James H. Babler

A Facile Method for the Bishomologation of Ketones to α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes: Application to the Synthesis of the Cyclohexanoid Components of the Boll Weevil Sex Attractant

James H. Babler, Michael J. Coghlan · Synthetic Communications · 1976 · 78 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +8

Alkoxide-Catalyzed Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Ketones

James H. Babler, Vincent P. Liptak, NGUYEN PHAN NGUYEN PHAN · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1996 · 51 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +7

A facile method for monoacetylation of symmetrical diols: application to the total synthesis of Z-8-dodecenyl acetate, the sex attractant of the oriental fruit moth

James H. Babler, Michael J. Coghlan · Tetrahedron Letters · 1979 · 48 citations

Life Sciences, Chemistry, Entomology +12

Reduction of acid chlorides with sodium borohydride in N, N-dimethylformamide: Nature of the reaction intermediate and a method for its conversion to the corresponding aldehyde with minimal alcohol formation

James H. Babler, Benedict J. Invergo · Tetrahedron Letters · 1981 · 44 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +3

A facile route to allylic phosphonates via base-catalyzed isomerization of the corresponding vinylphosphonates

James J. Kiddle, James H. Babler · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1993 · 39 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Mass Spectrometric Analysis +6