Wharton Reaction P. S. Wharton, D. H. Bohlen, J. Org. Chem. 26, 3615 (1961); P. S. Wharton, ibid. 4781. Reduction of α,β-epoxy ketones by hyd

Weiss Reaction U. Weiss, J. M. Edwards, Tetrahedron Letters 1968, 4885. Reaction of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds with 3-oxoglutarates to yield cis-bicyclo[3

Weerman Degradation R. A. Weerman, Rec. Trav. Chim. 37, 1, 16 (1918). Formation of an aldose with one less carbon from an aldonic acid by a Hofmann-type

Wallach Rearrangement O. Wallach, L. Belli, Ber. 13, 525 (1880). Acid-catalyzed rearrangement of azoxybenzenes to p-hydroxyazobenzenes:

Walden Inversion P. Walden, Ber. 28, 1287, 2766 (1895). Inversion of configuration of a chiral center in bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) rea

Wacker Oxidation J. Smidt et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1, 176 (1959). The oxidation of ethylene to employing palladium chloride and cupric chloride as

Vorbrüggen Glycosylation U. Niedballa, H. Vorbrüggen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 9, 461 (1970). The reaction of silylated heterocyclic bases with p

von Richter Rearrangement V. von Richter, Ber. 4, 21, 459, 553 (1871). Carboxylation of para- or meta-substituted aromatic nitro compounds with cyanate

von Richter (Cinnoline) Synthesis V. von Richter, Ber. 16, 677 (1883). Formation of cinnoline derivatives by diazotization of o-aminoarylpropiolic acids

von Braun Reaction J. von Braun, Ber. 40, 3914 (1907); 42, 2219 (1909); 44, 1250 (1911). Reaction of tertiary amines with cyanogen bromide to form disub

von Braun Amide Degradation H. von Pechmann, Ber. 33, 611 (1900); J. von Braun, ibid. 37, 3210 (1904). Mechanistic study: B. A. Phil

Voight Amination K. Voight, J. Prakt. Chem. [2] 34, 1 (1886). Amination of benzoins with amines in the presence of phosphorus pentoxide or hydrochloric

Urech Hydantoin Synthesis F. Urech, Ann. 165, 99 (1873). Formation of hydantoins from α-amino acids by treatment with potassium cyanate in aqueous

Urech Cyanohydrin Method; Ultee Cyanohydrin Method F. Urech, Ann. 164, 225 (1872); A. J. Ultee, Rec. Trav. Chim. 28, 1 (1909). Cyanohydrin formation by

Ullmann Reaction F. Ullmann, Ann. 332, 38 (1904); F. Ullmann, P. Sponagel, Ber. 38, 2211 (1905). -mediated coupling of aryl halides. Biaryl ether synthe

Twitchell Process E. Twitchell, US 601603; US 628503 (1898); DE 365522; DE 385074. Commercial process for splitting fats to and fatty acids by heating

Trost Desymmetrization B. M. Trost et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114, 9333 (1992). Formation of an enantiomerically pure, azide or amine containing, five or

Trost Allylation (Tsuji-Trost Reaction) J. Tsuji et al., Tetrahedron Letters 1965, 4387; B. M. Trost, T. J. Fullerton, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 95, 292 (1973).

Traube Synthesis W. Traube, Ber. 33, 1371, 3035 (1900). Preparation of 4,5-diaminopyrimidines by introduction of the amino group into the 5-position of

Tishchenko Reaction L. Claisen Ber. 20, 646 (1887); V. Tishchenko, J. Russ. Phys. Chem. Soc. 38, 355, 482, 540, 547 (1906); Chem. Zentr. 1906 II, 1309, 1552, 1555, 1556.