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

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