Étude théorique d’une réaction d’alkynylation de thiol catalysée au cuivre I
This thesis is about the theoretical study of a reaction allowing the formation of macrocycles via Cu(I) -catalyzed S-C(sp) coupling to form a macrocyclic alkynyl sulfide. This type of reaction involves the coupling between a thiol and a C(sp) carbon. Although the synthetic part of that reaction is complete, to date, no information exists regarding the reaction mechanism. Theoretical tools such as density functional theory (DFT), transition state theory (TST) and natural bond orbitals (NBO) were used in order to undertake this study. The thesis also includes an experimental part associated with the total synthesis of the macrocycle used in the model reaction. The thesis will begin with an introduction on the S-C(sp) bond and on macrocycles in general. Afterwards, we will introduce the concept of theoretical study applied to a reaction mechanism. The goal and strategy of the study will then be established. The introduction will be followed by a chapter on the methodology, in which we make an overview of important theoretical concepts concerning electronic structure calculations and thermodynamic properties of a chemical system. We will then discuss theoretical concepts that have been used in concert with chemical kinetics and chemical environment. This chapter will be followed by a discussion on the choice of the computational method. For that purpose, different chemical properties were predicted and compared with experimental results using different electronic structure calculation methods. Finally, we will discuss the results of the study on the reaction investigated, which include a short section concerning the total synthesis of the macrocycle, a section concerning the energy profile of the studied mechanisms and a section where we provide a description of the most probable mechanisms based on a natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. The results of the study are in favor of the α-addition mechanism, but the α-cuprathiolation and oxidative addition - reductive elimination mechanism should also be considered. Nevertheless, a thorough experimental study would be necessary in order to be able to obtain more information about the mechanism.
Catalyse Thioalcyne Macrocycle Reaction mechanism Density functional theory Natural bond orbitals Organic chemistry Catalysis Alkynyl sulfide Copper