Janovsky Reaction J. V. Janovsky, L. Erb, Ber. 19, 2155 (1886). Reaction of aldehydes and ketones containing α-methylene groups with m-dinitrobenz

Jacobsen Rearrangement O. Jacobsen, Ber. 19, 1209 (1886); 20, 901 (1887). Reaction of polymethylbenzenes with concentrated sulfuric acid to give rearran

Jacobsen Epoxidation W. Zhang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112, 2801 (1990); E. N. Jacobsen et al. ibid. 113, 7063 (1991). Chiral (salen)manganese(III)-cat

Ivanov Reaction D. Ivanov, A. Spassoff, Bull. Soc. Chim. France 49, 19, 375 (1931); D. Ivanov et al., ibid. 51, 1321, 1325, 1331 (1932). The addition o

Purdie Methylation (Irvine-Purdie Methylation) T. Purdie, J. C. Irvine, J. Chem. Soc. 83, 1021 (1903). Exhaustive methylation of a methyl glycoside by r

Oxo Process (Hydroformylation Reaction) O. Roelen, US 2327066 (1943); R. H. Hasek (Eastman), Org. Chem. Bull. 27, No. 1 (1955). Formation of alcohols fr

Hydroboration Reaction H. C. Brown, B. C. Subba Rao, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 78, 5694 (1956); J. Org. Chem. 22, 1135, 1136 (1957). Addition of boron hydrides

Pictet-Hubert Reaction; Morgan-Walls Reaction A. Pictet, A. Hubert, Ber. 29, 1182 (1896); C. T. Morgan, L. P. Walls, J. Chem. Soc. 1931, 2447; 1932, 2225.

Wolff-Kishner Reduction; Huang-Minlon Modification N. Kishner, J. Russ. Phys. Chem. Soc. 43, 582 (1911), C.A. 6, 347 (1912); L. Wolff, Ann. 394, 86 (1912); Huang-Minlon, J

Houdry Cracking Process E. Houdry, US 1957648 and US 1957649 (1934). Decomposition of or heavy petroleum fractions into more useful lower boiling mater

Sakurai Reaction (Hosomi-Sakurai Reaction) A. Hosomi, H. Sakurai, Tetrahedron Letters 1976, 1295; A. Hosomi et al., Chem. Letters 1976, 941. Lewis acid-

Hooker Reaction S. C. Hooker, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 58, 1174 (1936). Oxidation of 2-hydroxy-3-alkyl-1,4-quinones with dilute alkaline permanganate with shor

Hofmann-Sand Reactions K. A. Hofmann, J. Sand, Ber. 33, 1340, 1353 (1900). Olefin mercuration with mercuric salts (halides, acetates, nitrates, or sulfa

Hofmann Reaction A. W. Hofmann, Ber. 14, 2725 (1881). Conversion of primary carboxylic amides to primary amines with one fewer carbon atom upon treatmen

Houben-Hoesch Reaction K. Hoesch, Ber. 48, 1122 (1915); J. Houben, ibid. 59, 2878 (1926). Synthesis of acylphenols from phenols or phenolic ethers by th

Nozaki-Hiyama Coupling Reaction (Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi Reaction) Y. Okude et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 99, 3179 (1977); K. Takai et al., Tetrahedron Letters 24, 5281 (1983).

Hinsberg Synthesis of Derivatives O. Hinsberg, Ber. 43, 901 (1910). Formation of thiophene carboxylic acids from α-diketones and dialkyl thiodiac

Hinsberg Sulfone Synthesis O. Hinsberg, Ber. 27, 3259 (1894); 28, 1315 (1895). Formation of sulfonylquinol derivatives by addition of quinones to cold d

Hinsberg and Oxiquinoline Synthesis O. Hinsberg, Ber. 21, 110 (1888); 25, 2545 (1892); 41, 1367 (1908). Formation of oxindoles from secondary aryl amin

Hilbert-Johnson Reaction T. B. Johnson, G. E. Hilbert, Science 69, 579 (1929); G. E. Hilbert, T. B. Johnson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 52, 2001, 4489 (1930). Re