Thesis advisor: Marc L. Snapper / Chapter 1 Bisphosphine monoxides have unique coordinating capabilities with transition metals. Several research groups have independently reported transition metal-catalyzed highly stereoselective reactions by using chiral bisphosphine monoxides as the ligands. A review of recent works in this field is provided in this chapter to showcase the features of this class of ligand. Chapter 2 We have developed a copper-catalyzed borylation method to synthesize α-aminoboronic esters, which are biologically interesting molecules in enzyme inhibitions. Employment of hemiaminal ethers as substrates to in situ generate the corresponding aldimines obviated purification of the unstable aldimines and potential imine-enamine tautomerization. By using a chiral bisphosphine monoxide ligand in our copper-catalyzed borylation conditions, we successfully synthesized a variety of enantioenriched alkyl-substituted α-aminoboronic esters in good yields and with good enantioselectivity. Chapter 3 A ruthenium-catalyzed three-step tandem sequence was established to prepare nitrogen-protected 2,3-dihydroxypyrrolidines and 2,3-dihydroxypiperidines. This tandem sequence includes ring-closing metathesis, olefin isomerization and olefin dihydroxylation, and utilizes the second-generation Grubbs’ catalyst as the initial ruthenium precatalyst. Readily accessible nitrogen-tethered dienes were used as the substrates to prepare the heterocyclic compounds in an efficient fashion. Through optimization, we discovered the optimal conditions for ruthenium-catalyzed dihydroxylation of ene-carbamates and ene-sulfonamides, which were the challenging substrates in the previous methods. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2016. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.

In an effort to obtain more efficient and greener chemical transformations, a substantial amount of research interest has been directed towards the use of arene C-H bonds as functional groups. Hydroarylation of alkynes through direct functionalisation of C-H bonds has been studied in recent years leading to the development of high-yielding metal-mediated processes. The main aim of the current work is the addition of a third component in the hydroarylation of alkynes trough C-H activation, in order to achieve a second C-C bond formation. Attempts at palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of unactivated indoles with alkynes and aryliodides are described. The three-component reaction was studied in the intermolecular mode with both aryliodides and the more reactive diaryliodonium salts. These latter regents are reactive arylating and oxidising agents and have been used in the direct arylation of indoles under mild conditions through a PdII-PdIV catalytic cycle. In both cases the three-component product was not obtained. The intramolecular version of the reaction using alkyne-tethered indoles and diaryliodonium salts is also described. In this case the tandem process was successful, especially when using ethynylbenzyl indole derivatives, the Z-tetrasubstituted olefins could be selectively obtained under mild conditions. Finally, a low-yielding synthesis of chromenes from propargylaryl ethers and diaryliodonium salts is also discussed.

Thesis advisor: James P. Morken / This dissertation describes the first enantioselective 1,2-diboration of cis-substituted 1,3-dienes. In the presence of a platinum catalyst and TADDOL-derived phosphonite ligands, both 4,4-disubstituted and mono-cis-substituted 1,3-dienes undergo regioselective 1,2-diboration to afford the corresponding 1,2-diols upon oxidation in up to 98:2 er and high yield. By achieving enantioselective 1,2-diboration of 1,3-dienes, a new synthetic route to α-chiral (Z)-allylboronate reagents has been developed. In the presence of an aldehyde, these allyl bis(boronate) esters undergo highly diastereoselective allylboration reaction to afford enantioenriched 1,5-homoallylic alcohols bearing all-carbon quaternary centers or syn-propionate motifs. In the presence of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds, the (Z)-allylboronates undergo a double allylation reaction to afford cyclohexanols with four contiguous stereocenters in good yield and moderate to excellent diastereoselectivity. The tandem diboration/double allylation has been applied to the total synthesis of pumilaside B aglyon, and the partial synthesis 1β-hydroxy arbusculin A and bromophycolide F. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2013. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry.

Los compuestos organoborados son considerados de gran interés en síntesis orgánica debido a que el enlace C-B puede ser transformado en una amplia variedad de grupos funcionales. La adicción catalítica de H-B o B-B a enlaces C-C insaturados se considera uno de los procesos catalíticos con mayor control selectivo en la formación de dichos intermedios organoborados. En el capítulo primero de la presente tesis se muestra la evolución a través de la bibliografía de las tres principales reacciones de adición catalítica de boro a alquenos, como son hidroboración, diboración y -boración. El segundo capítulo describe por primera vez la hidroboración catalítica asimétrica tanto en version homogénea como heterogeneizada de sistemas alilícos heterofuncionalizados. También describe el primer ejemplo de diboración de fenil alil sulfonas con sistemas catalíticos de Pt modificados con ligandos N-heterocíclicos. El tercer capítulo muestra la diboración catalítica de alquenos con sistemas catalíticos formados por Cu, Pd e Ir modificados con ligandos NHC. La presencia de una base y la adicción de un exceso de diborano son esenciales para obtener un alto grado de actividad y selectividad. El cuarto capítulo muestra una efectiva síntesis de boro enolatos quirales usando metales de bajo coste como son Cu y Ni modificados con ligandos NHC quirales y ligandos difosfina quirales respectivamente. El quinto capítulo describe las reacciones tándem "in situ" tales como adición de boro-acoplamiento cruzado catalizadas por complejos de Pt modificado con ligandos carbenos y Pd modificados con ligandos difosfina. / Organoboron compounds are some of the most useful reagents in organic synthesis. The carbon-boron bond, once formed, can be cleaved in a variety of ways, with or without homologation, leading to a wide range of useful functional groups. The catalytic addition of H-B or B-B across to unsaturated C-C bond is one of the catalytic processes with higher selective control in the C-B bond formation. In the first Chapter of this thesis shows the evolution through the literature of the three main catalytic reactions of boron addition to alkenes, such as hydroboration, diboration and -boration.Chapter 2 describes the first attempt at the catalytic asymmetric hydroboration in both homogeneous and heterogenised version of functionalised allylic system. In addition, the first example of the diboration reaction of these mentioned substrates with complexes based on Pt modified with NHC ligands is described.Chapter 3 discusses catalytic diboration of alkenes based on Cu, Pd and Ir- catalytic system modified with NHC ligands. The presence of a base and the use of an excess of diboron reagent are essential to obtain high degree of activity and selectivity.Chapter 4 shows the successful synthesis of chiral boron enolates by using inexpensive metals such as copper and nickel modified with chiral NHC ligands and modulated chiral commercially available diphosphines respectively. In Chapter 5 describes complexes containing transition metals such as platinum and palladium modified with NHC ligands and P,P respectively capable to perform the in situ tandem catalytic boron-addition-Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling.

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In this thesis, I was paid to the preparation of enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure spiro compounds using asymmetric organocatalysis.

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Limiter la perte d'atomes, privilégier l'usage de catalyseurs, s'abstenir de l'utilisation de réactifs toxiques et éviter les étapes de purifications sont certains des challenges de la chimie moderne. De nombreuses recherches ont donc été consacrées au développement de réactions dites ''tandems''. La réaction d'isomérisation d'alcène permet dans certains cas de générer une toute nouvelle réactivité au sein d'une molécule, en déplaçant une double liaison. Cette réaction requiert souvent un catalyseur de type hydrure avec un métal de transition. Ce mémoire décrit la mise au point de nouvelles réactions ''tandems'' dont l'une des composantes mise en jeu est une réaction isomérisation d'oléfine. Une attention toute particulière a été adressée à la synthèse de vinylboronates notamment par métathèse croisée. Outre les nombreuses applications en synthèse organique qui sont présentées dans ce mémoire, ces intermédiaires peuvent être isomérisés en allylboronates. Ces derniers peuvent réagir avec un aldéhyde pour donner des alcools homoallyliques avec une complète diastéréosélectivité. Ces alcools ont, entre autres, été utilisés en synthèse totale de plusieurs molécules naturelles complexes présentant un motif 2,3-dihydrobenzofurane. / Some of the new challenges of modern synthetic chemistry are: atom economy, employment of catalytic processes, avoidance of toxic reactants and limitation of purification steps. A lot of work has been devoted to the development of tandem reactions. A new reactivity could be generated in a molecule thanks to an isomerisation (or migration) reaction of an alkene. This reaction often needs an hydride specie which comes from a transition metal catalyst. This PhD thesis is about the development of new tandem reactions in which at least one step is an isomerisation of an olefin. A great attention has been dedicated to the synthesis of vinylboronates especially with a cross-metathesis strategy. These intermediates are of great importance in organic chemistry and can be useful in a wide range of reactions. One of those reactions is the transformation of vinylboronates to allylboronates thanks to an isomerisation step. Allylboronates can then react with aldehydes to generate homoallylic alcohols with total diastereoselectivity. These new reactions have found applications in total synthesis of natural molecules with a 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran core.

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