Ruff-Fenton Degradation
O. Ruff, Ber. 31, 1573 (1898); 32, 550 (1899); H. J. H. Fenton, Proc. Chem. Soc. 9, 113 (1893).
Shortening of the carbon chain o
Favorskii Rearrangement; Wallach Degradation
A. E. Favorskii, J. Prakt. Chem. 88(2), 658 (1913); O. Wallach, Ann. 414, 296 (1918).
Base-catalyzed rearra
Hofmann Degradation (Exhaustive Methylation)
A. W. Hofmann, Ber. 14, 659 (1881).
Formation of an olefin and a tertiary amine by pyrolysis of a quaternar
Evans Aldol Reaction
D. A. Evans et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 101, 6120 (1979); 103, 2127 (1981).
Highly enantioselective aldol condensation of the chiral
Mislow-Evans Rearrangement
P. Bickart et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 90, 4869 (1968); D. A. Evans et al., ibid. 93, 4956 (1971).
[2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangem
Eschenmoser Fragmentation (Eschenmoser-Tanabe Fragmentation)
A. Eschenmoser et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 50, 708 (1967); J. Schreiber et al., ibid. 2101; M. Tanabe et al., Tet
Volhard-Erdmann Cyclization
J. Volhard, H. Erdmann, Ber. 18, 454 (1885).
Synthesis of alkyl and aryl thiophenes by cyclization of disodium succinate or
Emmert Reaction
B. Emmert, E. Asendorf, Ber. 72, 1188 (1939); B. Emmert, E. Pirot, ibid. 74, 714 (1941).
Formation of pyridyldialkylcarbinols by condens
Emde Degradation
H. Emde, Ber. 42, 2590 (1909); Ann. 391, 88 (1912).
Modification of the Hofmann degradation, q.v., method for reductive cleavage of the
Elbs Reaction
K. Elbs, E. Larsen, Ber. 17, 2847 (1884).
Formation of polyaromatics (eg. anthracene) by intramolecular condensation of diaryl ketones con
Elbs Persulfate Oxidation
K. Elbs, J. Prakt. Chem. 48, 179 (1893).
Hydroxylation of monophenols to predominantely p-diphenols or oxidation of methyl-sub
Tscherniac-Einhorn Reaction
J. Tscherniac, DE 134979; A. Einhorn et al., Ann. 343, 207 (1905); 361, 113 (1908).
Introduction of the amidomethyl group in
Ehrlich-Sachs Reaction
P. Ehrlich, F. Sachs, Ber. 32, 2341 (1899).
Formation of N-phenylimines by the base-catalyzed condensation of compounds containin
Edman Degradation
P. Edman, Acta Chem. Scand. 4, 283 (1950).
Cyclic degradation of peptides based on the reaction of phenylisothiocyanate with the free
Eastwood Reaction (Eastwood Deoxygenation)
G. Grank, F. W. Eastwood, Aust. J. Chem. 17, 1392 (1964).
Stereospecific conversion of vicinal diols into ole
Dutt-Wormall Reaction
P. K. Dutt, H. R. Whitehead, A. Wormall, J. Chem. Soc. 119, 2088 (1921); P. K. Dutt, ibid. 125, 1463 (1924).
Preparation of diazoa
