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Résumé : Les personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer présentent une diminution de la capture cérébrale du glucose, qui semble être impliquée dans le développement des problèmes cognitifs associés à la maladie. Toutefois, il n’y a encore aucun consensus quant à savoir si la capture cérébrale du glucose est diminuée chez les personnes âgées cognitivement saines. En condition de déficit de glucose, les cétones sont le substrat énergétique alternatif pour le cerveau. La diète cétogène, induisant une cétose légère, améliore les fonctions cognitives chez les modèles animaux et chez l’homme. Notre premier objectif était d’évaluer l’effet du vieillissement sain et de la diète cétogène sur la capture cérébrale du glucose et des cétones chez le rat. Pour cela, la capture cérébrale de radiotraceurs analogues au glucose et aux cétones a été mesurée par tomographie par émission de positons. Nos résultats montrent que la capture des deux principaux substrats énergétiques du cerveau est globalement similaire chez des rats sains jeunes et âgés, mais est plus élevée suite à la diète cétogène. L’induction d’une cétose légère pourrait corriger la diminution de capture cérébrale du glucose subvenant au cours de la maladie d’Alzheimer. Le second objectif était de déterminer l’effet d’une diète cétogène sur le métabolisme cérébral du glucose et des cétones chez le rat. Pour cela, les différents intermédiaires des voies métaboliques du glucose et des cétones ont été mesurés par spectroscopie par résonance magnétique nucléaire. Les résultats démontrent que le métabolisme du glucose et des cétones dans les cellules du cerveau est plus élevé suite à la diète cétogène. Le contenu en acide [gamma]-aminobutyrique, le principal neurotransmetteur inhibiteur, est aussi plus élevé suite à la diète cétogène, ce qui pourrait contribuer à l’effet antiépileptique de la diète cétogène. Le troisième objectif était d’évaluer l’impact d’une restriction calorique à long terme, pouvant induire une cétose légère, sur le métabolisme cérébral chez des rats âgés sains. Nos résultats montrent que, couplée à une diète à haute teneur en sucrose et faible en acides gras oméga-3, la restriction calorique à long terme chez les rats âgés ne modifie pas le profil des métabolites et des acides gras du cerveau. La déficience en acides gras oméga-3 et la surcharge de sucrose pourraient empêcher une grande partie des effets bénéfiques de la restriction calorique au cerveau.//Abstract : Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a reduction of brain glucose uptake, which may be involved in the development of the cognitive problems associated with the disease. It is however unclear whether brain glucose uptake is decreased in the cognitively healthy elderly. Under conditions of glucose deficit, ketones are the alternative brain energy substrate. A mild ketosis, induced by the ketogenic diet, improves cognitive functions in animal models and humans. Our first objective was to evaluate the effect of healthy aging and of a ketogenic diet on brain glucose and ketone uptake in the rat. Brain uptake of radiotracers analogous to glucose and ketones was measured by positron emission tomography. Our results show that the uptake of the brains two main energy substrates is generally similar in healthy young and aged rats, but is higher under the ketogenic diet. The induction of a mild ketosis may compensate the reduction of brain glucose uptake occurring in Alzheimer’s disease. The second objective was to assess the effect of a ketogenic diet on brain glucose and ketone metabolism in the rat. Metabolic pathway intermediates of glucose and ketones were measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Results show that glucose and ketone metabolism in brain cells is higher under the ketogenic diet. Content of [gamma]-aminobutyric acid, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, is also higher under the ketogenic diet, which could contribute to the antiepileptic effect of the ketogenic diet. The third objective was to evaluate the effect of a long-term calorie restriction, which may induce a mild ketosis, on brain metabolism in healthy aged rats. Our results show that, in conjunction with a diet enriched in sucrose and low in omega-3 fatty acids, long-term calorie restriction in aged rats does not change brain metabolite and fatty acid profiles. Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency and an overload of sucrose may prevent the beneficial effects associated with calorie restriction in the brain.

Die Umsetzung von alpha,beta-ungesättigten Aldehyden und Ketonen mit Wasserstoff über Pd-Modellkatalysatoren wurde anhand von Molekularstrahlmethoden, kombiniert mit Infrarot-Reflexions-Absorptions-Spektroskopie (IRAS), Quadrupol-Massenspektrometrie (QMS) und Röntgen-Nahkanten-Absorptions-Spektroskopie (NEXAFS), unter wohldefinierten Ultrahochvakuumbedingungen untersucht. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, ein atomistisches Verständnis der strukturellen Faktoren zu gewinnen, die die Aktivität und Selektivität eines Pd(111)-Einkristalls und Eisenoxid-geträgerter Pd-Nanopartikel für die Hydrierung der C=C- und C=O-Bindungen bestimmen. Exemplarisch für diese Art von Kohlenwasserstoffen wurden das Aldehyd Acrolein und das Keton Isophoron gewählt. Die NEXAFS- und IRAS-Studien zeigten, dass Isophoron bei niedrigen Bedeckungen auf Pd(111) in einer flachliegenden Geometrie adsorbiert wird. Die Neigungswinkel der C=C- und C=O-Bindungen in Bezug auf die Pd(111)-Ebene nehmen mit zunehmender Oberflächenbedeckung zu. Auf reinem Pd(111) ist die Neigung der C=C-Bindung stärker ausgeprägt, was auf eine Verzerrung des konjugierten pi-Systems hindeutet. Bei Anwesenheit von Wasserstoff wird eine schwächere Bindung von Isophoron an Pd beobachtet. Die selektive partielle Hydrierung über einer Pd(111)-Oberfläche und geträgerten Pd-Nanopartikeln unterschiedlicher Größen wurde unter Verwendung von Acrolein untersucht. Molekularstrahlmethoden wurden mit IRAS- und QMS-Messungen kombiniert, um gleichzeitig die Bildung von Adsorbaten auf der Oberfläche und die der Produkte in der Gasphase verfolgen zu können. Über einem Pd(111)-Kristall wird Propenol mit nahezu 100% Selektivität durch Hydrierung der C=O-Gruppe gebildet, während über Pd-Partikeln Propanal durch selektive Hydrierung der C=C-Gruppe erzeugt wird. IRAS-Untersuchungen zeigten, dass die Propenol-Bildung eine Modifikation der Pd(111)-Oberfläche mit einer dichten Oxopropyl-Monolage voraussetzt. / The conversion of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones with hydrogen over model Pd catalysts was investigated using molecular beam techniques combined with infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS), quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS), and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) studies under well-defined ultra-high vacuum conditions. The aim of this work was to gain atomistic-level understanding of structural factors governing the selectivity and activity of a Pd(111) single crystal and iron-oxide-supported Pd nanoparticles for C=C and C=O bond hydrogenation. The ketone isophorone and the aldehyde acrolein were chosen as prototypical alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. NEXAFS and IRAS studies showed that isophorone is adsorbed on Pd(111) in a flat-lying geometry at low coverages. With increasing coverage, both C=C and C=O bonds tilt with respect to the surface plane. The tilting is more pronounced for the C=C bond on pristine Pd(111), indicating a strong distortion of the conjugated pi system upon interaction with Pd. Co-adsorbed hydrogen leads to a conservation of the in-plane geometry of the conjugated pi system, pointing to a much weaker interaction of isophorone with Pd in the presence of hydrogen. The selective partial hydrogenation over a Pd(111) surface and supported Pd nanoparticles with different particle sizes was investigated using acrolein. Molecular beam techniques were combined with IRAS and QMS measurements in order to simultaneously monitor the evolution of surface species and the formation of the final gas-phase products. Over a Pd(111) single crystal, acrolein is hydrogenated at the C=O bond to form propenol with nearly 100% selectivity, while over supported Pd particles, selective conversion of the C=C bond to propanal occurs. IRAS investigations showed that a distinct modification of the Pd(111) surface with a dense overlayer of an oxopropyl species is required for propenol formation.

Ces travaux ont consisté à optimiser une voie de synthèse des spirotétrahydro-β-carbolines. Une stratégie en trois étapes à partir du 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indole a été élaborée avec la séquence linéaire suivante : addition de Michael, réduction de la fonction nitro en amine et cyclisation de Pictet-Spengler. L’addition de Michael a été développée sans protection préalable de l’indole sous activation ultrasons. La réduction de la fonction nitro en amine a été menée en présence d’hypophosphites. Au cours de cette étude, la désoxygénation des cétones aromatiques a été identifiée comme réaction secondaire de la réduction et a fait l’objet d’un développement approfondi. Une nouvelle voie d’accès à des isatines fonctionnalisées en position C-5 par substitution des sels de diazonium a été mise au point notamment par la réaction de Heck-Matsuda qui a fait l’objet d’une étude plus complète. La réaction finale de Pictet-Spengler entre tryptamines et isatines aboutit aux spiroindolones. Finalement, l’activité biologique des dérivés spirotétrahydro-β-carbolines synthétisés a été évaluée et l’un d’entre eux a montré une très bonne activité envers le Plasmodium falciparum / The aim of this work was to optimize a new way of synthesis of spirotetrahydro-β-carbolines. A three-steps strategy from the 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indole was elaborated with the following linear sequence : Michael addition, reduction of the nitro function into amine and Pictet-Spengler cyclisation. Michael addition was developed without protection of the indole under sonication activation. Reduction of the nitro function into amine was carried out with hypophosphites. During this study, desoxygenation of aromatic ketones has been identified as a side reaction of the reduction and has been the subject of specific development. A new synthetic pathway to functionalized isatins on C-5 position via substitution of diazonium salts was developed, and Heck-Matsuda reaction has been more particularly studied. The final Pictet-Spengler reaction between tryptamines and isatins led to tetrahydro-β-carbolines. Finally, biological activity of spirotetrahydro-β-carbolines was evaluated and one of these compounds showed good activity against Plasmodium falciparum

Des nouveaux ligands chiraux diamine N-aromatiques, dérivés de 1,2-diaminocyclohexane et des a et ß- cétones cycliques aromatiques, ont été synthétisés par alkylation-déshydrogénation catalysée par le palladium sur charbon (Pd/C). Cette méthode, nous a permis de préparer un série des ligands chiraux de types N,N-di-aryles diamine and N-aryle diamine avec de très bons rendements isolés.Premièrement, les efficacités des ligands synthétisés ont été examinées avec succès dans la réaction de réduction par transfert d'hydrure des cétones aromatiques, catalysée avec des catalyseurs homogènes d'iridium formés in situ iridium assistés par l'acide formique et son sel de sodium. Des cétones aromatiques variés ont été réduits, suivant la méthode y développée, en des alcools correspondants avec des complètes et des hautes énantiosélectivités (ee jusqu'au 93%). Ensuite, deux ligands diamine, N,N'-dinaphtyle diaminocylohexane et N-naphtyle diaminocylohexane complexés avec le Cu (II) ont été évalués dans la réaction asymétrique de Henry entre des dérivés de benzaldéhyde et le nitrométhane conduisant aux ß-nitro-aryle-alcools avec des bonnes énantiosélectivités (ee jusqu'au 83%) et des bons rendements isolés. On a aussi transformé ces deux ligands, en sels d'imidazolinium précurseurs des carbènes, pour des ultérieures application en catalyse asymétrique. Le dérrivé mono N-aryle diamine a été transformé en ligand mono-thio. Les trois ligands ainsi préparés ont été obtenus avec des bons rendements isolés / New chiral N-arylated diamine ligands, derived from 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and a and ß-cyclic-aromatic ketone, were synthesized by dehydrogenative alkylation catalyzed by palladium on carbon (Pd/C). This method, allowed to prepare a series of chiral N,N-diarylated diamine and N-aryl diamine ligands with very good isolated yield.First of all, the applicability of the synthesized chiral diamine ligands was successfully examined in asymmetric transfer hydrogenation with homogeneous iridium catalyst associated to formic acid and its sodium salt. Various aromatic ketones were reduced to chiral alchohol with a complete conversion and high enantioselectivity (ee up to 93%). Then, two of the prepared chiral diamine, N,N’-dinaphtyl diaminocylohexane and N-naphtyl diaminocylohexane combined to copper (II), have been evaluated in asymmetric Henry reaction between benzaldehyde derivatives and nitromethane leading to ß-nitro-aryl-alcohol with good enantioselectivities (ee up to 83%) and good isolated yields.Furthermore, we transform these two ligands into imidazolinium salts precursor of carbenes, for further application in asymmetric catalysis. The mono N-arylated diamine was transformed into mono-thiourea ligand. These three new ligands were obtained with very good isolated yields

Three ionic liquids (ILs), trihexyltetradecylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate (TTPT), N-butyl-4-methylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate (BMPT), and 1-methyl-3- octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (MOIC), were utilized to prepare sol- gel sorbent coatings. Non-polar polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polar poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PolyTHF) and bis[(3-methyldimethoxy-silyl)propyl] polypropylene oxide (BMPO) polymers were employed to develop novel ionic liquidmediated sol- gel hybrid organic- inorganic sorbents. The novel sorbents were first tested as coatings for capillary microextraction off-line hyphenated to gas chromatography. To gain an understanding of the role of the ionic liquids in the sol-gel process, the preconcentration abilities of these novel coatings were investigated for several classes of compounds utilizing CME-GC. This was accomplished by comparing GC peak areas of a series of analytes extracted on the ionic liquid mediated sol-gel CME coatings with that of analogous peak areas obtained on sol- gel coatings prepared without the ionic liquid. The morphology of these coatings was compared using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging data. Overall, the ionic liquid-mediated sol- gel coatings had more porous morphologies than the sol-gel coatings prepared without ionic liquid. The PDMS andBMPO sol-gel coatings prepared with ionic liquid in the sol solution provided enhanced extraction sensitivity reflected in higher preconcentration effects and lower detection limits than the sol- gel coatings prepared without the ionic liquid. The polar IL-mediated BMPO sol- gel sorbent was further investigated by exploring the extraction profile and thermal stability of these coatings. A further application of ionic liquid-mediated sol-gel sorbents could be as stationary phases in a microchip-based separation system. Towards this goal, microfluidic channels were fabricated in glass substrates using microelectromechanical engineering. Spiral and serpentine channels were etched in Pyrex and fused silica wafers using wet and deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) techniques. Microfabrication protocols such as the use of hard mask and etching times were investigated for both techniques. DRIE produced microfluidic channels that had an etch quality that was superior to wet etched channels. Thus, the ultimate microchip-based separation system should by fabricated using DRIE.

In solution, the environment around the solute is determined solely by the solvent molecules, which are present closer to the solute. This interaction between solute and solvent shell is very crucial for equilibrium structure and reactivity of the solute. In the thesis, first we have investigated control of solvent polarity on the excited structure of 2,2,2 trifluroacetophenone and later effect of electronic excitation on the solvent shell organization has been described. It has been reported in literature that the lowest energy triplet configuration of 2,2,2 trifluroacetophenone corresponds to n,π* state. There are some other reports in favor of the probable existence of 2,2,2 trifluroacetophenone in n,π* lowest triplet state. Thus, transient absorption and time resolved resonance Raman spectroscopic methods have been used along with theoretical calculations to investigate the discrepancy in the assignment of the lowest triplet state configuration It has been observed that the lowest triplet state of 2,2,2 trifluroacetophenone is indeed nπ* and there is a solvent polarity induced change in triplet state energy ordering and structure changes. The absorption spectrum of hydrated electron is broad and structureless. So, it was though that the broadening feature could be attributed to homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening. Transient resonance Raman spectrum of the water bending mode in presence of hydrated electron has been recorded at different excitation wavelengths. Interestingly, it has been observed that, peak position of water bending mode in presence of hydrated electron alters with change of excitation wavelength. A model has been proposed based on the experimental data.

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It has long been recognized that course and efficiency of a chemical reaction is largely mediated by the short-lived transient species (excited state or radicals) which are formed as reactive intermediates during a chemical reaction. Subtle changes not only in the bonding and electronic distributions but also in the conformations and geometries of these intermediates have a dramatic influence on the reactivity. A detailed understanding of the structural and dynamical aspects of electronic excited states is therefore essential towards unraveling photoinduced natural processes and for designing novel photonic materials. Time-resolved techniques have been widely used to study the transient species (or intermediates) formed during photochemical and photophysical reactions for better understanding of the reaction mechanism and dynamics. Time-resolved absorption spectroscopy is a promising tool to study the temporal dynamics and the kinetics of photophysical processes. But the absorption spectra of species in solution usually consist of broad spectral band revealing little or no information about the structure of the transient species under investigation. Time-resolved resonance Raman (TR3) spectroscopy, on the other hand, is a potential sensitive modality, which not only allows one to study the dynamics but also provides the vibrational structure of the transient species of interest in microsecond to picosecond time scale. Moreover, by choosing the wavelength of excitation one can selectively probe the particular transient species from a complex molecular system especially a biological molecule. Thioxanthone (TX) is well known for its dramatic solvatochromic behavior and has drawn enormous attention in the recent years. The objective of present thesis has been to understand the solvent-induced structural changes on the lowest excited triplet state of TX and its derivatives. We have primarily employed nanosecond TR3 spectroscopy, a pump-probe technique, to investigate structure of the lowest excited triplet state. Transient absorption experiments have also been carried out to study the excited electronic states. In order to substantiate our experimental findings and also to get more insight into the triplet-state structure, we have performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The polarizable continuum solvation model has been employed to account for the solvent effect into the computation. Time dependent (TD) -DFT calculations have also been performed to get the energy and the structure of the excited states. The present thesis has been divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 gives brief literature review on photochemistry and photophysics of TX and the introduction to the TR3 technique. In this chapter we have briefly introduced key concepts which form the basis of the thesis. Chapter 2 covers the experimental and theoretical methodologies used in the present thesis work. The major components of the TR3 spectrometer as well as the important technical aspect of the TR3 technique have been discussed in detail. In the section of the theoretical method, basic concepts of the computational method, density functional theory and key concepts related to the solvation are briefly discussed. Chapter 3 focuses on a systematic vibrational study of the ground and lowest triplet states of TX. TR3 experiments have been carried out and the observed vibrational frequencies have been assigned. It has been observed that electronic excitation distorts the molecule, enabling the increased electron delocalization in the central ring keeping the ground state symmetry intact. The largest structural reorganization is observed in the central ring of TX, consisting of an oxygen atom. Normal mode analyses show that the normal mode composition is significantly influenced by the electronic excitation. The C=C stretching and C=O stretching modes are coupled to a greater extent in the triplet state as compared to the ground state. In the ground state, the two high-frequency modes can be assigned almost exclusively to the C=O stretching and C=C stretching, whereas in the triplet state, both of these coordinates have comparable contributions to the two totally symmetric modes. Chapter 4 deals with a very unique observation of simultaneous detection of two triplets. This is the first time when two triplet states have been simultaneously deleted using TR3 experiments. We have performed TR3 experiments in wide variety of solvents differing in their polarities and hydrogen atom donor abilities. The transient Raman signal has been observed from both n - π∗ and π - π∗ triplet states simultaneously. The population ratio of the two triplet states has been found to be dependent on the solvent polarity. Additionally, the excitation wavelength study has revealed that the relative ratios of the transient Raman peaks (assigned to two different triplet states) change with the excitation wavelength. Our claim of simultaneous detection of two triplets has been reconfirmed by triplet quenching experiments carried out at different temperature. It has also been observed that the CO bond length is very sensitive to the solvent polarity and specific interactions play an important role in determining the structure of lowest triplet-state. In Chapter 5, we focus on the understanding of the effect of chlorine substitution on the lowest excited triplet state of TX. TR3 spectroscopy has been used as an experimental tool to study the vibrational structure of 2-chlorothioxanthone (CTX). TR3 results indicate the coexistence of two lowest triplet states in the thermal equilibrium akin to the parent compound. The above observation has been further substantiated by probe wavelength dependent study. The configuration of the T1 state has been assigned to π – π∗, whereas the T2 state has been ascribed as n - π∗. The population ratio of 3n - π∗ to 3 π - π ∗ triplet states has been found to be more for CTX as compared to TX which has been substantiated by the flash photolysis experiments. Chapter 6 highlights the influence of solvent effect on lowest triplet state structure of CTX. Transient absorption spectroscopy has been employed to understand the triplet state electronic structure; whereas solvent induced changes in the structure of the lowest triplet state have been studied using TR3 spectroscopy. Time-resolved absorption measurements show that solvent polarity has dramatic dependence on the wavelength of T1 - Tn absorption maximum. A good correlation between the wavelength of T1 - Tn absorption maximum and ET(30) value of the solvent is observed. TR3 experiments carried out in solvents of varying polarities indicate that the contribution of n - π∗ character to the lowest excited triplet state increases with the increase in the solvent polarity. Both transient absorption and TR3 studies reveal that specific solvent effect is more pronounced in comparison to the nonspecific solvent effect. Chapter 7 of the thesis deals with the study on the triplet state structure and solvent effect on 2-trifluoromethyl Thioxanthone. Flash photolysis in tandem with TR3 spectroscopy has been employed to understand both the electronic and the vibrational structures of this pharmaceutically important thioxanthone derivative. Experiments have also been carried out in solvents of varying polarities to study solvent-induced changes in the triplet-state electronic spectra. We have observed the coexistence of two lowest triplet states alike the parent compound. The T1 state has been assigned to π - π∗ state, whereas n - π∗ configuration has been attributed to the T2 state. The wavelength of triplet-triplet absorption maximum of the lowest triplet state has been found to be sensitive to the solvent polarity and good correlation has been observed with the ET(30) value. The transient Raman results indicate that the CF3 substitution leads to increase in the population ratio of n - π∗ and π - π ∗ triplet states. Finally, Chapter 8 contains overall summary of the thesis and future directions of the present investigation.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This work presents the synthesis of 41 succinimides, 24 pyrrolidinones and 8 tetrazoles, all presenting unprecedented chemical structure, except for the succinimide 3-ethoxy-1-methylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione. These compounds were synthesized by cyclization reactions of β-cyanocarboxylic acids of general formula HO2CCH(R1)CH(OR)CN, where R/R1 = Et/H (9), -(CH2)2- (10), -(CH2)3- (11), Et/Me (12), i-Pr/H (13), s-Bu/H (14), i-Pr/Me (15), s-Bu/Me (16), with amine derivatives or sodium azide. Initially NR2-substituted 3-ethoxypyrrolidine-2,5-diones were obtained from the cyclization of 3-ethoxy-3-cyanopropanoic acid 9 with a series of amine derivatives of general formula NH2R2, where R2 = -CH2-2-Py (17a), -CH2-3-Py (17b), -CH2-4-Py (17c), -CH2C6H5 (17d), -(CH2)2C6H5 (17e), -(CH2)2NMe2 (17f), -(CH2)2NEt2 (17g), Me (17h), Et (17i), Pr (17j), i-Pr (17k), allyl (17l), -(CH2)2OH (17m), -(CH2)3OH (17n), - CH2CH(OH)Me (17o), -CH(CH2OH)Et (17p), -CH(CH2OH)i-Pr (17q), -CH(CH2OH)i-Bu (17r), -CH(CH2OH)s-Bu (17s), -CH(CH2OH)Bn (17t), -CH2CO2H (17u) e - CH2CONH2 (17v). When the cyclization reaction were carried out with diamines of structure NH2(CH2)nNH2, where n = 1, 2 ou 3, the corresponding 1,1 -(alkyldiyl)bis(3- ethoxypyrrolidine-2,5-diones) were obtained. In addition, the reaction of 2-cyanotetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid 10 with amines 17a-p, furnished a series of NR2- substituted 2,3,3a,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-c]-5H-pyrrol-4,6-diones in good yields. In sequence, 4-ethoxy-5-hydroxypyrrolidin-2-ones and 6-hydroxy-3,3a,6,6atetrahydro- 2H-furo[2,3-c]-5H-pyrrol-4-ones were synthesized by regioselective reduction of 3-ethoxypyrrolidine-2,5-diones and 2,3,3a,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-c]-5Hpyrrol- 4,6-diones, previously obtained, by reaction of acids 9 and 10 with selected nucleophiles 17a-l. The reduction reactions were performed using sodium borohydride as reducing agent and, in general, the hydroxylated products were obtained with high diastereoselectivity. Finally, [2 + 3] cycloaddition reaction between β-cyanocarboxylic acids 9-16 with sodium azide, catalyzed by zinc chloride, were carried out furnishing a series of 5-substituted 1-H tetrazoles, where R/R1 = Et/H, -(CH2)2-, -(CH2)3-, Et/Me, i-Pr/H, s- Bu/H, i-Pr/Me, s-Bu/Me. / Este trabalho apresenta a síntese de 41 succinimidas, 24 pirrolidinonas e 8 tetrazóis, todos apresentando estrutura química inédita, com exceção da succinimida 3-etóxi-1-metilpirrolidina-2,5-diona. Os compostos mensionados foram sintetizados a partir de reações de ciclização dos ácidos β-cianocarboxílicos de fórmula geral HO2CCH(R1)CH(OR)CN, onde R/R1 = Et/H (9), -(CH2)2- (10), -(CH2)3- (11), Et/Me (12), i-Pr/H (13), s-Bu/H (14), i-Pr/Me (15), s-Bu/Me (16), com derivados amínicos ou azida de sódio. Inicialmente 3-etoxipirrolidina-2,5-dionas NR2-substituídas foram obtidas a partir da ciclização do ácido 3-etóxi-3-cianopropanóico 9 com uma série de derivados amínicos de fórmula NH2R2, sendo R2 = -CH2-2-Py (17a), -CH2-3-Py (17b), -CH2-4-Py (17c), -CH2C6H5 (17d), -(CH2)2C6H5 (17e), -(CH2)2NMe2 (17f), -(CH2)2NEt2 (17g), Me (17h), Et (17i), Pr (17j), i-Pr (17k), alil (17l), -(CH2)2OH (17m), -(CH2)3OH (17n), -CH2CH(OH)Me (17o), -CH(CH2OH)Et (17p), -CH(CH2OH)i-Pr (17q), - CH(CH2OH)i-Bu (17r), -CH(CH2OH)s-Bu (17s), -CH(CH2OH)Bn (17t), -CH2CO2H (17u) e -CH2CONH2 (17v). Quando empregadas nas reações de ciclização diaminas de estrutura NH2(CH2)nNH2, onde n = 1, 2 ou 3, foram obtidas as respectivas 1,1 - (alquildiil)bis(3-etoxipirrolidina-2,5-dionas). Em adição, 2,3,3a,6a-tetraidrofuro[2,3-c]-5H-pirrol-4,6-dionas NR2-substituídas foram obtidas quando empregado o ácido 2-cianotetraidrofuran-3-óico 10 nas reações de ciclização com os derivados amínicos 17a-p. Em sequência, 4-etóxi-5-hidroxipirrolidin-2-onas e 6-hidróxi-3,3a,6,6atetraidro- 2H-furo[2,3-c]-5H-pirrol-4-onas foram sintetizadas através da redução regiosseletiva das respectivas succinimidas 3-etoxipirrolidina-2,5-dionas e 2,3,3a,6atetraidrofuro[ 2,3-c]-5H-pirrol-4,6-dionas anteriormente obtidas pela reação dos ácidos 9 ou 10 com os nucleófilos selecionados 17a-l. As reações de redução foram realizadas utilizando boroidreto de sódio como agente redutor e, em geral, os produtos hidroxilados foram obtidos com alta diastereosseletividade. Finalmente foi realizada reação de cicloadição [2+3] da série de ácidos β- cianocarboxílicos 9-16 com azida de sódio e catálise de cloreto de zinco. As reações forneceram como produtos uma série de tetrazóis 1H-5-substituídos, onde R/R1 = Et/H, -(CH2)2-, -(CH2)3-, Et/Me, i-Pr/H, s-Bu/H, i-Pr/Me, s-Bu/Me.