Academic literature on the topic 'Photochemistry, cycloaddition'

Les oxétanes sont des cycles à quatre chaînons comportant un atome d’oxygène intracyclique. Le motif oxétane est présent dans la structure de nombreux produits naturels et dans un large panel de composés de synthèse pour la recherche pharmaceutique. Les thiétanes sont des cycles à quatre chaînons comportant un atome de soufre intracyclique. Le motif thiétane, est quant à lui moins répandu au sein de molécules bioactives et il n’existe à ce jour qu’un nombre restreint d’études le concernant. Ils sont tous deux prisés également comme intermédiaires de synthèse du fait de la grande réactivité intrinsèque liée à leur tension de cycle. Parmi les nombreux accès à ces hétérocycles à quatre chaînons, la réaction de cycloaddition [2+2] photochimique est une méthode de choix en termes d’efficacité et de compatibilité structurale.Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes, dans un premier temps, intéressés à une approche photochimique pour la synthèse d’un β-acide aminé possédant un squelette oxétane. Son stéréoisomère (2R,3S) est un produit naturel appelé oxétine. Notre objectif était de mettre en place une synthèse rapide et efficace sur l’échelle du gramme des quatre stéréoisomères de l’oxétine. La construction du cycle oxétane a été réalisée très efficacement via une cycloaddition [2+2] photochimique de Paternò-Büchi entre le N-vinyl formamide et le glyoxylate de n-butyle, tous deux facilement disponibles.Après une modification stratégique des groupements fonctionnels, les précurseurs de l’oxétine et de son diastéréoisomère, l’epi-oxétine, ont pu être séparés. Chacun d’entre eux a été dédoublé via l’utilisation d’une oxazolidinone, donnant accès aux quatre stéréoisomères énantiopures ciblés. En parallèle, une méthode de séparation sur HPLC chirale a été établie sur les produits de cycloaddition de Paternò-Büchi afin d'obtenir un autre accès aux quatre composés désirés sur grande échelle.Nous avons étudié la réaction de Paternò-Büchi en flux continu. Après une optimisation des conditions opératoires sur une réaction modèle, l’étape clé pour la synthèse de l’oxetine a été étudiée en détails. L’efficacité de ces réactions de Paternò-Büchi s’est avérée similaire et des temps de réaction plus rapides ont été obtenus par rapport à celles réalisées en batch.Dans la seconde partie de cette thèse, l’objectif initial était de réaliser la synthèse de l’analogue soufré de l’oxétine, la thia-oxétine, par une réaction de thia-Paternò-Büchi photochimique. Mais, les insurmontables difficultés rencontrées pour préparer et utiliser les thia-glyoxylates, ont redirigé notre objectif vers des transformations photochimiques impliquant des alcènes et des diaryle thiocétones. De façon intéressante, dans le cas de la réaction entre l’acrylonitrile et la thiobenzophénone, le diphényle thiétane ciblé s’est avéré être en mélange avec son analogue tétraphényle thiolane. Les conditions opératoires ont été mises au point afin de préparer sélectivement le photoadduit à quatre ou à cinq chaînons. Cette nouvelle réaction photochimique entre l’acrylonitrile et divers diaryle thiocétones, nous a permis d’obtenir un panel de tétraaryle thiolanes.Nous avons démontré expérimentalement que le diaryle thiétane était un intermédiaire dans la formation du tétraayle thiolane. La réaction photochimique entre des diaryle thiétanes et des diaryle thiocétones a été étudiée permettant l’accès à une petite librairie de tétraaryle thiolanes non-symétriques de manière complétement régiosélective et avec de bons rendements.Des études mécanistiques ont été menées dans le but de mieux comprendre cette nouvelle synthèse photochimique de thiolanes et un mécanisme potentiel pour l'accès aux composés tétraayle thiolanes est discuté<br>Oxetanes are four-membered ring compounds which incorporate one oxygen atom in the ring. Oxetane rings are present in natural products and in a large panel of synthetic compounds used in drug discovery. Thietanes are four-membered ring compounds which incorporate one sulphur atom in the ring. They are less widespread in bioactive molecules and are less well studied. Both oxetanes and thietanes are high-value intermediates in organic synthesis due to their inherent ring strain. Among the different approaches known for the synthesis of these four-membered ring heterocycles, photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition strategies are among the most important in term of efficiency and functional group compatibility.In this thesis, we first focused on a photochemical approach for the synthesis of a β-amino acid containing an oxetane ring. The (2R,3S) stereoisomer of this structure is a natural product called oxetin. Our objective was to establish an efficient and expedient synthesis of the all four stereoisomers of oxetin on gram scale. The oxetane ring was built very efficiently via a photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition Paternò-Büchi reaction between commercially available N-vinyl formamide and readily available n-butyl glyoxylate.Following strategic functional group transformations, functionalized derivatives of oxetin and its diastereoisomer, epi-oxetin, were separated. Each of these racemates was resolved using a chiral oxazolidinone to provide access to all four target stereoisomers in enantiomerically pure form. In parallel, a chiral HPLC separation protocol was established on Paternò-Büchi cycloaddition products to establish an alternative access to the target compounds in large scale.We investigated the Paternò-Büchi reaction in continuous flow conditions. After optimization of the experimental procedure on a model reaction, the key step for the synthesis of oxetin was studied in detail. The efficiency of these Paternò-Büchi reactions was similar to processes conducted in batch, while the time of the reactions was reduced.In the second part of the thesis, the initial objective was to develop a thia-Paternò-Büchi photochemical synthesis of the sulphur analogue of oxetin, called thia-oxetin. However, the insuperable difficulties encountered in preparing and using thia-glyoxylates redirected our focus to related photochemical reactions between alkenes and diaryl thioketones. Very interestingly, in the model reaction of acrylonitrile with thiobenzophenone, we discovered that, in addition to the anticipated diphenyl thietane, an unexpected tetraphenyl thiolane was also formed. Conditions were established to allow the selective formation of either the thietane or the thiolane photoproduct. This unprecedented photochemical reaction between acrylonitrile and a selection of other diaryl ketones allowed us to prepare a panel of tetraarylated thiolanes.We established that the initially-formed diaryl thietane was an intermediate in the formation of the tetraaryl thiolane. The photochemical reaction between a diaryl thietane and a diaryl thioketone was therefore employed to prepare a small library of non-symmetrical tetraaryl thiolanes in a fully regioselective manner and in high yields.Mechanistic investigations were carried out in an effort to better understand this previously unknown photochemical formation of the thiolanes, and possible mechanisms for the tetraaryl thiolanes formation are discussed

Chemistry<br>Ph.D.<br>Development of therapeutics is an extensive process, consuming significant amounts of time and requiring herculean synthetic efforts. A new therapeutic is most often designed from a previously commercialized scaffold, to increase the chance of success. Designing new molecular scaffolds can be extremely high risk and time consuming, yet at the same time the reward can be substantial. Accessing new molecular scaffolds, with efficient and “green” methods, is important in modern medicinal chemistry to diversify chemical space for therapeutic targets. There may be significant quantities of therapeutic candidates that have been over-looked due to synthetic challenges. There is a need for methodologies to synthesize challenging molecular scaffolds that are underexplored in commercialized therapeutics. The work described herein employs two distinct methodologies to access complex molecular scaffolds: 1) by developing a titanium (II) mediated Kulinkovich de-Meijere reaction arrested by Bredt’s rule and a suitable aryl sulfonyl moiety to afford diverse molecular scaffolds with potential for medicinal chemistry applications and 2) utilizing a [4 + 4] photocycloaddition of 2-pyridone-enolynes to access functionally rich cyclooctanoids that are capable of further photochemical transformations into even more complex molecular scaffolds. The titanium (II) mediated Kulinkovich reaction traditionally yields cyclopropylamines and cyclopropanols from amides and esters, respectively. The reaction involves two consecutive carbon-carbon bond forming steps. The bridged tricyclic intermediates would violate Bredt’s Rule and prevent the final carbon-carbon bond formation. This transformation can access a wealth of cyclic amino-ketones from olefin-tethered lactams. In addition, appropriate selection of an electron withdrawing group on nitrogen achieves the same bond sequestration. Interception of the titanafuran intermediate allows for electrophilic trapping of the titanium-carbon bond. The electronically arrested second carbon-carbon bond forming step adds generality to the interrupted Kulinkovich de-Meijere reaction to access the challenging molecular scaffolds of trans-α,α’-disubstituted cyclic ketones. Intramolecular [4 + 4] photoreaction of 2-pyridones with silyl 3-enol-1-ynes yields a highly reactive 1,2,5-cyclooctatriene. In the presence of a silanol proton source the allene is converted into a 1,3-diene. Without the combination of silyl 3-enol-1-ynes and silanol, as previously reported with 1,3-enynes, complex mixture of products is observed. Use of more nucleophilic solvents results in near quantitative yield of the cyclooctadienone through loss of silicon. Further photochemical manipulations of the cyclooctanoids allows for rapid scaffold diversification into bullvalene-like structures through a di-π-methane rearrangement.<br>Temple University--Theses

Les transformations photochimiques sont des outils puissants pour créer de la diversité moléculaires à partir de substrats facilement accessibles; elles requièrent le réactif le plus simple : un photon. Les réactions de cycloaddition [2+2] photochimiques de composés carbonylés ou carboxylés α,β-insaturés avec des oléfines sont les réactions photochimiques les plus largement utilisées en synthèse organique. Les photoadduits cyclobutaniques sont très appliqués en synthèse multi-étapes de produits naturels ou dérivés et sont également prisés comme intermédiaires de synthèse du fait de la grande réactivité intrinsèque liée à leur tension de cycle. Dans la première partie de cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés à une approche photochimique pour la synthèse de β-acides aminés cyclobutaniques substitués. Notre objectif était de mettre en place une synthèse robuste et efficace sur l’échelle du gramme des acides cis- et trans-2-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxyliques (cis- et trans-ACBC) diversement substitués en position 3 ou 4. La construction du cycle à quatre chaînons a été réalisée via une réaction de cycloaddition [2+2] photochimique entre le tert-butoxyéthène et le maléimide ou l’anhydride maléique. Les fonctions amine et acide carboxylique ont ensuite été générées par des processus consécutifs ou “one-pot” impliquant un réarrangement de Hofmann. Les mélanges racémiques des 3- et 4-cis-syn-hydroxy-ACBCs ont été dédoublés via l’utilisation d’une oxazolidinone chirale, donnant accès aux β-acides aminés énantiopures ciblés sur grande échelle, sous la forme déprotégée ou protégée orthogonalement. Le contrôle d’une procédure d’épimérisation cis-trans a permis l’accès aux composés trans-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBC à partir des substrats cis-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBC. Enfin, les composés ACBCs diversement substitués en position 3 et de configuration cis-anti ou trans-anti ont pu être préparés grâce à une réaction de Mitsunobu ou d’autres transformations de type SN2, à partir des réactifs cis-syn- ou trans-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBC correspondants. Dans la seconde partie de cette thèse, nous avons étudié des processus photochimiques tandem et cascade initiés par une réaction de cycloaddition [2+2] photochimique. En collaboration avec un chercheur post-doctorant, nous avons réalisé la synthèse contrôlée d’une librairie d’acétals cyclobuténiques et d’oxétanes polycycliques, via des photoréactions tandem et cascade entre des cyclopent-2-énones et des partenaires alcènes. Le processus tandem résulte d’une réaction de cycloaddition [2+2] photochimique suivie d’une fragmentation de type Norrish I et d’un transfert d’hydrogène en position γ, conduisant aux aldéhydes cyclobuténiques protégés in situ sous la forme de dérivés acétals stables. La triple cascade réactionnelle a permis l’accès à de nouveaux oxétanes tricycliques angulaires par le biais d’une réaction de Paternò-Büchi intramoléculaire à partir des aldéhydes cyclobuténiques précédemment cités. La généralisation de ces deux processus domino a été étudiée à partir d’un panel de cyclopent-2-énones et de trois partenaires alcènes représentatifs. La formation de certains des composés obtenus a pu être expliqué par à une réaction supplémentaire de type SN’. Une étude préliminaire de cette transformation non-attendue a été réalisée<br>Photochemical transformations are powerful tools for the creation of molecular diversity from simple and readily available starting materials; they employ the simplest of reagents, a photon. Photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl or carboxyl compounds with olefins are one of the most widely applied photochemical reactions in organic synthesis. The cyclobutane photoadducts have been used ubiquitously in multi-step syntheses of a wide array of natural products or related derivatives, and they have also been used as intermediates in other synthetic procedures which exploit their strained molecular skeletons and their resulting intrinsic chemical reactivity.In the first part of this thesis, we focused on a photochemical approach for the synthesis of ring-substituted cyclobutane β-amino acids. Our objective was to establish a robust, large-scale and efficient synthesis of cis- and trans-2-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acids (cis- and trans-ACBC) diversely substituted at the 3- or 4-positions. The cyclobutane ring was constructed using a photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction between tert-butyl vinyl ether and either maleimide or maleic anhydride. The amine and carboxylic acid functions were subsequently installed through consecutive or one-pot protocols including a Hofmann rearrangement. The protected racemates of 3- and 4-cis-syn-hydroxy-ACBCs obtained in this way were resolved using a chiral oxazolidinone auxiliary to provide a large scale access to enantiomerically pure samples of the target β-amino acids in either free or orthogonally protected form. A controlled cis-to-trans epimerization procedure from cis-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBC substrates permitted facile access to target trans-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBCs. Finally, diversely substituted 3-ACBCs with cis-anti or trans-anti relative configurations were synthesized using Mitsunobu or other SN2-type reactions, starting from corresponding cis-syn- or trans-syn-3-hydroxy-ACBC derivatives.In the second part of the thesis, we investigated photochemical tandem and cascade processes which began with a photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction. In collaboration with a post-doctoral researcher, we reacted cyclopent-2-enones and alkenes to afford libraries of cyclobutene acetals and polycyclic oxetanes, in a controlled manner, via tandem and triple cascade photoreactions. The tandem process consisted of a photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition followed by Norrish I/γ-H transfer which led to cyclobutene aldehydes; these reactive photoadducts were trapped in situ as stable acetal derivatives. The triple cascade process provided access to unprecedented angular tricyclic oxetanes via an intramolecular Paternò-Büchi reaction of the above-mentioned cyclobutane aldehydes. The scope of these two domino processes was investigated using panels of 2- and 4-substituted cyclopent-2-enones and three representative alkene partners. The formation of some of the compounds obtained during this study was attributed to an additional SN’ reaction. Preliminary investigations on this unexpected transformation were performed

We have investigated the chemistry of 4-azidopyridine-N-oxide. One aspect of this thesis involved the photolysis of this azido heteroaromatic-N-oxide, to generate highly reactive nitrene intermediates. We have studied these intermediates and determined that the intermediates vary significantly in structure and reactivity from those of simpler phenyl and pyridyl systems. This study yields new insight into the structure, bonding, and energetics of nitrene species.The nitrene intermediate originating from this azide has features which could in the future help in synthetic practices and photoaffinity studies. It may aid in photoaffinity studies due to the fact that the N-oxide group imparts water solubility.This thesis investigates the premise that a change in the electronic nature of the aromatic ring results in a change in the systems reactivity. We are interested in whether changes in the nature of the ring in the azides induce large changes in the chemistry, and if so, whether they do so in a predictable manner.Another focus of the research involved 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with an azide, where a carbon-carbon double or triple bond will attach to an aromatic azide, 4-azidopyridine-N-oxide in this case, at the azido group (-N3) to generate new ring compounds. 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions are fascinating because the mechanism which takes place in the attachment phase is still under debate. These reactions were investigated by reacting 4-azidopyridine-N-oxide with an unsaturated compound (alkene or alkyne) and then analyzing the product mixtures by HPLC methods.<br>Department of Chemistry

For the first time, successful synthesis of an unknown class of compounds, 3-azido-2H-azirines, which are implicated as highly reactive intermediates in the thermolysis of the corresponding 1,1-diazidoethenes, has been performed. These elusive heterocycles have been detected and characterised by low-temperature NMR and in situ IR spectroscopy. Even the parent compound, 3-azido-2H-azirine, has been observed via low-temperature photolysis of 1,1-diazidoethene, as a highly reactive species with a half-life period of only 12 min at −40 °C<br>Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich

<p>Quantum chemical methods have been used to provide a better understanding of the photochemistry of astaxanthin and phytochromobilin; the photoenzymic repair of UV-light induced DNA damages; and the formation of lignin. </p><p>The carotenoid astaxanthin (AXT) is responsible for the colouration of lobster shell. In solution, the electronic absorption spectra of AXT peak in the 470-490 nm region, corresponding to an orange-red colouration. Upon binding to the lobster-shell protein-complex α-crustacyanin, the absorption maximum is shifted to 632 nm, yielding a slate-blue colouration. Herein, the structural origin of this bathochromic shift is investigated on the basis of recent experimental work.</p><p>The tetrapyrrole phytochromobilin (PΦB) underlies the photoactivation of the plant photoreceptor phytochrome. Upon absorption of 660-nm light, PΦB isomerizes from a C15-<i>Z,syn</i> configuration (in the inactive form of the protein) to C15-<i>E,anti</i> (in the active form). In this work, a reaction mechanism for this isomerization is proposed. </p><p>DNA photolyases are enzymes that repair DNA damages resulting from far-UV-light induced [2+2] cycloaddition reactions involving pyrimidine nucleobases. The catalytic activity of these enzymes is initiated by near-UV and visible light, and is governed by electron transfer processes between a catalytic cofactor of the enzyme and the DNA lesions. Herein, an explanation for the experimental observation that the repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) – the major type of lesion – proceeds by electron transfer from the enzyme to the dimer is presented. Furthermore, the formation of CPD is studied.</p><p>Lignin is formed by dehydrogenative polymerization of hydroxycinnamyl alcohols. A detailed understanding of the polymerization mechanism and the factors controlling the outcome of the polymerization is, however, largely missing. Quantum chemical calculations on the initial dimerization step have been performed in order to gain some insight into these issues.</p>