Over the past several decades, gene therapy technologies have been developed for a diverse number of applications ranging from DNA-based vaccines to gene silencing with RNAi. While all are powerful tools, a common limitation for these technologies is the need for effective and safe delivery to target sites within the body. Such delivery vectors are necessary for retention of bioactivity and stability, while also providing a method of cellular and tissue uptake and distribution, which may require endosomal escape. Although, viral and lipid-based technologies have shown promise as nucleic acid delivery vectors, both have inherent issues such as cytoxicity, oncogenicity, and immunogenicity. Thus, the development of polymer-based non-viral vectors has been an area of great focus over the past decade. While many polymeric vectors have been developed for plasmid DNA (pDNA) delivery, very few have shown effective delivery of short interfering RNA (siRNA), a powerful tool for gene silencing via the RNA interference mechanism. Furthermore, very few prospective delivery vectors have shown versatility for the administration of siRNA through multiple routes of administration. The overall goal of this research was to develop a biocompatible non-viral delivery system for the delivery of plasmid DNA, siRNA, and contrast agents through the modification of the natural biopolymer chitosan. We have synthesized an imidazole modified chitosan (chitosan-IAA) by conjugation of imidazole acetic acid to chitosan. Extensive evaluation and characterization of the modified polymer demonstrates enhanced solubility and buffering capacity within the physiological and endosomal pHs, thus providing enhanced endosomal escape by exploiting the "proton sponge" effect. We have demonstrated effective in vitro gene expression and gene silencing with chitosan-IAA mediated delivery of pDNA and siRNA, respectively. Furthermore, we have demonstrated in vivo gene silencing by delivery of siRNA through both intranasal and intravenous routes of delivery with chitosan-IAA/siRNA nanocomplexes. We have also demonstrated delivery of contrast agents up to 45 nm in size through mucosal tissue following treatment with chitosan and no contrast agent modification in both human and animal tissue. In conclusion, we have successfully developed a versatile and highly effective delivery vector for both nucleic acids and contrast agents. / text

Ce manuscrit traite de la synthèse de ligands hybrides et de leur chimie de coordination. La première partie est consacrée aux ligands Cp-imidazole, Cp-imidazolium et Cp-phosphine. Plusieurs voies de synthèse ont été développées pour accéder à ces ligands mixtes. Leur chimie de coordination est également étudiée avec le titane. Dans la seconde, une technique développée au laboratoire pour synthétiser des phosphine-oléfines a été appliquée pour obtenir un ligand phosphine-diène, possédant trois sites de coordination potentiels. Avec différents métaux de transitions, nous avons étudié les modes de coordination de ce ligand hybride. Certains complexes formés ont également été testés en catalyse. Dans la troisième partie a été étudiée la chimie de coordination de bisaminophosphoniums vis-à-vis du titane. Ces ligands ont pu être coordinés à différents états de déprotonation, conduisant à des complexes cationiques ou neutres.

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal um estudo sistemático de líquidos iônicos imidazólicos, ou seja, sais líquidos a temperaturas relativamente baixas derivados do anel imidazol, tendo como técnica principal a espectroscopia Raman. Foram estudados os cátions 1-alquil-3- metilimidazólio e 1-alquil-2,3-dimetilimidazólio, sendo o grupo alquil composto por 2, 4, 6, 8 ou 10 átomos de carbono, com os ânions brometo, hexafluorofosfato ou bis(trifluorometanosulfonil)imida (TFSI-), totalizando 30 sistemas distintos. O estudo foi dividido em três partes. Na primeira, foram estudados compostos derivados de imidazol, neutros e catiônicos, para entender as diferenças entre os cátions formadores (o ânion foi desconsiderado) de ILs e seus precursores. A espectroscopia Raman forneceu informações sobre as alterações nos modos vibracionais com as substituições, sendo possível constatar que os modos do anel se tornaram menos intensos com as substituições e a contribuição de grupos -CH se tornou mais importante. Cálculos de cargas de Mulliken foram realizados para estas espécies e os resultados obtidos reforçam as interpretações dos espectros vibracionais. A segunda etapa consistiu no estudo de ILs puros, analisando tanto cátion quanto ânion. A cadeia carbônica tem grande influência no espectro Raman, sendo observadas bandas atribuídas a confôrmeros diferentes, que aparecem em maior número e menor intensidade à medida que a cadeia se torna menor. Os ânions foram estudados nos ILs e em sais inorgânicos, sendo observados espectros muito semelhantes destes nos diversos ILs, porém diferentes nos sais inorgânicos. Os mesmos resultados foram encontrados nas medidas de XANES (espectroscopia de raio-X próxima à borda de absorção), que permitiu sondar a estrutura eletrônica ao redor de diversos átomos, utilizada como técnica auxiliar. Após analisado cátions e ânions, foi possível caracterizar o par iônico formado por estes íons, enfocando as bandas Raman das cadeias carbônicas, já que, como a interação de Coulomb é baixa, estes se ligam principalmente via ligação de hidrogênio. Para os ILs com -H no carbono 2, o ânion Br- forma um par iônico mais forte com os diversos cátions, enquanto PF6- e TFSI-</sup formam pares iônicos fracos, já que são menos coordenantes. A adição do metil no carbono 2 altera essa dinâmica, e mesmo o brometo não consegue formar um par iônico forte. Por fim, a terceira etapa visou o estudo destes sistemas em solução com um solvente molecular, a dimetilformamida (DMFA), usada como sonda, pois foi analisado o deslocamento da banda correspondente ao grupo C=O. Em um primeiro momento foram estudadas soluções equimolares de ILs e DMFA, em que foi possível observar a estruturação dos ILs na mistura, diferenciando efeito do cátion e do ânion. Posteriormente, selecionou-se alguns sistemas para um estudo em diversas frações molares de IL e DMFA. Em baixas concentrações de IL, o comportamento foi semelhante ao observado para solventes moleculares. Conforme se aumentou a concentração destes sais, observou-se um comportamento anômalo no deslocamento da banda C=O, que pode ser atribuída ao caráter iônico destes sistemas. / The present work aims to be a systematic study, by Raman spectroscopy, of imidazolic ionic liquids, which means low temperature molten salts derived from imidazole ring. The study involved the cations 1-alkil-3-methylimidazolium and 1-alkyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolim, being alkyl chain composed of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 carbon atoms and with the anions bromide, hexafluorophosphate and bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI-), in a grand total of 30 species with distinct properties. The study has been separated in three steps. The first one aimed to study both neutral and cationic molecules derived from imidazolic ring to understand the difference between cations that can form ILs and their precursors. Raman spectroscopy gave information about the changes in the vibrational modes with the substitutions. The results show that the intensity of modes from the ring decreases with the substitutions, while the contribution of -CH modes increases. In accordance with this are the results obtained from theoretical calculation of Mulliken charge, used as an auxiliary technique. The second step consisted in the study of pure ILs, analyzing both cation and anion effects. The carbonic chain plays a major role in Raman spectra, exhibiting bands attributed to different conformers. These bands become more abundant and less intense when the chain length increases. The anions have been studied in both ILs and inorganic salts, being observed very similar spectra for all the ILs but different ones for the inorganic salts. These results have been confirmed by XANES (X-ray absorption near edge structure) spectroscopy, which makes possible to probe the electronic structure of different atoms. After the analysis of both cation and anion, it was possible to better understand the ion pair formation in ILs, focusing in hydrogen bonds in the carbonic chain, since the Coulombic interaction is too weak. For ILs with hydrogen in carbon 2, it could be observed that bromide anion forms a stronger ion pair when compared to PF6- and TFSI-, less coordinating anions. The addition of methyl group in carbon 2 modifies this behavior, and even bromide does not form the strong ion pair. At last, the third step focused in the better understanding of binary systems containing ILs and a molecular solvent, dimethylformamide (DMFA), used also as probe since the shift of the band attributed to C=O group was used in this study. In a first stage it has been studied equimolar solutions of ILs and DMFA, in which it has been observed the organization of ILs in the mixture, and the contribution of both cation and anion. The second stage was dedicated to the understanding of these mixtures with different molar fraction of ILs and DMFA, for which some ILs have been selected. For low concentration of ILs, their behavior was similar to molecular solvents, but when the concentration of IL was increased, an anomalous behavior in the shift of C=O band has been observed, which can be attributed to the ionic character of these systems.

Cette thèse décrit le développement de nouveaux systèmes catalytiques à base de fer ainsi que l'étude de leur réactivité vis-à-vis de l'éthylène. Dans un premier temps, nous nous sommes intéressés au développement de précurseurs de fer(III) associés à des ligands monoanioniques tridentes. Deux voies de synthèse ont été envisagées. La première décrit la complexation d'un ligand anionique sur le précurseur FeCl3 et la seconde passe par l’oxydation d'un complexe de fer(II) associé à un ligand neutre conduisant à une espèce binucléaire. Activés par le MAO, ces catalyseurs de fer(III) constituent les premiers complexes du genre permettant l’oligomérisation de l'éthylène. L’accent a également été porté sur la recherche de nouveaux activateurs. Des complexes d’aluminium répondant à nos attentes ont été obtenus par réaction entre un alcool et le triméthylaluminium. Selon la nature de l'alcool, la structure des activateurs peut être soit binucléaire ou trinucléaire. Enfin, des complexes de fer et de nickel associés à des ligands imino-imidazoles possédant un bras hémilabile ont été synthétisés. Une fois activés, les systèmes à base de nickel ont montré de bonnes activités en catalyse. / This thesis describes the development of new catalytic systems based upon iron complexes and their reactivity toward ethylene. First, we focused our interest on the synthesis of iron(III) precursors chelated by monoanionic ligand. Those complexes were obtained either by reaction of the monoanionic ligand with FeCl3 or through oxidation of the iron(II) complex. The second reaction led to binuclear complexes. Then, another aim of the thesis was to design new well-defined cocatalysts for the activation of iron complexes. The study of the reaction between an alcohol and the trimethylaluminum allowed us to reach this aim. Aluminum complexes adopted either a binuclear framework or a trinuclear one, depending on the nature of alcohol reagent. Besides this work, new iron(II) and nickel(II) complexes chelated by imino-imidazole ligands bearing a pendant donor function L were synthesized. All complexes have been evaluated for the oligomerization of ethylene in the presence of EtAlCl2 or MAO as cocatalyst. Only nickel complexes were active toward ethylene transformation.

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Phase-transfer catalysts derived from the cinchona alkaloids cinchonine and cinchonidine are widely used in the asymmetric alkylation of substrates bearing moieties that resonance stabilize their enolates. The investigation of α-oxygenated esters revealed decreased α-proton acidity, indicating the oxygen's overall destabilizing effect on enolates by electron-pair repulsion. Alkylation of α-oxygenated aryl ketones with various alkyl halides proved successful with a cinchonidine catalyst, giving products with high yield and enantioselectivity. The resulting compounds were converted to esters through modified Baeyer-Villiger oxidation. Alkylation with indolyl electrophiles gave products that underwent decomposition under Baeyer-Villiger conditions. Alternative N-methylimidazolyl ketones were explored. Alkylated imidazolyl ketones, obtained in high yield and enantioselectivity, could be converted to esters through treatment with methyl triflate and basic methanol. This technique has the advantage of not requiring stoichiometric addition of chiral reagents, which is requisite when employing traditional chiral auxiliaries. This method's utility is demonstrated in the total asymmetric syntheses of (+)-kurasoin B and analogs, and 12-(S)-HETE. Kurasoin B is a fungal-derived natural compound possessing moderate farnesyl transfer (FTase) inhibitive activity (IC50 = 58.7 μM). FTase catalyzes post-translation modifications of membrane-bound Ras proteins, which function in signal cell transduction that stimulates cell growth and division. The oncogenic nature of mutated Ras proteins is demonstrated by their commonality in human tumors. Thus, FTase inhibitors like (+)-kurasoin B possess potential as cancer chemotherapy leads. Derivatization may enable structure-activity-relationship studies and greater FTase inhibition activity to be found. 12-(S)-HETE, a metabolite from a 12-lipoxygenase pathway from arachidonic acid, has been found to participate in a large number of physiological processes. Its transient presence in natural tissues makes total synthesis an attractive avenue for obtaining sufficient quantities for further study. Five asymmetric syntheses of 12-(S)-HETE have been reported. Three require chiral resolutions of racemates, with the undesired enantiomers being discarded or used for other applications. Asymmetric PTC alkylation is also described for aryl acetates, whose products were enantioenriched through recrystallization. This technique is applied to a total synthesis of the anti-inflammatory drug (S)-Naproxen.

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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第25128号 / 理博第5035号 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科化学専攻 / (主査)准教授 板東 俊和, 教授 深井 周也, 教授 秋山 芳展 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

Cette étude porte sur la réticulation du caoutchouc naturel époxydé (ENR) par les acides dicarboxyliques, via les sites époxy. La réaction de réticulation de ces élastomères fonctionnalisés, contenant 10 à 50 % en moles de sites époxy réactifs, a été suivie par rhéologie à 180°C. Les matériaux obtenus ont été caractérisés par des expériences de traction, par analyse mécanique dynamique et pas DSC. L'étude de mélanges binaires d'ENR et d'acide dodécanedioïque a montré que les propriétés mécaniques sont optimales pour un certain ratio d'agent réticulant, mais qu'elles sont limitées par le long traitement thermique nécessaire pour réticuler le matériau (3 heures). L'ajout de 1,2-diméthylimidazole (DMI) a permis d'augmenter considérablement l'efficacité de la réaction (plateau atteint en seulement 20 minutes). Une quantité équimolaire d'accélérateur et de fonctions carboxyliques est nécessaire pour optimiser la cinétique et les propriétés des matériaux à la rupture. Ceci est associé à la formation d'un dicarboxylate d'imidazolium, soluble dans la matrice élastomère. Le rôle de cet intermédiaire a été mis en valeur par des expériences de RMN du solide, couplées à de la RMN en solution sur un polyisoprène liquide époxydé. Ces expériences de RMN ont également confirmé que les ponts du réseau étaient des liaisons esters, et ont permis d'établir la régiosélectivité de la réaction. L'ajout de charges et d'antioxydants a permis de développer un matériau industriel. Des expériences de fatigue et de vieillissement sur ces systèmes chargés montrent que les performances des réseaux ester se comparent favorablement à celles des réseaux obtenus par vulcanisation classique au soufre ou au peroxyde.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo a síntese e a determinação de propriedades micelares de líquidos iônicos tensoativos (LITs) catiônicos. Dentre as características importantes desses compostos destacamos: alta deslocalização da carga e caráter ácido no hidrogênio H2 do anel heterocíclico e a grande flexibilidade estrutural, estas são relevantes para as propriedades de soluções desses tensoativos, e, consequentemente, para suas aplicações. A influência da variação estrutural nas suas propriedades é importante para modular as propriedades micelares e, por consequência suas aplicações. A síntese de LITs foi realizada por aquecimento convencional e irradiação por micro-ondas, o último método foi o mais eficiente. Inicialmente, estudamos a influência do comprimento da cadeia carbônica (fator importante para a energia de formação de micelas), de cloretos de 1-alquil-3-metilimidazólio, tendo a cadeia n-alquílica 10 a 16 átomos de carbonos. Em seguida, comparamos as propriedades dos LITs acima mencionados com as de tensoativos convencionais, cloretos de 1-alquilpiridínio e cloretos 1-alcanoil-amidoetil benzildimetilamônio. Por fim, estudamos a influência do volume da cabeça-polar, utilizando cloretos de 1-alquil-3-hexadecilimidazólio, tendo a cadeia alquílica secundária 1 a 5 átomos de carbono. As propriedades micelares foram investigadas por tensão superficial, condutividade, calorimetria, espalhamento de luz e ressonância magnética nuclear. Os resultados mostraram que ligações de hidrogênio (devido ao H2 ácido do anel imidazólio) e as interações hidrofóbicas são relevantes para a formação de micelas e que o aumento do volume da cabeça-polar favorece a micelização e a formação de agregados pré-micelares / The objective of this work is the synthesis and determination of the micelar properties of cationic surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs). Among the important characteristics of these compounds are: high charge delocalization and acid character of hydrogen H2 of the heterocyclic ring and large structural flexibility, the latter is relevant to solution properties of these surfactants, hence to their applications. Synthesis of SAILs was carried out by conventional heating or by microwave irradiation, the later method was more efficient. Initially, we studied the influence of the chain length of the alkyl group (an important factor for the energy of micelle formation) of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chlorides, n-alkyl group having 10 to 16 carbon atoms. Then, we compared the properties of the above mentioned SAILs with conventional surfactants, 1-alkylpyridinium chlorides and 1-alkanoyl-amidoethyl benzyldimethylammonium chlorides. Finally, we studied the influence of the head-group volume, by studying 1-alkyl-3-hexadecylimidazolium chlorides, with secondary n-alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The micelar properties were investigated by surface tension, conductivity, calorimetry, light scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance. Our results have shown that hydrogen bonding (due to the acidic H2 of the imidazolium ring) and hydrophobic interactions are relevant to micelle formation; increasing the head-group volume favors micellization and the formation of pre-micellar aggregates