Oppenauer Oxidation
R. V. Oppenauer, Rec. Trav. Chim. 56, 137 (1937).
The aluminum or potassium alkoxide-catalyzed oxidation of a secondary alcohol to t
Noyori ation
T. Ikariya et al., Chem. Commun. 1985, 922; R. Noyori et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 7117 (1986).
Homogeneous asymmetric catalytic hydrogen
Norrish Type Cleavage
R. G. W. Norrish, C. H. Bamford, Nature 138, 1016 (1936); 140, 195 (1937).
Norrish Type I Cleavage: Homolytic cleavage of aldehyde
Niementowski Synthesis
S. v. Niementowski, J. Prakt. Chem. [2] 51, 564 (1895).
Formation of 4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazolines by cyclization of the reactio
Nicholas Reaction
R. F. Lockwood, K. M. Nicholas, Tetrahedron Letters 1977, 4163.
The reaction of dicobalthexacarbonyl-stabilized propargyl cations with
Nenitzescu Reductive Acylation
C. D. Nenitzescu, E. Cioranescu, Ber. 69, 1820 (1936).
ative acylation of cycloolefins with acid chlorides in the presenc
Nencki Reaction
M. Nencki, N. Sieber, J. Prakt. Chem. (2) 23, 147 (1881).
The ring acylation of phenols with acids in the presence of zinc chloride, or
Negishi Cross Coupling
E. Negishi et al., J. Org. Chem. 42, 1821 (1977).
Formation of unsymmetric biaryls by cross coupling arylhalides with arylzinc re
Nef Synthesis
J. U. Nef, Ann. 308, 281 (1899).
Addition of sodium acetylides to aldehydes and ketones to yield acetylenic carbinols; occasionally and er
Nef Reaction
J. U. Nef, Ann. 280, 263 (1894).
Formation of aldehydes and ketones from primary and secondary nitroalkanes, respectively, by treatment of
Nazarov Cyclization Reaction
I. N. Nazarov et al., Izv. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Otd. Khim. Nauk 1942, 200.
Protic or Lewis acid-catalyzed electrocyclic rin
Ziegler-Natta Polymerization
K. Ziegler et al., Angew. Chem. 67, 426, 541 (1955); G. Natta, ibid. 68, 393 (1956).
Polymerization of vinyl monomers under
Nametkin Rearrangement
S. S. Nametkin, Ann. 432, 207 (1923).
A special case of carbonium ion rearrangement in camphene hydrochloride derivatives involvi
