Chapter I deals with novel approaches for α-amino acids. This chapter has been divided into three sections. Section A describes the synthesis of α-amino acids via the Beckmann rearrangement of carboxyl-protected β-keto acid oximes. The synthesis of α-amino acids using the Beckmann rearrangement involves the preparation of the Z-oxime and efficient protection of the carboxyl group. Various 2-substituted benzoylacetic acids were synthesized, in which the carboxyl function was masked as a 2,4,10-trioxaadamantane unit (an orthoacetate), and were converted to their oximes (Scheme 1).1 The oximes were converted to the their mesylates, which underwent the Beckmann rearrangement with basic Al2O3 in refluxing CHCl3. The corresponding 2-substituted-N-benzoyl-α-amino orthoacetates were obtained in excellent overall yields. In Section B, the synthesis of α-amino acids via the Hofmann rearrangement of carboxyl-protected malonamic acids is described. The Hofmann rearrangement involves the migration of the alkyl moiety of the amide onto the N-centre. Various 2-substituted malonamic acids (malonic acid mono amides) were synthesized with the carboxyl group masked as a 2,4,10¬trioxaadamantane unit (an orthoacetate). These underwent the Hofmann rearrangement with phenyliodoso acetate and KOH/MeOH (Scheme 2). The resulting (N-methoxycarbonyl)¬trioxaadmantylmethylamines (carbamates) were formed in yields > 90%, and are α-amino acids with both carboxyl and amino protection.2 In Section C, an approach to chiral amino acids via the reductive amination of ketones, involving the hydride reduction of 1-(S)-phenethyl amine derived Schiff bases of C-protected α¬keto acids is described. An efficient synthesis of α-amino acids has thus been developed in high diastereoselectivity. Various 1-acyl-2,4,10-trioxaadamantanes were prepared from the corresponding 1-methoxycarbonyl derivatives, via conversion to the N-acylpiperidine derivative followed by reaction with a Grignard reagent in refluxing THF (Scheme 3). These α-keto orthoformates were converted to corresponding imines with 1-(S)-phenethyl amine (TiCl4/Et3N/toluene/reflux), the Schiff bases being reduced with NaBH4 (MeOH/0 °C) to the corresponding 1-(S)-phenethyl N-alkylamines (diastereomeric excess by NMR ~ 90:10).3 Hydrogenolysis of the phenethyl group (Pd-C/H2/MeOH) finally led to the (aminoalkyl)trioxaadamantanes, which are chiral C-protected α-amino acids, in excellent overall yields. Here a mild, inexpensive and efficient hydride reducing agent for the reductive amination of α-keto acids has been developed. Chapter II deals with the enantioselective synthesis of piperidines and its applications in the synthesis of piperidine alkaloids.4 This chapter has been divided into two sections. In Section A, the enantioselective synthesis of 2-substituted piperidines and its applications in the synthesis of (R)-(-)-coniine and (R)-(+)-anatabine are described. Various N-tert-butylsulfinyl imines were synthesized, which upon allyl Grignard addition followed by N-allylation gave the diallyl compound with good diastereoselectivity (Scheme 4). The diallyl compound underwent ring closing metathesis with Grubbs’ first generation catalyst and subsequent reduction of the double bond with H2-Pd/C, furnished N-sulfinyl-2-susbstituted piperidines. Using this methodology (R)¬(-)-coniine hydrochloride and (R)-(+)-anatabine were synthesized. In Section B, the enantioselective synthesis of (S)-tert-butyl 2-(2¬hydroxyethyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate and its elaboration to the synthesis of (S)-(+)-δ-coniceine and (S)-(+)-pelletierine are described. The (S)-tert-butyl 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperidine-1¬carboxylate is a synthon used for the synthesis of various 2-substituted piperidine natural products. Using the above methodology (S)-tert-butyl 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperidine-1¬carboxylate was synthesized starting from (S)-(+)-2-methyl-2-propanesulfinamide and 3¬(benzyloxy)propanal (Scheme 5). This alcohol was further elaborated to furnish two piperidine alkaloids (S)-(+)-pelletierine and (S)-(+)-δ-coniceine. Scheme 5. Enantioselective synthesis of (S)-tert-butyl 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperidine-1¬carboxylate, (S)-(+)-pelletierine and (S)-(+)-δ-coniceine. Chapter III deals with the formation of barbituric acid in an aprotic medium and related mechanistic studies. The generally accepted mechanism for the formation of barbituric acid involves the nucleophilic attack of urea anion on diethyl malonate.5 This is debatable for at least two reasons: (1) the normally employed base, sodium ethoxide, is too weak to deprotonate urea and (2) diethyl malonate is more acidic than urea, so the initial deprotonation by base has to be from diethyl malonate. When diethyl malonate (DEM) enolate was treated with urea in DMF, barbituric acid was formed in 61% yield. The reaction was also extended to several 2-substituted DEM derivatives, the corresponding substituted barbituric acids being formed in reasonable yields. The reaction between diethyl 2-(ethoxycarbonyl)malonate and urea, with potassium carbonate in refluxing ethanol, led to the formation of barbituric acid. This is apparently facilitated by hydrogen bonding involving the enolate oxygen atom, which renders one of the carbonyl groups relatively electrophilic (Scheme 6). Meldrum’s acid failed to react with urea, despite its greater acidity, indicating that the reaction requires the formation of the E from of the s-trans enolate ion, in which the hydrogen bonding interaction and nucleophilic attack can occur in concert. Scheme 6. Proposed transition state for formation of Barbituric acid. Chapter IV deals with an improved Erlenmeyer synthesis with 5-thiazolone and catalytic manganese (II) acetate for aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. A serious limitation to the classical Erlenmeyer reaction is that it generally fails in the case of aliphatic aldehydes. This chapter describes a convenient approach to this problem that extends the scope of the Erlenmeyer synthesis. The present study was aimed at developing milder conditions for the synthesis of 4¬arylidene and alkylidenethioazlactones. Thus, N-(thiobenzoyl)glycine was treated with DCC in DCM at room temperature for 10 min., according to a reported procedure, to form the thioazlactone.6 The same reaction mixture was treated with catalytic Mn(II) acetate and an equivalent of an aromatic aldehyde, to furnish the corresponding 4-arylidenethioazlactones in good yields. The scope of the reaction was extended to alphatic aldehydes also under similar reaction conditions, to obtain the 4-alkylidene thioazlactones in good to moderate yields (Scheme 7). Scheme 7. The Erlenmeyer synthesis with 5-thiazolone and manganese acetate. (for figures & structural formula pl refer pdf file)

Bien que les statines forment la classe d'hypolipidémiants la plus utilisée, une toxicité musculaire a été reportée, pouvant ainsi provoquer l’apparition d’une myopathie. Dans la première partie, nous avons montré chez l’Homme et l’animal que les statines inhibent directement la chaine respiratoire mitochondriale, et induisent la production de radicaux libres dérivés de l’oxygène (RLO), qui active les voies apoptotiques dans les muscles glycolytiques, alors que les muscles oxydatifs ne sont pas atteints. Nous avons ensuite montré in vitro que le stress réducteur peut engendrer une oxydation mitochondriale, pouvant conduire à une activation de la voie de biogenèse mitochondriale. De plus l’augmentation du contenu mitochondrial induite a permis de protéger les cellules contre l’apoptose induite par les statines. Enfin, nous avons montré in vivo que l’induction des voies de biogenèse mitochondriale est nécessaire à la tolérance des statines dans les muscles oxydatifs. En conclusion, le phénotype mitochondrial, tant au niveau quantitatif que qualitatif, semble être un facteur clé dans l’apparition de la myopathie aux statines. / Although statins are the most prescribed class of lipid-lowering agents, adverse muscular toxicity has been reported, which can lead to the appearance of a myopathy. In the first part, we showed in Humans and animals that statins inhibit directly the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), that trigger apoptotic pathways in glycolytic skeletal muscles, whereas oxidative muscles are not impaired. We then showed in vitro that reductive stress can provoke mitochondrial oxidation, that could lead to an activation of mitochondrial biogenesis pathways. Moreover, the consequent increase in mitochondrial content enabled to protect cells against statin-induced apoptosis. Finally, we showed in vivo that the induction of mitochondrial biogenesis is necessary for statin tolerance in oxidative skeletal muscles. In conclusion, mitochondrial phenotype, both quantitatively and qualitatively, seems to be a key factor in the appearance of statin myopathy.

The biological activity of the pharmaceutical drugs often depends on how it fits with a receptor making stereochemistry a key component. Selective reactions can limit or avoid the mixture of enantiomers obtained. One such reaction is the selective reduction of a carbon-carbon double bond in the presence of a carbonyl. Although efficient, current asymmetric synthesis methods have limitations such as harsh reaction conditions, the high costs of chiral catalysts and the toxicity of the metal-based catalysts. Catalysts derived from small organic molecules have become an attractive alternative which have been explored more rigorously in recent years. Using a BINOL-derived boro-phosphate catalyst, we have developed a methodology that selectively reduces the carbon-carbon double bond of linear α, β-unsaturated ketones, exclusively giving the corresponding saturated ketone. To the best of our knowledge, this reaction is the first of its kind to accomplish this transformation and results give high yields of >93% and enantioselectivities >90% at room temperature. Furthermore, the products of this novel reaction can be subjected to a choice electrophile, in example benzaldehyde, to afford diastereoselective tertiary alcohol products with enantioselectivities of >88% and diastereoselectivities of up to 99:1.

Cette thèse décrit le développement d’une gamme d’inhibiteurs de la protéase du VIH-1 et d’un oligomère bio-mimétique comportant en leur sein une ou plusieurs interactions réversibles entre une amine tertiaire et un carbonyle, appelée interaction NCO. Cette interaction est favorisée en milieu fortement protique polaire comme les milieux aqueux.Ces travaux ont permis de mettre au point une synthèse modulaire qui a donné lieu à l’obtention de 7 nouveaux candidats à l’inhibition de la protéase du VIH-1. Les modifications de synthèse ont notamment permis de travailler à de plus grandes échelles et d’apporter une grande versatilité à cette synthèse. Les candidats obtenus ont alors été testés in vitro et in cellulo avec une nouvelle méthode en collaboration avec Lorena Martinez et Pierre Falson, de l’Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines (IBCP). Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons élaboré une nouvelle stratégie de synthèse d’un oligomère bio-mimétique. Plusieurs monomères et voies de synthèse ont été explorés et un tétramère a pu être isolé. Malheureusement, certains obstacles, notamment issus de la purification, ont limités les quantités obtenues ce qui n’a pas permis de pousser l’étude comportementale de ces oligomères. Les travaux présentés ici sont ceux de l’optimisation de la synthèse et des perspectives concernant ce sujet. Enfin ce manuscrit détaille le développement d’un nouveau procédé de synthèse permettant l’obtention de dérivés du 1,4,7-triazacyclononane présentant un motif de N-substitutions 2Ra/Rb, travail ayant abouti au dépôt d’un brevet. / This thesis relates the research performed on the design and synthesis of a new type of HIV-1 protease inhibitors and a new archetype of a bio-mimetic foldamer based on an unusual interaction, the NCO interaction. This interaction occurs between a tertiary amine and a carbonyl group in highly polar and protic media, such as aqueous media. The first half of my work focused on the development of a modular synthesis towards candidates for the inhibition of HIV-1 protease. This research enabled us to work on large scale and to be able to modify at will most of the candidates’ functions. Seven new inhibitors were isolated and tested in vitro and in cellulo with an original method, in collaboration with Lorena Martinez and Pierre Falson, from the Institute of Biology and Chemistry of Proteins (IBCP). The second half of my work was dedicated to the design of a new backbone for a bio-mimetic oligomer. A few strategies were explored and a monomer was chosen to be oligomerized. The coupling enabled the isolation of a tetramer. Unfortunately, serious purification issues limited the quantity of the previous tetramer and no foldamer study could be performed. The work presented here are the synthesis’ optimization and the perspectives to overcome the purification issues. In addition, a new process for the synthesis 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes displaying a 2Ra/Rb N-substitution pattern was developed from diethylenetriamine in only four steps. This work was patented during this PhD.

Ces dernières années, la notion de Développement Durable a bouleversé la recherche académique etindustrielle dans le domaine de la chimie. L’utilisation de matières premières issues des ressources renouvelables en constitue l’un des aspects les plus marquants. De même, le développement de procédés originaux, qui s’appuient sur des systèmes catalytiques recyclables, des transformations chimiques innovantes et de nouveaux solvants plus respectueux de l’environnement font l’objet d’un intérêt croissant, en raison des gains environnementaux et économiques. Les travaux de recherche décrits dans cette thèse s’inscrivent dans ce contexte et présentent la mise au point de nouvelles voies d’accès aux éthers de glycérol, des molécules à haute valeur ajoutée. Plusieurs procédés originaux ont été développés en utilisant le glycérol comme substrat biosourcé issu de l’industrie oléo-chimique. Ainsi, l’alkylation réductrice d’acides carboxyliques avec le glycérol en présence de palladium sur charbon et d’une résine acide a permis de préparer une variété de 1-Oalkyléthersde glycérol. Une procédure alternative a été développée à partir des huiles végétales et des esters méthyliques, par transestérification puis réduction de l’ester intermédiaire sous hydrogénation catalytique. Ensuite, un procédé d’alkylation déshydrogénante de dérivés de la cyclohexanone avec le glycérol a donné un nouvel accès aux 1-O-aryléthers de glycérol et a été étendu aux éthers et aux amines aromatiques. Enfin, de nouveaux solvants aprotiques dérivés du glycérol ont été synthétisés par une catalyse de transfert de phase. En particulier, la toxicité du 1,2,3-triméthoxypropane ainsi que son utilisation dans des transformations chimiques comme nouveau solvant ont été évaluées. / In recent years, sustainable development brought unprecedented changes in industrial and academic researches. The use of raw materials from renewable resources is one of the most outstanding aspects of these changes. The development of original processes, with recyclable catalytic systems, new chemical transformations as well as new solvents with a lower environmental impact are of growing interest, because of environmental and economical profits. The research work described in this thesisis focused on the development of new accesses to glyceryl ethers as high value added coumpounds.Thus, several processes were developed by using glycerol as accessible and bio-based starting material from the oleochemical industry. First, we found a benign and eco-friendly process for the synthesis of1-O-alkyl glyceryl ethers by catalytic reductive alkylation of carboxylic acids with a recyclable catalytic system associating palladium on carbon and an acid ion exchange resin. A second two steps procedure was also developed when starting from a vegetable oil or a methyl ester, which was transesterified to the corresponding monoglyceride followed by its reduction by catalytic hydrogenation. We report also a straight forward and palladium catalyzed dehydrogenative alkylation of cyclohexanone derivatives with alcohols, including glycerol, and amines in order to prepare avariety or aryl ethers and aryl amines. Finally, we prepared new aprotic and glycerol-based solvents bya solvent-free phase-transfer catalysis. In particular, the toxicity of 1,2,3-trimethoxypropane and its utilization as alternative solvent in chemical transformations was evaluated.

Le travail de recherche concerne l'utilisation de catalyseurs à base de métaux de transition: ruthénium, iridium, cobalt, argent, pour la transformation de substrats bio-sourcés renouvelables en produits à valeur ajoutée pour l'industrie chimique et l'énergie. La transformation par transfert d'hydrogène de l'acide lévulinique en γ-valérolactone a d'abord été développée avec de nouveaux catalyseurs du ruthénium et de l'iridium porteurs d'un ligand dipyridylamine et d'un chlorure en utilisant l'acide formique comme source d'hydrogène. Puis de nouveaux catalyseurs zwitterioniques de type ruthénium et iridium(sulfato)(dipyridylamine) ont été préparés et ils ont conduit aux meilleures productivités observées pour la réduction de l'acide lévulinique en γ-valérolactone par hydrogénation directe. Sur la base des excellentes performances des complexes iridium(sulfato)dans des processus de réduction, l'amination réductrice de l'acide lévulinique et de l'acide o-formylbenzoïque a été réalisée et a permis la synthèse efficace de dérivés de type pyrrolidones, en particulier à partir d'amines primaires encombrées. La déshydrogénation sélective de l'acide formique dans des conditions douces sans additif en milieu aqueux ou en absence de solvant a été développée avec les mêmes types de catalyseurs de l'iridium porteurs du ligand modifié diméthylaminodipyridylamine. Finalement, une méthode d'hydrogénation douce de cétones a été mise en évidence en présence d'un système catalytique à base de nanoparticules d'argent générées in situ. Ce système catalytique permet d'obtenir de bonnes efficacité et sélectivité vis-à-vis d'autre groupement fonctionnels. / This research work deals with the use of catalysts based on transition metals, such as ruthenium, iridium, cobalt, silver for transformations of renewable bio-based substrates to valuable products for applications in chemical industry and energy. The transfer hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with novel ruthenium- and iridium(dipyridylamine)chloride complexes using formic acid as hydrogen source was first developed. Then, novel zwitterionic ruthenium and iridium(sulfato)(dipyridylamine) catalysts were prepared, which displayed the highest turnover numbers reported for the reduction of levulinic acid into γ valerolactone using H₂ as hydrogen source. Based on the high catalytic performance of the iridium(sulfato)complexes in reduction processes, the efficient reductive amination of levulinic acid and o formylbenzoic acid, in particular with bulky primary amines, for the synthesis of pyrrolidone derivatives was disclosed. The selective dehydrogenation of formic acid under mild conditions in aqueous media or neat conditions without using an organic additive has been developed using iridium catalysts of the same family equipped with a modified dimethylaminodipyridylamineas ligand. Finally, an unprecedented hydrogenation of ketones in the presence of in situ generated silvernanoparticleswas discovered. High efficacy and functional group selectivity have been achieved in most cases.

Les cycles azotés font partie intégrante de la vie sur Terre. Cette thématique est transcrite dans les travaux de cette thèse à travers les tétrazoles et les morpholines. Les morpholines sont des azacycles saturés possédant de nombreuses propriétés physico-chimiques et structurales intéressantes, ce qui en fait un motif de choix en chimie médicinale. L'essor des morpholines est d'autant plus important que les industries pharmaceutiques tendent à limiter l'utilisation de cycles insaturés au profit de motifs permettant des structures plus complexes et occupant les trois dimensions de l'espace. Ainsi, le développement de nouvelles voies d'accès aux morpholines est contemporain. La contribution présentée dans ce manuscrit s'appuie sur la réduction de tétrazoles oxabicycliques par des hydrures. Le mécanisme du clivage réductif du tétrazole en amine a par ailleurs été étudié et élucidé. Les cyanamides forment un groupement fonctionnel intéressant grâce à leur nature électronique ambivalente. Elles sont de plus en plus utilisées en chimie médicinale en tant qu'inhibiteurs covalents. Alors que les cyanamides ont été découvertes à l'aube de la chimie organique, leurs synthèses ont traditionnellement eu recours à des sources de cyanure, composé extrêmement toxique. La métallation en position 5 des tétrazoles 1-substitués permet d'induire la rétrocyclisation spontanée conduisant à l'expulsion d'une molécule de diazote et d'un sel de cyanamidure. Ce sel a pu être isolé ou alkylé in situ, offrant une nouvelle voie d'accès aux cyanamides sans source de cyanure. Les cyanamides ainsi obtenues ont pu être diversifiées en amidines par addition d'organolithiens. La Polygonapholine est un alcaloïde contenant une morpholine 2,6-disubstituée isolé en 1997. La structure rapportée est probablement erronée et seule une synthèse en laboratoire peut confirmer son exactitude. Ainsi, la première synthèse totale de ce produit naturel a été débutée et est présentée dans le dernier chapitre de ce manuscrit. / Nitrogen-containing rings are core entities in the living world. This theme is conveyed in the manuscript through tetrazoles and morpholines. Morpholines are saturated azacycles possessing numerous physico-chemical and structural properties, which makes them a motif of interest in medicinal chemistry. The impact of morpholines is even more important as pharmaceutical industries try to avoid overuse of unsaturated rings in favor of saturated motifs that allow for more complex structures in the three dimensions. Therefore, development of new methods to access morpholines is an ongoing activity in many laboratories. The approach presented herein relies on the hydride reduction of oxabicyclic tetrazoles to morpholines. A detailed mechanism of the reductive cleavage of the tetrazole unit is presented. Cyanamides are endowed with an ambident electronic character that adds value to this functional group. They are widely used in drug design as covalent inhibitors. Even though cyanamides were discovered in late 19th century, their synthesis has traditionally relied on the cyanation of amines using toxic cyanide reagents. 1-Substituted 5-metalotetrazoles undergo rapid cycloreversion releasing dinitrogen and forming N-metalated cyanamide salts. The salts can be isolated or alkylated in situ, providing a new method for accessing cyanamides without the use of cyanide reagents. The obtained cyanamides could be subjected to an addition reaction with organolithium reagents, thereby yielding novel amidines. The alkaloid Polygonapholine is a 2,6-disubstituted morpholine isolated in 1997. The reported structure has never been confirmed, nor has the natural product been synthesized in the laboratory. Efforts towards its total synthesis and stereochemical confirmation is presented in the last chapter of the thesis.

This master thesis is focused on groundwater remediation of chlorinated ethylenes and methanes in the area of chemical factory Spolchemie in the Czech Republic, Ústí nad Labem city. For these purposes nano zero valent iron particles were used. For the remediation two separate applications of different types of particles together in suspension with tracer (lithium chloride), were carried out. The results from the first application were evaluated by the supervisor of this thesis and are briefly summarized and discussed together with the second application which was evaluated by the author of this thesis. Second application of particles was carried out in October 2015 and observed for 424 days. Observation consisted of monitoring of groundwater level, physical-chemical parameters and collection of water samples for the analysis of concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons, their degradation products and several chosen ions. Nanoiron particles had the assumed effect onto the physical-chemical parameters and reduction of contamination. The application of tracer had proven the expected groundwater flow and made a possibility to distinguish between the process of reductive dehalogenation and dilution caused by the injected water, the dilution did not exceeded 5 % in most monitored points. Other...

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Synthesis of monosubstituted β-cyclodextrin derivatives for medicinal applications Abstract This thesis is focused on preparation of a set of β-cyclodextrin derivatives with potential use as scaffolds for a construction of novel MRI contrast agents. Firstly, the skeleton of native β-CD was selectively persubstituted at possitions 6 and equipped with azide functions. Per-6-azido-β-CD was then monosubstituted on secondary face of the macrocycle. (E)-cinnamylbromide and propargylbromide were chosen as suitable reagents. The monosubstitution reaction afforded two types of regioisomers, substituted at position 2I -O- or 3I -O-. These regioisomers were sucessfully separated via preparative column chromatography after peracetylation of all free hydroxyl groups. 2I -O-, 3I -O-formylmethyl- and 3I -O- karboxymethyl- analogues were prepared by oxidative transformation of cinnamyl group. Finally the usability of the formylmethyl- derivative for covalent binding with suitable substrate via reductive amination was confirmed. Keywords: cyclodextrins, monosubstitution, cinnamyl, propargyl, formylmethyl, carboxymethyl, reductive amination, MRI, contrast agents