Induction of hepatic microsomal hydroxylative enzymes is an important aspect of detoxication of fat-soluble toxicants. The magnitude of induction depends on numerous factors, such as the nature and dose of toxicant as well as dietary factors. Research was conducted on (1) endrin tolerance in rats, (2) preliminary comparisons of inductive effects of various organochlorine pesticides in rats to select compounds for further study in guinea pigs, (3) general effects of various dietary factors on induction, and (4) effects of ascorbic acid deficiency on induction of hepatic microsomal hydroxylative enzymes by organochlorine pesticides in guinea pigs. Measurements were made of body weight gain, feed consumption, liver weight, in vivo and in vitroenzyme activities, and body levels of pesticides and vitamins. Tolerance developed in rats fed 25 ppm endrin in the diet. There was severe intoxication during the first week but complete recovery of rate of body weight gain and feed consumption occurred during the second week, in spite of continued ingestion of the endrin-containing diet. Induction of endrin-degrading microsomal enzymes was proposed as the mechanism for tolerance. Pretreatment with the potent inducer, dieldrin, diminished the severity of endrin intoxication. However, pretreatment with another inducer, phenobarbital, afforded less protection in proportion to the extent of microsomal enzyme induction. Organochlorine pesticides, tested for their inductive capacity in rats, in decreasing order of effectiveness then fed as 25 ppm of the diet for 15 days, were heptachlor epoxide, dieldrin, endrin, 1,1-Bis-(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-Trichloroethane (DDT), Ovex, gamma-chlordane, and lindane. Of these, DDT and dieldrin were compared over the range of 1 to 50 ppm of the diet. Dieldrin was a more potent inducer at all dietary levels. At low doses both compounds produced greater induction when measured by hexobarbital sleep time than by the in vitro enzyme procedures. At high doses, the in vitro 0-ethyl 0-p-nitrophenyl phenyl-phosphonothioate (EPN) detoxication was a more responsive measure. Dieldrin, DDT, and lindane were fed to guinea pigs at 25 ppm of the diet for 15 days, but only dieldrin stimulated a significant level of induction. DDT antagonism of dieldrin storage seen in rats by Street (Sci. 146:1580, 1964) did not occur in guinea pigs, but rather dieldrin antagonized DDT storage. Some general dietary factors affecting induction in rats were observed. A semipurified diet lowered the baseline microsomal enzyme activity but supported induction as effectively as a conventional diet. Vitamin A at very high dietary levels induced enzyme activity; this induction was apparently additive to that produced by 1 ppm dieldrin. Other fat-soluble Vitamins produced inconsistent responses. Ascorbic acid deficiency in guinea pigs impaired induction by dieldrin. Impairment was seen by the second day on the deficient diet. However, dieldrin was able to produce a small amount of induction at all stages of deficiency. In frank scurvy, induction by DDT and lindane was completely blocked, but there was a moderate level of induction by dieldrin. Maintenance of maximum induction was related to dietary rather than liver levels of ascorbic acid; 50 ppm ascorbic acid in the diet was grossly inadequate while 200 ppm supported about 80% of the induction produced by feeding 2000 ppm. It was concluded that (1) microsomal enzyme induction is important in resistance to organochlorine intoxication, (2) factors found in the normal diet can induce microsomal enzyme activity, (3) high dietary levels of ascorbic acid are necessary to support maximum induction, and (4) dieldrin is an inducer of such high potency that it can stimulate a limited amount of induction in spite of ascorbic acid deficiency.

La chimie des dérivés à base d’iode hypervalent, également appelés iodanes, connaît depuis la fin des années 1990 un essor important qui s’explique par leurs conditions d’utilisation douces et leur faible toxicité comparée à celle des réactifs à base de métaux lourds. Plus récemment, des versions chirales de ces réactifs font l’objet de nombreuses recherches. Dans ce contexte, une première partie de ces travaux de thèse a consisté à développer de nouveaux iodanes chiraux basés sur un squelette biarylique atropoiso-mériquement pur de type soit 1,1’-binaphtyle, soit 5,5’,6,6’,7,7’,8,8’-octahydro-1,1’-binaphtyle. Plusieurs iodobiaryles ont été synthétisés, puis oxydés efficacement et sélectivement au 3,3-diméthyldioxirane (DMDO) pour donner, après une simple filtration, les iodanes correspondants purs. Le degré d’oxydation de l’atome d’iode de chacun de ces composés a été déterminé par spectroscopie RMN 13C : des iodanes-λ3 ont été isolés dans le cas des systèmes binaphtyliques ou substitués par une fonction acide carboxylique en ortho de l’atome d’iode, tandis que des iodanes-λ5 ont été obtenus pour les composés basés sur un squelette octahydro-1,1’-binaphtyle. Dans une seconde partie, ces iodanes ont été appliqués à des réactions d’oxygénation et plus particulièrement à la désaromatisation hydroxylante asymétrique de 2-alkylarénols. Le 2-méthylnaphtol a été converti en son ortho-quinol avec un excès énantiomérique (ee) atteignant 73 %. Des phénols naturels comme le carvacrol et le thymol ont conduit aux cyclodimères [4+2] d’ortho-quinols, le biscarvacrol et le bisthymol, avec des résultats encore meilleurs, respectivement 74 % ee et 94 % ee. / The chemistry of hypervalent organoiodine compounds, also referred to as iodanes, has experienced an impressive development since the 1990s due to their mild oxidizing conditions and their low toxicity compared to heavy metal-based reagents. Recently, chiral versions of iodanes have been focusing several research efforts. In this context, the first part of this work was dedicated to the development of new chiral iodanes with an atropisomerically pure biarylic structure, either 1,1’-binaphthyl or 5,5’,6,6’,7,7’,8,8’-octahydro-1,1’-binaphthyl. Many iodobiaryls were synthesized, and then efficiently and selectively oxidized with 3,3-dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) to furnish the corresponding pure iodanes by simple filtration. The oxidation state of the iodine atom of each compound was determined by 13C NMR spectroscopic analysis: λ3-iodanes were isolated in the case of binaphthylic structures or when the iodoarene bears a carboxylic acid function ortho to the iodine atom, whereas λ5-iodanes were obtained for octahydro-1,1’-binaphthylic compounds. These iodanes were next applied to oxygenation reactions and in particular to asymmetric hydroxylative dearomatization of 2-alkylarenols. 2-Methylnaphthol was converted into its ortho-quinol with up to 73 % enantiomeric excess (ee). Natural phenols such as carvacrol and thymol gave the corresponding ortho-quinol-based [4+2] cyclodimers, biscarvacrol and bisthymol, with even better results of 74 % ee and 94 % ee, respectively.

Ces travaux concernent le développement de nouveaux iodanes chiraux et leur application à des réactions d’oxygénation asymétriques. Ces réactifs à base d’iode hypervalent constituent une alternative intéressante aux réactifs à base de métaux lourds en termes de réactivité et de toxicité. La première partie de ce travail a été consacrée à la synthèse de nouvelles structures originales C 2 -symétriques énantiopures de type S alen. Un criblage de conditions oxydantes a ensuite montré que seul le 3,3-diméthyldioxirane (DMDO) permet une oxydation propre et sélective de ces iodoarènes en iodanes-λ5 correspondants, composés isolables par simple filtration et dont la nature a pu être déterminée sans ambiguïté par analyse spectroscopique RMN 13C. Dans un second temps, ces nouveaux iodanes-λ5 chiraux ont été appliqués à des réactions d’oxygénation asymétriques, et plus particulièrement à la désaromatisation hydroxylante (réaction HPD) de 2-alkylphénols tels que le carvacrol et le thymol. Les meilleurs excès énantiomériques (ee) sont obtenus lorsque la réaction HPD est réalisée à température ambiante dans un mélange 85:15 de dichlorométhane/ trifluoroéthanol. Le carvacrol est ainsi converti en son cyclodimère [4+2] d’ortho -quinol naturel, le biscarvacrol, avec 55% de ee, et le thymol en bisthymol avec 68% de ee. / This work focuses on the development of new chiral iodanes and their application to asymmetric oxygenation reactions. These hypervalent iodine-based reagents represent an interesting alternative to heavy metal-based reagents in terms of reactivity and toxicity. The first part of this work consisted in the synthesis of new enantiopure C 2 -symmetrical Salen-type structures. A screening of oxidizing conditions then showed that only 3,3-dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) is able to mediate a clean and selective oxidation of these iodoarenes into to the corresponding λ5-iodanes, which were isolated by simple filtration and further characterized by 13C NMR spectroscopic analysis. In a second part, these new chiral λ5-iodanes were applied to asymmetric oxygenation reactions, in particular the Hydroxylative Phenol Dearomatization reaction (HPD reaction) of 2-alkylphenols such as carvacrol and thymol. Best enantiomeric excesses (ee) where obtained when the HPD reaction was performed in a 85:15 mixture of dichloromethane/ trifluoroethanol. Carvacrol was converted into its natural ortho -quinol-based [4+2] cyclodimer biscarvacrol with ee up to 55%, and thymol into bisthymol with ee up to 68%.

La réaction de désaromatisation hydroxylante de phénols (HPD) est un outil puissant pour accéder de façon biomimétique, en une seule étape à partir de 2-alkylphénols, aux ortho-quinols, c’est-à-dire les 6-alkyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diénones. Ces synthons peuvent être présentés tels quels par de nombreux produits naturels mais peuvent aussi servir d’intermédiaires hautement fonctionnalisés pour la construction rapide d’architectures structurales complexes. L’acide o-iodoxybenzoïque (IBX), un réactif de type iodane-?5, et sa formulation stabilisée non-explosible (SIBX) se sont révélés particulièrement efficaces pour promouvoir des réactions HPD de manière ortho-sélective. Ces travaux de thèse concernent l’application de cette réaction à l’élaboration d’un intermédiaire ortho-quinolique clé hautement fonctionnalisé pour la synthèse d’un antibiotique de type angucycline, la (+)-aquayamycine, ainsi qu’à la première synthèse totale d’un ortho-quinol naturel non dimérisant, la (+)-wasabidiénone B1. Enfin, le développement d’une version asymétrique de cette réaction a été entrepris. La génération in situ de iodanes à partir de iodoarènes chiraux et de m-CPBA comme co-oxydant permet de préparer soit des ortho-quinols de façon non racémique lorsque des quantités stoechiométriques des deux réactifs sont utilisées, soit des ortho-quinols régio- et diastéréosélectivement époxydés lorsqu’une quantité catalytique de iodoarène chiral est employée. Un suivi de ces réactions par spectrométrie de masse a conduit à la détection d’espèces de type iodanyl-?3 et/ou -?5, et à la proposition d’un mécanisme pour ces réactions de désaromatisation hydroxylante asymétrique. / The hydroxylative phenol dearomatization (HPD) reaction is a powerful tool to access, in one biomimetic step from various 2-alkylphenols, ortho-quinols, i.e., 6-alkyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,4-dienones. These dearomatized moieties can be found as such in few natural products or can be used as highly functionalized intermediates. The ?5-iodane 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) and its stabilized nonexplosive formulation (SIBX) have proved particularly useful and efficient in mediating HPD reactions in a strictly ortho-selective manner. This PhD work describes the application of our SIBX-mediated HPD reaction to the elaboration of a key ortho-quinolic advanced intermediate for the synthesis of the angucycline-type antibiotic (+)-aquayamycin, and to the first total synthesis of the natural non-dimerizing ortho-quinol (+)-wasabidienone B1. An asymmetric version of this HPD reaction has been also developed. In situ generation of iodanes from chiral iodoarenes and m-CPBA as co-oxidant enables the preparation of either ortho-quinols in a non racemic form when using stoechiometric amounts of both reagents, or regio- and diastereoselectively epoxidized ortho-quinols when a catalytic amount of the chiral iodoarene is used. Monitoring of these reactions by mass spectrometry allowed the detection of ?3- and/or ?5-iodanyl-type species, and the proposition of a mechanism for these asymmetric hydroxylative dearomatization reactions.