Beckmann Rearrangement; Beckmann Fragmentation E. Beckmann, Ber. 19, 988 (1886). Acid-mediated isomerization of oximes to amides. Oximes of cyclic keton

Béchamp Reduction A. J. Béchamp, Ann. Chim. Phys. 42(3), 186, (1854). Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines by

Baylis-Hillman Reaction A. B. Baylis, M. E. D. Hillman, DE 2155113; eidem, US 3743669 (1972, 1973 both to Celanese). Coupling of activated vinyl systems

Schotten-Baumann Reaction C. Schotten, Ber. 17, 2544 (1884); E. Baumann, ibid. 19, 3218 (1886). Acylation of alcohols or amines with acid chlorides in a

Haller-Bauer Reaction A. Haller, E. Bauer, Compt. Rend. 148, 70, 127 (1909); 149, 5 (1909). Cleavage of non-enolizable ketones with sodium amide; freque

Baudisch Reaction O. Baudisch et al., Naturwiss. 27, 768, 769 (1939); Science 92, 336 (1940); J. Am. Chem. Soc. 63, 622 (1941). Synthesis of o-nitrosoph

Barton-Zard Reaction D. H. R. Barton et al., Tetrahedron 46, 7587 (1990). Formation of a pyrrole by condensation of a substituted nitroso-alkene with an

Barton Reaction D. H. R. Barton et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 82, 2640 (1960); 83, 4076 (1961). Conversion of a nitrite ester to a γ-oximino alcohol b

Barton Olefin Synthesis (Barton-Kellogg Reaction) D. H. R. Barton et al., Chem. Commun. 1970, 1226; R. M. Kellogg, S. Wassenaar, Tetrahedron Letters 1970, 1987; R. M. Kell

Barton Deoxygenation (Barton-McCombie Reaction) D. H. R. Barton, S. W. McCombie, Perkin Trans. I 1975, 1574. Deoxygenation of alcohols via their thiocar

Barton Decarboxylation D. H. R. Barton et al., Chem. Commun. 1983, 939; eidem, Tetrahedron 41, 3901 (1985). Radical decarboxylation of organic acids to

Bart Reaction; Scheller Modification H. Bart, DE 250264 (1910); DE 254092 (1910); DE 264924 (1910); DE 268172 (1912); Ann. 429, 55 (1922); E. Scheller, GB 261026; A. W. Ru

Barbier-Wieland Degradation H. Wieland, Ber. 45, 484 (1912); P. Barbier, R. Locquin, Compt. Rend. 156, 1443 (1913). Stepwise carboxylic acid degradation

Barbier(-type) Reaction P. Barbier, C. R. Acad. Sci. 128, 110 (1899). One-step procedure for the preparation of alcohols from organic halides and aldehy

Bamford-Stevens Reaction; Shapiro Reaction W. R. Bamford, T. S. Stevens, J. Chem. Soc. 1952, 4735. Formation of olefins by base-promoted decomposition o

Bamberger Rearrangement E. Bamberger, Ber. 27, 1347, 1548 (1894). Intermolecular rearrangement of N-phenylhydroxylamines in aqueous acid to give the cor

Schiemann Reaction (Balz-Schiemann Reaction) G. Balz, G. Schiemann, Ber. 60, 1186 (1927). Formation of diazonium fluoroborates by diazotization of aroma

Corey-Bakshi-Shibata Reduction (CBS) E. J. Corey et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 109, 5551 (1987). Enantioselective borane reduction of ketones catalyzed by c

Baker-Venkataraman Rearrangement W. Baker, J. Chem. Soc. 1933, 1381; H. S. Mahal, K. Venkataraman, ibid. 1934, 1767. Base-catalyzed rearrangement of o-a

Baeyer-Villiger Reaction A. Baeyer, V. Villiger, Ber. 32, 3625 (1899); 33, 858 (1900). The oxidation of ketones to esters or lactones by peracids: