Development and Understanding of Synthetic Methodologies Using an Experimental-Computational Strategy

本研究计划的目标是发展对环境影响小的高效合成方法。特别是，我们希望在立体选择合成化学领域取得重大贡献。这是一个非常感兴趣的领域，因为越来越需要获得具有高选择性的具有一个或多个立体中心的化合物。完成这一壮举是大胆的，因为反应性和选择性必须同时优化。主要的挑战是理解立体感应过程，以获得高立体选择性。我们的方法依赖于实验和计算研究之间的强烈互动，以最有效的方式获取这类信息。分子模型特别适合于理解这些过程。通过实现计算和实验研究之间的协同作用，我们将能够迅速获得机制见解，以加快研究进程。* *在实验层面，该计划侧重于开发具有广泛适用性的有用合成方法。因此，该计划分为两个不同的研究项目：1。基于高价碘化学合成方法的研究进展2. 新型配体的发展及其在有机金属催化中的应用。最终，这些工具将为复杂分子的合成设计更好的策略。它将促进学术界和工业界化学家的工作。在应用方面，这些方法将用于例如合成新的生物活性化合物（例如抗生素、杀虫剂、抗癌剂）或功能材料。**我们的第一个研究主题是立体选择性碘（III）介导过程的发展。高价碘试剂之所以引起人们的兴趣，是因为它们是多价亲电试剂和温和氧化剂。它们是一种很好的替代有毒过渡金属，通常用于执行类似的转换。我们将以过去4年在该领域获得的专业知识和机械见解为基础，进行更有影响力的研究。这将通过在两个方面探索新的合成转化来实现：a)研究烯醇类似物用于手性α功能化羰基化合物的合成；b)碘（III）化学新试剂和底物的研究。为了促进这一发展，我们将并行进行计算研究，以更好地理解这些试剂和底物的反应途径。**我们的第二个研究主题将集中于基于n -亚胺咪唑基序的配体及其催化剂的合成和研究。这些配体前体的主要特征是不同的反合成断裂和模块化。这种多样性是至关重要的，因为它将使配体前体库的快速合成成为可能。这将极大地促进金属配合物反应性的微调。我们目前的工作重点是开发获取这些化合物的合成方法。现在我们将转向催化方面的应用。我们将首先完成这些配体的两个新家族的开发，以巩固图书馆创建的潜力。同时，我们将评估非手性配合物在关键氧化合成转化中的催化剂作用，并开发简单的合成途径来获得这些配体的手性版本。最后，我们将继续利用手性配体来创建用于立体选择性氧化合成转化的手性催化剂。这类广泛的配体的发展将大大有助于扩大现有的催化合成方法。

The goal of this research program is oriented toward the development of efficient synthetic methodologies with low environmental impact. In particular, we want to achieve significant contributions in the field of stereoselective synthetic chemistry. This is a domain of great interest with the growing need to obtain compounds bearing one or multiple stereogenic centers with high selectivities. Accomplishing this feat is audacious since both reactivity and selectivity must be optimized concurrently. The main challenge is to comprehend the stereoinduction process in order to attain high stereoselectivities. Our approach relies on a strong interaction between experimental and computational studies to acquire this type of information in the most efficient manner. Molecular modeling is particularly well suited to understand these processes. By achieving a synergy between computational and experimental studies, we will be able to rapidly obtain mechanistic insights to accelerate the research process.* *At the experimental level, the program focuses on the development of useful synthetic methods with broad applicability. Consequently, this program is divided in two distinct research projects: 1. Development of synthetic methods based on hypervalent iodine chemistry; 2. Development of new ligands and applications in organometallic catalysis. Ultimately, these tools will serve to devise better strategies for the synthesis of complex molecules. It will facilitate the work of chemists in both academia and industry. In terms of applications, these methods will be used for example for the synthesis of new bioactive compounds (e.g. antibiotics, insecticides, anti-cancer agents) or functional materials.**Our first research theme targets the development of stereoselective iodine(III)-mediated processes. Hypervalent iodine reagents are of interest as they are polyvalent electrophiles and mild oxidants. They are a great alternative to toxic transition metals often used to perform similar transformations. We will construct upon the expertise and mechanistic insights that we gained in the last 4 years in this field, to move into higher impact research. This will be accomplished by exploring new synthetic transformations on two fronts: a) Study of enol analogs for the synthesis of chiral alpha-functionalized carbonyl compounds; b) Study of new reagents and substrates in iodine(III)-chemistry. To facilitate this development, we will undertake computational studies in parallel to better understand the reaction pathways of such reagents and substrates.**Our second research theme will focus on the synthesis and investigation of ligands as well as catalysts based on these ligands built from the N-iminoimidazolium ylide motif. The divergent retrosynthetic disconnections and modularity are the key features of these ligand precursors. This diversity is crucial as it will enable the rapid synthesis of libraries of ligand precursors. It will greatly facilitate the fine tuning of the metal complexes reactivity. Our current work focuses on the development of synthetic methods to access these compounds. We will now move toward applications in catalysis. We will first finalize the development of two new families of these ligands to consolidate the potential of library creation. Concurrently, we will evaluate the achiral complexes as catalysts in key oxidative synthetic transformations and develop simple synthetic routes to access chiral versions of these ligands. Ultimately, we will move forward to exploit the chiral ligands for the creation of chiral catalysts used in stereoselective oxidative synthetic transformations. The development of this broad class of ligands will contribute greatly to the expansion of available catalytic synthetic methods.