Ce travail de thèse porte sur la synthèse de nouveaux composés chiraux à partir de l’isosorbide et de l’isomannide en vue de leurs applications en catalyse asymétrique. Dans une première partie, de nouvelles monophosphines ont été synthétisées et appliquées en tant que ligands dans la réaction d'hydrogénation asymétrique d’oléfines. Des excès énantiomériques jusqu’à 96% ont été observés. Elles ont également été employées en tant que catalyseurs organiques dans les réactions de cyclisation [3 +2]. De bonnes activités catalytiques et des excès énantiomériques modestes sont obtenus. Dans une deuxième partie, une série de composés azotés chiraux a été synthétisée en 3 à 4 étapes avec de bons rendements globaux. Ils ont été testés en tant que ligands dans la réaction de réduction de cétones aromatiques par transfert d’hydrogène. Des excès énantiomériques jusqu’à 73% ont été obtenus. La réaction d’addition de phénylacétylène sur d’imines a également été étudiée. Les complexes formés se sont montrés actifs mais pas très énantiosélectifs. Ces composés azotés ont également été utilisés en tant que catalyseurs organiques dans la réaction d’addition de Michael de cétones aromatiques sur le nitrostyrène. Toutefois, ils n’ont permis de conduire qu’à de faibles énantiosélectivités. Dans une dernière partie, des composés de type thiourée ont été synthétisés en 5 étapes. Ces thiourées ont été appliquées en catalyse organique dans la réaction d’alkylation de type Friedel-Crafts entre différents substrats indoliques et nitrooléfines, et dans la réaction d’addition conjuguée des hydroxylamines sur des pyrazoles pour la synthèse de dérivés β-aminoacides. Ces catalyseurs se sont révélés actifs mais peu énantiosélectifs. / The Thesis deals with the synthesis of new chiral compounds derived from isosorbide and isomannide and their applications to asymmetric catalysis. The first part of this work consisted in perfecting the chemical and enantioselective hydrogenation conditions of olefins using chiral monophosphines as ligands (up to 96% ee). These phosphines were also used as organocatalysts for [3+2] cyclisation reactions showing good catalytic activity and moderate enantioselectivity. The second part turned to the synthesis of a series of chiral nitrogen compounds which were evaluated in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones giving good enantioselectivity (up to 73% ee). The complexes formed with amine ligands were also applied to the addition reaction of phenylacetylene to imines. Good catalytic activity but low enantioselectivity were observed. These nitrogen compounds were also used as organocatalysts in the Michael addition reaction of aromatic ketones to the nitrostyrene. Again, low enantiomeric excess was obtained. The last part of this work consisted in preparing new chiral thiourea compounds which were applied as organocatalysts to the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of different indoles with nitroolefines, and to the conjugate addition reaction of hydroxylamines to pyrazoles derivatives for the synthesis of β-amino acids. In two cases, these catalysts have proved active but not enantioselective.

Desde a invenção do primeiro polímero sintético por John Wesley em 1868, vem crescendo continuamente a utilização desta classe de materiais. Atualmente, é grande o interesse em agregar aos mesmos atributos mais nobres, tais como sua utilização em dispositivos biológicos, qualidade de rápida degradação e, mais recentemente, a preferência por aqueles provenientes de matéria prima renovável, que possam diminuir o impacto ambiental gerado pelo uso de petróleo e derivados. O objetivo deste trabalho é sintetizar materiais provenientes de fonte de matéria prima renovável e de fácil degradação, através de sínteses enzimáticas, evitando assim o uso de catalisadores metálicos tóxicos. Além disso, pretendeu-se agregar moléculas biologicamente ativas, de forma que os produtos finais possam exibir propriedades farmacológicas. As substâncias bioativas selecionadas para este trabalho foram: pantenol, ácido azeláico, ácido cítrico, e pantolactona. Destas moléculas, foram sintetizados 8 materiais poliméricos: poli(azelato de pantenila), poli(adipato de pantenila), poli(adipato de isosorbila-co-pantenila), poli(azelato de isosorbila), poli(adipato-co-azelato de isosorbila), poli(citrato de isosorbila), poli(adipato de isosorbila-co-citrato) e oligômero de polipantolactona. Todos os materiais foram sintetizados utilizando a enzima Candida antarctica fração B (CAL-B) como catalisador, em solvente orgânico, utilizando peneira molecular para remoção do subproduto da reação. As caracterizações foram feitas através de RMN-1H, MALDI-ToF e GPC. / Since the invention of the first synthetic polymer by John Wesley in 1868, the use of this class of materials has continuously grown. Currently, there is a great interest in adding nobler attributes to these materials, such as their use in biological devices, quality of rapid degradation and, more recently, the preference for those made from renewable feedstock, reducing the environmental impact generated by the use oil and derivatives. The objective of this work is to create materials of renewable material origin and easy degradation, using enzymatic catalysis thus avoiding the use of toxic metal catalysts. Furthermore, we intended to add biologically active molecules, so that the final products may exhibit pharmacological properties. The bioactive substances selected for this study were: panthenol, azelaic acid, citric acid, and pantolactone. From these molecules eight different polymeric materials were synthesized: poly(pantenyl azelate), poly(pantenyl adipate), poly(isosorbyl-co-pantenyl adipate), poly(isosorbyl azelate), poly(isosorbyl adipate-co-azelate) poly(isosorbyl citrate), poly(isosorbyl adipate-co-citrate) and oligomer of polypantolactone. All materials were synthesized using the enzyme Candida antarctica fraction B (CAL-B) as catalyst in organic solvent using molecular sieves to remove the byproduct of the reaction. The characterizations were made by 1H NMR, MALDI-ToF and SEC.

Desde a invenção do primeiro polímero sintético por John Wesley em 1868, vem crescendo continuamente a utilização desta classe de materiais. Atualmente, é grande o interesse em agregar aos mesmos atributos mais nobres, tais como sua utilização em dispositivos biológicos, qualidade de rápida degradação e, mais recentemente, a preferência por aqueles provenientes de matéria prima renovável, que possam diminuir o impacto ambiental gerado pelo uso de petróleo e derivados. O objetivo deste trabalho é sintetizar materiais provenientes de fonte de matéria prima renovável e de fácil degradação, através de sínteses enzimáticas, evitando assim o uso de catalisadores metálicos tóxicos. Além disso, pretendeu-se agregar moléculas biologicamente ativas, de forma que os produtos finais possam exibir propriedades farmacológicas. As substâncias bioativas selecionadas para este trabalho foram: pantenol, ácido azeláico, ácido cítrico, e pantolactona. Destas moléculas, foram sintetizados 8 materiais poliméricos: poli(azelato de pantenila), poli(adipato de pantenila), poli(adipato de isosorbila-co-pantenila), poli(azelato de isosorbila), poli(adipato-co-azelato de isosorbila), poli(citrato de isosorbila), poli(adipato de isosorbila-co-citrato) e oligômero de polipantolactona. Todos os materiais foram sintetizados utilizando a enzima Candida antarctica fração B (CAL-B) como catalisador, em solvente orgânico, utilizando peneira molecular para remoção do subproduto da reação. As caracterizações foram feitas através de RMN-1H, MALDI-ToF e GPC. / Since the invention of the first synthetic polymer by John Wesley in 1868, the use of this class of materials has continuously grown. Currently, there is a great interest in adding nobler attributes to these materials, such as their use in biological devices, quality of rapid degradation and, more recently, the preference for those made from renewable feedstock, reducing the environmental impact generated by the use oil and derivatives. The objective of this work is to create materials of renewable material origin and easy degradation, using enzymatic catalysis thus avoiding the use of toxic metal catalysts. Furthermore, we intended to add biologically active molecules, so that the final products may exhibit pharmacological properties. The bioactive substances selected for this study were: panthenol, azelaic acid, citric acid, and pantolactone. From these molecules eight different polymeric materials were synthesized: poly(pantenyl azelate), poly(pantenyl adipate), poly(isosorbyl-co-pantenyl adipate), poly(isosorbyl azelate), poly(isosorbyl adipate-co-azelate) poly(isosorbyl citrate), poly(isosorbyl adipate-co-citrate) and oligomer of polypantolactone. All materials were synthesized using the enzyme Candida antarctica fraction B (CAL-B) as catalyst in organic solvent using molecular sieves to remove the byproduct of the reaction. The characterizations were made by 1H NMR, MALDI-ToF and SEC.