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Named Organic Reactions

See examples of named reactions in organic chemistry.

Acetoacetic-Ester Condensation Reaction - Simple Claisen Condensation

This acetoacetic-ester condensation reaction converts ethyl acetate esters into the diketone ester ethyl acetoacetate. It is a simple Claisen condensation reaction.

Azo Coupling Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

This is the azo coupling reaction.

Acyloin Condensation

This is the acyloin condensation reaction.

Arndt-Eistert Synthesis Reaction

This is the Arndt-Eistert synthesis reaction.

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reaction.

Baker-Venkataraman Rearrangement - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of the Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement reaction.

Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis

This is the general form of the acetoacetic ester synthesis reaction.

Alder-Ene Reaction - Ene Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Alder-Ene or Ene reaction.

Aldol Reaction - Aldol Addition - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form for the aldol addition reaction.

Aldol Condensation Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the aldol condensation reaction.

Appel Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Appel reaction.

Arbuzov Reaction - Michaelis-Arbuzov Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of the Arbuzov reaction, also known as the Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction.

Huisgen Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

These reactions are the general form of the Huisgen azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions to form triazole compounds.

Balz-Schiemann Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

This is a general structure of the Balz-Schiemann reaction.

Bamford-Stevens Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of the Bamford-Stevens reaction.

Barton Decarboxylation - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of the Barton decarboxylation reaction.

Barton Deoxygenation Reaction - Barton-McCombie Reaction

This is the general form of the Barton deoxygenation, also known as the Barton-McCombie reaction.

Baylis-Hillman Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Baylis-Hillman reaction.

Beckmann Rearrangement Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Beckmann rearrangement reaction.

Benzilic Acid Rearrangement - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the benzilic acid rearrangement reaction.

Benzoin Condensation Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is an example of the benzoin condensation reaction.

Bergman Cycloaromatization - Bergman Cyclization

This is an example of the Berman cycloaromatization reaction.

Seyferth-Gilbert Homologation Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Seyferth-Gilbert homologation reaction.

Bestmann-Ohira Reagent Reaction

This is the Bestmann-Ohira Reagent reaction.

Biginelli Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is an example of the Biginelli reaction.

Birch Reduction Reaction

This is a simple form of the Birch reduction reaction.

Bicschler-Napieralski Reaction - Bicschler-Napieralski Cyclization

This is a general form of the Bicschler-Napieralski reaction.

Blaise Reaction

This is the general form of the Blaise reaction.

Blanc Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is a general form of a Blanc reaction.

Bohlmann-Rahtz Pyridine Synthesis

This is the general form of the Bohlmann-Rahtz pyridine synthesis.

Bouveault-Blanc Reduction

This is the general form of the Bouveault-Blanc reduction.

Brook Rearrangement Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is a general form of the Brook rearrangement.

Brown Hydroboration - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Brown hydroboration.

Bucherer-Bergs Reaction

This is the general form of the Bucherer-Bergs reaction.

Buchwald-Hartwig Cross Coupling Reaction - Named Organic Reaction

This is the general form of the Buchwald-Hartwig cross coupling reaction.

Cadiot-Chodkiewicz Coupling Reaction

This is a general form of the Cadiot-Chodkiewicz coupling reaction.

Cannizzaro Reaction

This is the general form of the Cannizzaro reaction.

Crossed Cannizzaro Reaction

This is the crossed Cannizzaro reaction.

Itsuno-Corey Reduction - Corey-Bakshi-Shibata Readuction

This is the general form of the Itsuno-Corey reduction, also known as the Corey-Bakshi-Shibata (CBS) reduction.

Chan-Lam Coupling Reaction - Named Organic Reactions

This is the general form of a Chan-Lam coupling reaction.

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