Favorskii rearrangement

Favorskii rearrangement

Primary Reference
- Favorskii, A. J. Russ. Phys. Chem. Soc., 1905, 37, 643.
- Wallach, O. Ann., 1918, 414, 296.
- Kende, A.S. Org. React., 1960, 11, 261-316.
This is sometimes called the Wallach degradation.
Recent Examples
- Lee, E.;* Yoon, C.H.J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 479-481.

- Satoh, T.; Oguro, K.; Shishikura, J-i.; Kanetaka, N.; Okada, R.; Yamakawa, K.*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1993, 66, 2339-2347.

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