Fischer Synthesis E. Fischer, F. Jourdan, Ber. 16, 2241 (1883); E. Fischer, O. Hess, ibid. 17, 559 (1884). Formation of indoles on heating aryl hydrazo

Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis H. Kiliani, Ber. 18, 3066 (1885); E. Fischer, ibid. 22, 2204 (1889). Extension of the carbon atom chain of aldoses by treatmen

Houben-Fischer Synthesis J. Houben, W. Fischer, J. Prakt. Chem. [2] 123, 89, 262, 313 (1929). Formation of aromatic nitriles by basic hydrolysis of tric

Reissert Reaction (Grosheintz-Fischer-Reissert Aldehyde Synthesis) A. Reissert, Ber. 38, 1603, 3415 (1905); J. M. Grosheintz, H. O. L. Fischer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 63, 2021

Finkelstein Reaction H. Finkelstein, Ber. 43, 1528 (1910). Reaction of alkyl halides with sodium iodide in acetone:

Ferrier Rearrangement R. J. Ferrier, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I 1979, 1455. The stereochemically controlled conversion of hex-5-enopyranosides into c

Fenton Reaction H. J. H. Fenton, Proc. Chem. Soc. 9, 113 (1893); J. Chem. Soc. 65, 899 (1894). Oxidation of α-hydroxy acids with hydrogen peroxide

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

Étard Reaction A. L. Étard, Compt. Rend. 90, 534 (1880); Ann. Chim. Phys. 22, 218 (1881). Oxidation of an arylmethyl group to an aldehyde

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

Eschenmoser Coupling Reaction (Sulfide Contraction) A. Fischli, A. Eschenmoser, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 6, 866 (1967); M. Roth et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 54, 710 (1971).

Erlenmeyer-Plöchl Azlactone and Amino Acid Synthesis E. Erlenmeyer, Ann. 275, 1 (1893); J. Plöchl, Ber. 17, 1616 (1884). Formation of azlacton

Volhard-Erdmann Cyclization J. Volhard, H. Erdmann, Ber. 18, 454 (1885). Synthesis of alkyl and aryl thiophenes by cyclization of disodium succinate or

Wittig Reaction; Horner Reaction; Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Reaction G. Wittig, U. Schöllkopf, Ber. 87, 1318 (1954); G. Wittig, W. Haag, ibid. 88, 1654 (1955).

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