The importance of fluorinated organic molecules has grown over the last 50 years, particularly in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Therefore the development of new methods for fluorination is a very attractive research area. In Chapter 1, the properties and impact of the fluorine atom on organic molecules are overviewed. Existing electrophilic and nucleophilic fluorination methods are reviewed, and new developments in asymmetric fluorination are discussed. The emergence of the Prins fluorination reaction as a side product in BF₃.OEt₂ catalysed processes has been investigated as a synthesis method in Chapter 2. Indeed, it is possible to form 4-fluorotetrahydropyrans with some diastereoselectivity from an allylic alcohol and an aldehyde with a stoichiometric amount of BF₃.OEt₂. During this study, formation of 4-fluoropiperidines from N-tosyl-4-butenylamine was achieved. Optimisation of reaction conditions was investigated such as the solvent, the reaction temperature and the influence of substituents on the alcohol and the aldehyde reagents. A ring-opening reaction of 4-fluoro-2-phenyltetrahydropyran was successfully performed. Both oxa-Prins and aza-Prins fluorination reactions were investigated under microwave conditions, allowing reduced reaction times, a process that had a minimum impact on the diastereoselectivity. Attempt to form γ-hydroxy-α-vinylfluorides by the reduction-fluorination of propargylic alcohols with aluminium hydride, or by Horner-Emmons reaction with diethyl (fluoromethyl)phosphonate are reported in Chapter 3. Unfortunately these approaches were unsuccessful in the preparation of γ-hydroxy-α-vinylfluorides. Attempts to fluorinate epoxides by α-lithiation and then treatment with electrophilic fluorination reagents gave encouraging results, but the products could not be purified and characterised due to an apparent instability.

An unexpected tricyclic ether formation instead of acetate addition to the double bond of a norbornene derivative aroused our interest to explore the mechanism of this reaction. Mechanistic studies showed that methylene diacetate (MDA) was formed in the stock solution (NBu4OAc + dichloromethane) and decomposed to formaldehyde under Lewis or Br&oslash / nsted acid conditions. Formaldehyde and olefin condensation (Prins reaction) clearly explains the formation of the unexpected product. Same methodology was then successfully applied to develop a one-step procedure for the synthesis of 3-chloro-3-arylpropanols, which are important starting materials for the synthesis of biologically active benzanilide derivatives. Styrenes were reacted with MDA in the presence of boron trifluoride to give the corresponding 3-chloro-3-arylpropanols in 36&amp / #8211 / 84% yield. The second part of the thesis involves kinetic resolution of 3-chloro-3-arylpropanols by lipase mediated acylation which are described for the first time. Acylation with the CCL provided the best enantioselectivity amongst the enzymes used. Enantiomerically enriched products with up to 78% ee were obtained after two successive lipase-mediated acylations. Different substituents on the aromatic ring and bromide, instead of chloride, at the benzylic position of the substrates were found to have no drastic influence on the enantioselectivity of the reaction. In the last part, easily available ferrocenyl substituted aziridinylmethanols (FAM) were complexed with nickel to catalyze the enantioselective diethylzinc addition to various enones with ee&amp / #8217 / s reaching 82%. The ligands can be recovered and used without losing their activity. The sense of asymmetric induction was found to be dependent on the configuration of the aziridine ring.

Les travaux exposés dans ce manuscrit s’articulent autour de l’élaboration de nouvelles plateformes pyridylalkylamines polyfonctionelles et chirales afin de permettre le développement d’un nouveau processus de réactions catalysées en cascade. La première partie de ce document décrit la synthèse de plateformes pyridylméthylamines (pma) portant des motifs chiraux et (thio)urées. La seconde partie traite de leur utilisation dans des réactions d’organocatalyse et de métallocatalyse asymétriques, puis dans des réactions catalysées en cascade séquencée. La troisième partie porte sur la synthèse de plateformes pyridyléthylamines (pea) via l’utilisation d’une réaction d’amination électrophile organocatalysée et une réaction de cyclisation de Prins. / The works described in this manuscript is dealing with the construction of new polyfunctional chiral pyridylmethylamine (pma) platforms in order to allow the development of new one-pot catalytic reaction sequences. The first part of this document focuses on the synthesis of pyridylméthylamine platforms carrying chiral motifs and (thio)ureas. The second part reports their use in asymmetric organocatalysis and metallocatalysis and then in catalyzed cascade reaction sequences. The third part deals with the synthesis of pyridyléthylamine (pea) platforms through an organocatalyzed electrophilic reaction followed by a Prins cyclisation.

Submitted by ANA KARLA PEREIRA RODRIGUES (anakarla_@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-01T12:29:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 4942842 bytes, checksum: f0ad011fa73c8b3eb2a49c98e8ca9de4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-01T12:29:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 4942842 bytes, checksum: f0ad011fa73c8b3eb2a49c98e8ca9de4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Currently several works have been developed in order to provide alternative routes for the synthesis of several organic compounds. These new protocols are generally aimed at obtaining softer and more eco-friendly reactive conditions, better yields and / or reactional times, and mechanistic studies, among others. This work consists of the study of synthesis routes of cyanohydrins and tetrahydropyrans, using lanthanide catalysts and ionic liquids, respectively. As cyanohydrins are products that can be transformed into important organic intermediates. They are obtained by the cyanosilylation of aldehydes reaction, which is synthetically viable only in the presence of a Lewis acid. In this work, the MOF [Eu2 (MELL)(H2O)6] was used as a heterogeneous catalyst in the cyanosilylation of aldehydes reaction. The catalytic assays were optimized using a thermally activated MOF in acetonitrile. Different aldehydes several structurally provided their respective cyanohydrins ranging from 1 to 6 hours and yields of 62 to 100%. The MOF was recycled in the addition reaction of TMSCN to 2-furfuraldehyde without loss of activity for five cycles. Tetrahydropyran rings (THP) are common in many natural products, so various strategies are being developed to synthesize them. In this work we also describe the study to obtain 2,4,6-trisubstituted tetrahydropyrans in a single step promoted by the ionic liquid (IL) BMIM][PF6] between the allyl bromide and aldehydes, through the Barbier-Prins reaction. The tests were performed under different conditions and optimized using 1: 4 benzaldehyde and allyl bromide. The use of IL [BMIM][PF6] provided THPs of various aldehydes in good yields ranging from 40% to 75% in 8 hours of reaction. In addition, IL [BMIM][PF6] was recovered and reused in the preparation of 4-bromo-2,6-diphenyl-tetrahydro-2H-pyran by up to 5 times without significant loss of yield of that product. The influence of the PF6- anion on the reaction between benzaldehyde and allyl bromide under the Barbier reaction conditions was investigated, as well as the influence of SnBr2 salt on the Prins cyclization reaction between homoallylic alcohol and benzaldehyde. The results show evidence that PF6- acts by accelerating the Barbier reaction and the excess of SnBr2 acts as Lewis acid in the Prins cyclization reaction. Subsequently, the use of KI in the reaction between benzaldehyde and allyl bromide was investigated, and it was found that depending on the ratio used between KI and SnBr2, the preferential formation of homoalyl alcohol or THP compound could occur. / Atualmente vários trabalhos têm sido desenvolvidos no intuito de possibilitar rotas alternativas para a síntese de diversos compostos orgânicos. Esses novos protocolos visam geralmente a obtenção de condições reacionais mais brandas e eco-amigáveis, melhores rendimentos e/ou tempos reacionais, estudos mecanísticos entre outros. Este trabalho consiste no estudo de rotas de síntese de cianoidrinas e tetraidropiranos, utilizando catalisadores de lantanídeos e líquidos iônicos, respectivamente. As cianoidrinas são substâncias que podem ser transformadas em intermediários orgânicos importantes. São geralmente obtidas através da reação de cianossililação de aldeídos, que é sinteticamente viável apenas na presença de um ácido de Lewis. Nesse trabalho, a MOF [Eu2(MELL)(H2O)6] foi utilizada como catalisador heterogêneo na reação de cianossililação de aldeídos. Os ensaios catalíticos foram otimizados utilizando a MOF ativada termicamente em acetonitrila. Diversos aldeídos estruturalmente diferentes forneceram suas respectivas cianoidrinas variando de 1 a 6 horas e com rendimentos de 62 a 100%. A MOF foi reciclada na reação de adição de TMSCN à 2-furfuraldeído sem perda de atividade durante cinco ciclos. Anéis tetraidropirânicos (THP) são comuns em vários produtos naturais, portanto várias estratégias estão sendo desenvolvidas para sintetizá-los. Nesse trabalho descrevemos também o estudo para a obtenção de tetraidropiranos 2,4,6-trissubstituídos meso em uma única etapa promovida pelo líquido iônico (LI) BMIM][PF6] entre o brometo de alila e aldeídos, através da reação Barbier-Prins. Os testes foram realizados sob diferentes condições e foi otimizado utilizando-se o benzaldeído e brometo de alila na proporção 1:4. A utilização LI [BMIM][PF6] forneceu produtos THPs de vários aldeídos com bons rendimentos variando-se de 40% a 75% em 8 horas de reação. Adicionalmente o LI [BMIM][PF6] foi recuperado e reutilizado na preparação do 4-bromo-2,6-difenil-tetraidro-2H-pirano em até 5 vezes sem perda significativa dos rendimentos desse produto. Foi investigado a influência isolada do ânion PF6- na reação entre o benzaldeído e o brometo de alila nas condições reacionais de Barbier, assim como a influência do sal SnBr2 na reação de ciclização de Prins entre o álcool homoalílico e o benzaldeído. Os resultados mostram evidências que o PF6- atua acelerando a reação de Barbier e o excesso de SnBr2 atua como ácido de Lewis na reação de ciclização de Prins. Posteriormente foi investigado a utilização do KI na reação entre o benzaldeído e o brometo de alila, e verificou-se que dependendo da proporção utilizada entre o KI e o SnBr2 pode ocorrer a formação preferencial do álcool homoalílico ou do composto THP.Atualmente vários trabalhos têm sido desenvolvidos no intuito de possibilitar rotas alternativas para a síntese de diversos compostos orgânicos. Esses novos protocolos visam geralmente a obtenção de condições reacionais mais brandas e eco-amigáveis, melhores rendimentos e/ou tempos reacionais, estudos mecanísticos entre outros. Este trabalho consiste no estudo de rotas de síntese de cianoidrinas e tetraidropiranos, utilizando catalisadores de lantanídeos e líquidos iônicos, respectivamente. As cianoidrinas são substâncias que podem ser transformadas em intermediários orgânicos importantes. São geralmente obtidas através da reação de cianossililação de aldeídos, que é sinteticamente viável apenas na presença de um ácido de Lewis. Nesse trabalho, a MOF [Eu2(MELL)(H2O)6] foi utilizada como catalisador heterogêneo na reação de cianossililação de aldeídos. Os ensaios catalíticos foram otimizados utilizando a MOF ativada termicamente em acetonitrila. Diversos aldeídos estruturalmente diferentes forneceram suas respectivas cianoidrinas variando de 1 a 6 horas e com rendimentos de 62 a 100%. A MOF foi reciclada na reação de adição de TMSCN à 2-furfuraldeído sem perda de atividade durante cinco ciclos. Anéis tetraidropirânicos (THP) são comuns em vários produtos naturais, portanto várias estratégias estão sendo desenvolvidas para sintetizá-los. Nesse trabalho descrevemos também o estudo para a obtenção de tetraidropiranos 2,4,6-trissubstituídos meso em uma única etapa promovida pelo líquido iônico (LI) BMIM][PF6] entre o brometo de alila e aldeídos, através da reação Barbier-Prins. Os testes foram realizados sob diferentes condições e foi otimizado utilizando-se o benzaldeído e brometo de alila na proporção 1:4. A utilização LI [BMIM][PF6] forneceu produtos THPs de vários aldeídos com bons rendimentos variando-se de 40% a 75% em 8 horas de reação. Adicionalmente o LI [BMIM][PF6] foi recuperado e reutilizado na preparação do 4-bromo-2,6-difenil-tetraidro-2H-pirano em até 5 vezes sem perda significativa dos rendimentos desse produto. Foi investigado a influência isolada do ânion PF6- na reação entre o benzaldeído e o brometo de alila nas condições reacionais de Barbier, assim como a influência do sal SnBr2 na reação de ciclização de Prins entre o álcool homoalílico e o benzaldeído. Os resultados mostram evidências que o PF6- atua acelerando a reação de Barbier e o excesso de SnBr2 atua como ácido de Lewis na reação de ciclização de Prins. Posteriormente foi investigado a utilização do KI na reação entre o benzaldeído e o brometo de alila, e verificou-se que dependendo da proporção utilizada entre o KI e o SnBr2 pode ocorrer a formação preferencial do álcool homoalílico ou do composto THP.

Gas-phase thermolysis is a long-known and well established method for the preparation of reactive species. It is, however, limited to relatively volatile substances, which are easily vaporised. In the present work, the solution-spray technique for preparative scale was developed. With this technique, it is possible to subject low-volatile substances, which hardly vaporise even under high-vacuum conditions, to gas-phase thermolysis. By utilising oil nozzles used in heating and burner systems, it was possible to integrate a stable solution-spray into the existing flash-vacuum-pyrolysis system. The influence of several variables, such as flow-rate, pressure, temperature and solvent was determined. The solution-spray technique was applied in [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements of certain propargyl thiocyanates to the corresponding allenyl isothiocyanates. Furthermore, the parent compound propa-1,2-dienyl isothiocyanate was reacted with various sterically demanding primary and secondary amines to form 2-amino-1,3-thiazoles in moderate to excellent yields. Based on this, a catalyst-free four-center three-component reaction was developed. 2-Amino-1,3-thiazoles with complex substituents in 5-position at the heterocyclic ring are formed. Reaction mechanisms are discussed to explain the occurance of a highly substituted 1,3-thiazine structure. The influence of reaction temperature, concentrations and solvent were determined and are also discussed. It was shown that 2-amino-5-methyl-1,3-thiazoles are the apparently first aromatic substance class, that readily undergoes Prins-type 1,3-dioxane ring-formation. / Die Gasphasenthermolyse ist eine lang bekannte und etablierte Methodik zur Synthese reaktiver Spezies. Sie ist allerdings auf flüchtige Substanzen mit einer guten Verdampfbarkeit beschränkt. Für schwerflüchtige Verbindungen, welche sich selbst im Hochvakuum nur mäßig oder gar nicht in die Gasphase bringen lassen, wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Solution-Spray-Technik für die Anwendung im präparativen Maßstab entwickelt. Unter Verwendung von Ölzerstäuberdüsen, wie sie in der Heizungs- und Brennertechnik Anwendung finden, wurde die Erzeugung eines stabilen Lösungs-Sprays in die vorhandene Blitzvakuumpyrolyse-Technik integriert. Der Einfluss verschiedener Variablen, wie Flussrate, Druck, Temperatur und Lösungsmittel wurde untersucht. Die Solution-Spray-Technik wurde für die [3,3]-sigmatrope Umlagerung bestimmter Propargylthiocyanate zu Allenyl-isothiocyanaten angewendet. Des Weiteren wurde Propa-1,2-dienylisothiocyanat – das einfachste Allenylisothiocyanat – mit diversen sterisch anspruchsvollen primären und sekundären Aminen in mäßigen bis exzellenten Ausbeuten zu 2-Amino-1,3-thiazolen umgesetzt. Darauf aufbauend konnte eine Vier-Zentren-drei-Komponenten-Reaktion entwickelt werden. Es entstehen in hohen Ausbeuten 2-Amino-1,3-thiazole mit komplexen Substituenten an der 5-Position des Heterocyclus. Reaktionsmechanismen werden diskutiert um die alternative Bildung einer hochsubstituierten 1,3-Thiazinstruktur zu erklären. Der Einfluss von Reaktionstemperatur, Konzentration und Lösungsmittel auf das Produktverhältnis wurde ebenfalls untersucht und wird diskutiert. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass 2-Amino-5-methyl-1,3-thiazole als offenbar erste aromatische Substanzklasse sehr gute Substrate für die Bildung von 1,3-Dioxanen nach Prins darstellen.

Gas-phase thermolysis is a long-known and well established method for the preparation of reactive species. It is, however, limited to relatively volatile substances, which are easily vaporised. In the present work, the solution-spray technique for preparative scale was developed. With this technique, it is possible to subject low-volatile substances, which hardly vaporise even under high-vacuum conditions, to gas-phase thermolysis. By utilising oil nozzles used in heating and burner systems, it was possible to integrate a stable solution-spray into the existing flash-vacuum-pyrolysis system. The influence of several variables, such as flow-rate, pressure, temperature and solvent was determined. The solution-spray technique was applied in [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements of certain propargyl thiocyanates to the corresponding allenyl isothiocyanates. Furthermore, the parent compound propa-1,2-dienyl isothiocyanate was reacted with various sterically demanding primary and secondary amines to form 2-amino-1,3-thiazoles in moderate to excellent yields. Based on this, a catalyst-free four-center three-component reaction was developed. 2-Amino-1,3-thiazoles with complex substituents in 5-position at the heterocyclic ring are formed. Reaction mechanisms are discussed to explain the occurance of a highly substituted 1,3-thiazine structure. The influence of reaction temperature, concentrations and solvent were determined and are also discussed. It was shown that 2-amino-5-methyl-1,3-thiazoles are the apparently first aromatic substance class, that readily undergoes Prins-type 1,3-dioxane ring-formation. / Die Gasphasenthermolyse ist eine lang bekannte und etablierte Methodik zur Synthese reaktiver Spezies. Sie ist allerdings auf flüchtige Substanzen mit einer guten Verdampfbarkeit beschränkt. Für schwerflüchtige Verbindungen, welche sich selbst im Hochvakuum nur mäßig oder gar nicht in die Gasphase bringen lassen, wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Solution-Spray-Technik für die Anwendung im präparativen Maßstab entwickelt. Unter Verwendung von Ölzerstäuberdüsen, wie sie in der Heizungs- und Brennertechnik Anwendung finden, wurde die Erzeugung eines stabilen Lösungs-Sprays in die vorhandene Blitzvakuumpyrolyse-Technik integriert. Der Einfluss verschiedener Variablen, wie Flussrate, Druck, Temperatur und Lösungsmittel wurde untersucht. Die Solution-Spray-Technik wurde für die [3,3]-sigmatrope Umlagerung bestimmter Propargylthiocyanate zu Allenyl-isothiocyanaten angewendet. Des Weiteren wurde Propa-1,2-dienylisothiocyanat – das einfachste Allenylisothiocyanat – mit diversen sterisch anspruchsvollen primären und sekundären Aminen in mäßigen bis exzellenten Ausbeuten zu 2-Amino-1,3-thiazolen umgesetzt. Darauf aufbauend konnte eine Vier-Zentren-drei-Komponenten-Reaktion entwickelt werden. Es entstehen in hohen Ausbeuten 2-Amino-1,3-thiazole mit komplexen Substituenten an der 5-Position des Heterocyclus. Reaktionsmechanismen werden diskutiert um die alternative Bildung einer hochsubstituierten 1,3-Thiazinstruktur zu erklären. Der Einfluss von Reaktionstemperatur, Konzentration und Lösungsmittel auf das Produktverhältnis wurde ebenfalls untersucht und wird diskutiert. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass 2-Amino-5-methyl-1,3-thiazole als offenbar erste aromatische Substanzklasse sehr gute Substrate für die Bildung von 1,3-Dioxanen nach Prins darstellen.