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PART I: SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED BILE ACIDS TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEROIDAL MACROCYCLES. PART II: EVALUATION AND EXPANSION OF A MODULAR CARD GAME FOR TEACHING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY A DISSERTATION IN Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Presented to the Faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY by CHRISTOPHER ANTON KNUDTSON B.S., Saint Louis University 2004 M.S., Kansas University 2011 Kansas City, Missouri 2019 © 2019 CHRISTOPHER ANTON KNUDTSON ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PART I: SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED BILE ACIDS TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEROIDAL MACROCYCLES. PART II: EVALUATION AND EXPANSION OF A MODULAR CARD GAME FOR TEACHING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Christopher A. Knudtson, Candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2019 ABSTRACT In Part I, the synthesis of chenodeoxychoic acid (CDCA) derivatives towards the construction of unique chemical architectures are reported. Building on previously described methods, CDCA based macrocycles with inner cavities have been synthesized and characterized. Attempts toward oxa-Michael coupling of CDCA monomers to form sulfonate ester linked dimmers is described. CDCA was also functionalized with terminal alkynes (pentynyl, hexynyl, and heptynyl) and aryl iodide and cyclized to from the respective macrocycles. These have been coupled together via oxygen-free Sonogashira reaction conditions to form large barrel-like steroidal architectures. These structures were investigated by 1H NMR, 13 C NMR spectroscopy, and HR-MS, and MALDI-TOF spectroscopy. In part II a game to teach organic chemistry, ChemKarta was evaluated as a teaching tool. Analysis of an undergraduate class’s impressions of the game showed that Chemkarta was an easy to learn and enjoyable game, but the amount of information in the game could be overwhelming for some students. Furthermore, the modular nature of the game was demonstrated by iii developing new cards to fit into the examined card set, as well as additional card sets to teach different subjects using the same game rules. iv The faculty listed below, appointed by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, have examined a dissertation titled “Synthesis of Functionalized Bile Acids towards the Construction of Steroidal Macrocycles and Evaluation and Expansion of a Modular Card Game for Teaching Organic Chemistry,” presented by Christopher A Knudtson, candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, and certify that in their opinion it is worthy of acceptance. Supervisory Committee Theodore White, Ph.D., Committee Chair College of Biological and Chemical Science J. David Van Horn, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry Kathleen Kilway, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry Thomas Johnston, Ph.D. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Bi Botti “Celestin” Youan, Ph.D. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences v Contents ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. iii LIST OF SCHEMES................................................................................................................ ix LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................... xii PART I: SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED BILE ACIDS TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF STEROIDAL MACROCYCLES Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 A Brief Review of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry ............................. 1 1.1.2 Bile Acid Derivatives: Preparation, Structure and Applications .............................. 4 1.2 Research Goals ......................................................................................................... 13 1.2.1 Project Aims...................................................................................................... 13 1.2.2 Proposed Methods .................................................................................................. 14 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 The Physiological Functions of Bile Acids ................................................................... 19 2.3 Methods for Diversification .......................................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Esterification ........................................................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Amidation ............................................................................................................... 24 2.3.3 Carbonylation ......................................................................................................... 30 2.3.4 Etherification .......................................................................................................... 32 2.3.5 Click Reaction ........................................................................................................ 34 2.3.6 Sonogashira Coupling............................................................................................. 44 2.4 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 48 3. OXA-MICHAEL STRATEGIES TOWARD CDCA DIMERS ..................................... 49 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 49 3.2 Results and discussion ................................................................................................... 52 3.2.1 Synthesis of oxa-Michael Macrocycles .................................................................. 52 3.2.2 Characterization of Functionalized Bile Acids ....................................................... 59 vi 3.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 62 3.4 Experimental Section .................................................................................................... 63 3.4.1 General Methods..................................................................................................... 63 3.4.2 Experimental Procedures ........................................................................................ 64 3.6 Supporting Spectra ........................................................................................................ 73 4. SYNTHESIS OF BILE ACIDS DERIVATIVES TOWARDS MACROCYCLE CONSTRUCTION VIA SONOGASHIRA COUPLING ....................................................... 91 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 91 4.2 Results and Discussion ................................................................................................. 95 4.2.1 Synthesis of Functionalized Steroid Macrocycles .................................................. 95 4.2.2 Characterization of Functionalized Bile Acids. .................................................... 105 4.3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 108 4.4 Experimental Section .................................................................................................. 109 4.4.1 General Methods................................................................................................... 109 4.4.2 Experimental Procedures ...................................................................................... 110 4.4.3 Supporting Spectra ............................................................................................... 136 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 213 PART II: EVALUATION AND EXPANSION OF A MODULAR CARD GAME FOR TEACHING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 5. EVALUATION AND EXPANSION OF CHEMKARTA ............................................... 226 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 226 5.1.1 The Benefits of Educational Gaming ................................................................... 226 5.2 Results and Discussion ................................................................................................ 229 5.2.1 Design and Set-up ................................................................................................. 229 5.2.2 Basic Rules...................................................................................................... 230 5.2.3 Evaluation ............................................................................................................. 234 5.2.4 Modular Development .......................................................................................... 240 5.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................