let arr = [{a: 'a', b: 1, c: 'c'}, {a: 'a', b: 2, c: 'c'}, {a: 'a', b: 3, c: 'c'}]:
let mapped = arr.reduce (function (map, obj) {
map[obj.b] = obj;
return map;
},{}); // reduce
console.log (mapped); // {1: {a: 'a', b: 1, c: 'c'}, 2: {a: 'a', b: 2, c: 'c'}, 3: {a: 'a', b: 3, c: 'c'}