyaura, Sonogashira, and Heck coupling reactions. Selectivity studies were also performed. The PdNPs were compared to “model” polyvinylpyrrolidone palladium nanoparticles (PVP-PdNPs), synthesized according to literature methods. A variety of spectroscopic techniques were used to characterize the nanoparticles and the organic reaction products, including HRTEM, EDX, NMR, FTIR, DLS, TGA, UV-Vis, ICP-AES, GC-MS and XRD spectroscopy. qNMR was used to determine the product % yields. The aqueous extracts were characterised using NMR and a variety of assays, including total antioxidant potential, total reducing power and radical scavenging ability) to assess its ability to reduce the Pd metal salt. 2D NMR revealed polysaccharides and polyphenols to be the major and minor components, respectively, present in the extract. HRTEM images revealed the average size of the AE-PdNPs and PVP-PdNPs to be 12 nm and 8 nm, respectively. The images also showed the shapes of the NPs to be cubic for the AE-PdNPs and cubic or triangular for the PVP-PdNPs. SAED and XRD spectroscopy revealed the face-centred cubic phase and polycrystalline nature of the AE-PdNPs. No reliable data, other than the HRTEM images was obtained for the PVP-PdNPs. Zeta potential and DLS measurements confirmed the negative charge present on the surface of the nanoparticles, while the hydrodynamic radii were found to be 65 nm and 99 nm for the AE- and PVP-PdNPs, respectively, substantiating the presence of the capping agents. ICP-AES analysis revealed the Pd content of the NPs to be 48.8 and 28.9 ppm for the AE- and PVP-PdNPs. Following characterization, the PdNPs were assessed as potential catalysts in the Suzuki-Miyaura, Heck and Sonogashira carbon-carbon coupling reactions. Bromo and iodo substrates were employed, together with sterically hindered substrates, with a nitro moiety in the ortho or para positions. For the Suzuki-Miyaura reactions, both sets of PdNPs revealed slightly higher yields for the products synthesized using the bromo substrate (>90%), while low yields (40 – 55% yields) were obtained for the ortho substituted substrate in comparison to the para substrate (>90% yields). The Heck coupling reactions with butyl acrylate and 4-iodoacetphenone were successful (~70% yields), while reactions with 4-bromoacetophenone failed. However, the Sonogashira couplings did not proceed at all. With the series of reactions NPs showed some selectivity, with the AE-PdNPs consistently producing higher yields for the products obtained. This may be due to overall nature of the NPs, or due to the higher platinum loading content for the AE-PdNPs.

L'ouverture de cycle aromatique catalysée par le palladium a été récemment observée par une équipe de l'ENSTA. Ce type de réactivité du palladium n’a jamais été observé auparavant et entre en compétition avec l’activation C-H classique. Ce travail de thèse a consisté à étudier ces réactions d'un point de vue théorique pour mieux en comprendre les mécanismes.Nous avons tout d'abord cherché la fonctionnelle permettant la meilleure description de la compétition entre la complexation azote/alcène en comparant plus de soixante fonctionnelles à des calculs CCSD(T)/CBS. Nous avons retenu la fonctionnelle GGA BP86.Nous avons ensuite étudié la réaction de Heck intramoléculaire à partir de la N-allyl-2-iodo-aniline. Nous avons justifié que l'indole soit le produit majoritairement obtenu, et montré que l'azote ne joue pas de rôle sur la régiosélectivité. Cependant, dans certains cas, l'azote inhibe la réaction en piégeant le complexe de palladium. Une étude théorique a montré que le facteur prépondérant de cette inhibition est la population électronique de l'azote et non l'hybridation du carbone benzylique.L'ouverture du furane a été ensuite considérée. Parmi tous les mécanismes proposés, notre étude théorique a montré que la voie principale est celle de la β-alkoxyelimination, potentiellement assistée par la trialkylamine présente dans le milieu.Enfin, nous avons étudié l'ouverture du benzylfurfurylaniline. Le mécanisme est similaire à celui observé pour l'ouverture du furane jusqu'à la régénération du complexe de palladium catalytique. En effet, dans le ce cas, la base azotée joue le rôle d'un donneur de proton. / Aromatic cyclic compound opening catalyzed by palladium has been recently observed by ENSTA team. That kind of reactivité for palladium has not been shown before and is in competition with the C-H activation. This work studies theses reactions from a theoretical point of view to better understand the mechanisms. We first look for the functional who gives the best description of the competition between the nitrogen/alkene complexation comparing more than sixty functionals with CCSD(T)/CBS calculation. We choose at last the GGA functional BP86.We then study the intramolecular Heck reaction starting from the N-allyl-2-iodo-aniline. We justified that the indole moiety was the major product and showed that the nitrogen plays no rôle in the regioselectivity.However, in some cases, the nitrogen inhibits the reaction by trapping the palladium complex. A theoretical study showed that the main factor for this inhibition was the population of nitrogen lone pair and not the hybridation of the benzylic carbon.Furan opening was then considered. Between all the mechanisms proposed, our theoretical study showed that the main way is the β-alkoxyelimination, potentially assisted by the trialkylamine present in the environment.Finally, we have studied the benzylfurfurylaniline opening. The mechanism is similar to the one observed for the furan opening until the regeneration of the palladium complex. Indeed, in that case, the base plays the rôle of a proton donor.