Francis X. Smith

Reduction of isopropylidene acylmalonates, 5-acylbarbituric acids, and 3-acyl-4-hydroxycoumarins to the corresponding alkyl derivatives by sodium cyanoborohydride-acetic acid

Charles F. Nutaitis, Rose Ann Schultz, Judy Obaza et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1980 · 38 citations

Sodium Cyanoborohydride-acetic Acid, Derivative (Chemistry), Bioorganic Chemistry +12

Photocyclization of 2-(N-chloroacetylpiperidylalkyl)indoles. Novel case of stereoisomerism dependent on sterically restrained conformations

Richard J. Sundberg, Francis X. Smith · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1975 · 30 citations

Molecular Sciences, Stereoisomerism Dependent, Novel Case +15

The reductive alkylation of meldrum's acid

David M. Hrubowchak, Francis X. Smith · Tetrahedron Letters · 1983 · 27 citations

Reductive Alkylation, Derivative (Chemistry), Biochemistry +3

Borohydride reduction of substituted isopropylidene methylenemalonates

Allen D. Wright, Mark L. Haslego, Francis X. Smith · Tetrahedron Letters · 1979 · 22 citations

Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Derivative +2

Two convenient methods for the generation of “methylene meldrum's acid” for diels-alder reactions.

John F. Buzinkai, David M. Hrubowchak, Francis X. Smith · Tetrahedron Letters · 1985 · 20 citations

Engineering, Diels-alder Reactions, Organic Chemistry +7