Krafft Degradation
F. Krafft, Ber. 12, 1664 (1879).
Conversion of carboxylic acids, especially of high molecular weight, into the next lower homolog by
Kostanecki Acylation
S. von Kostanecki, A. Rozycki, Ber. 34, 102 (1901).
Formation of chromones or coumarins by acylation of o-hydroxyaryl ketones with
Kolbe-Schmitt Reaction
H. Kolbe, Ann. 113, 125 (1860); R. Schmitt, J. Prakt. Chem. [2] 31, 397 (1885).
Formation of aromatic hydroxy acids by carboxylat
Kochi Reaction
J. K. Kochi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 2500 (1965).
Synthesis of organic chlorides by decarboxylation of carboxylic acids in the presence of
Knorr Pyrrole Synthesis
L. Knorr, Ber. 17, 1635 (1884); Ann. 236, 290 (1886); L. Knorr, H. Lange, Ber. 35, 2998 (1902).
Formation of pyrrole derivatives
Knorr Synthesis
L. Knorr, Ber. 16, 2587 (1883).
Formation of pyrazole derivatives from hydrazines, hydrazides, semicarbazides, and aminoguanidines by c
Paal-Knorr Pyrrole Synthesis
C. Paal, Ber. 18, 367 (1885); L. Knorr, ibid. 299.
Formation of pyrroles via cyclization of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds with a
Koenigs-Knorr Synthesis
W. Koenigs, E. Knorr, Ber. 34, 957 (1901).
Formation of glycosides from acetylated glycosyl halides and alcohols or phenols in t
Kishner Synthesis
N. M. Kishner, A. Zavadovskii, J. Russ. Phys. Chem. Soc. 43, 1132 (1911).
Formation of cyclopropane derivatives by decomposition of p
Willgerodt-Kindler Reaction
C. Willgerodt, Ber. 20, 2467 (1887); 21, 534 (1888); K. Kindler, Ann. 431, 193 (1923).
Conversion of aryl alkyl ketones to a
Pauson-Khand Reaction
I. U. Khand et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I 1973, 977.
The formal [2+2+1] cycloaddition of an alkene, alkyne, and carbon mon
Kendall-Mattox Reaction
V. R. Mattox, E. C. Kendall, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 70, 882 (1948); 72, 2290 (1950); J. Biol. Chem. 188, 287 (1951); E. C. Kendall, W. F. McGuckin, J. A
Julia Olefination (Julia-Lythgoe Olefination)
M. Julia, M.-M. Paris, Tetrahedron Letters 1973, 4833.
The formation of predominantly trans-olefins via th
Jones Oxidation
K. Bowden et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1946, 39.
The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to acids and ketones, respectively, in the pre
Wagner-Jauregg Reaction
T. Wagner-Jauregg, Ber. 63, 3213 (1930); Ann. 491, 1 (1931).
Addition of maleic anhydride to diarylethylenes with formation of b
Japp-Klingemann Reaction
F. R. Japp, F. Klingemann, Ann. 247, 190 (1888); Ber. 20, 2942, 3284, 3398 (1887).
Formation of hydrazones by coupling of aryld