Ac Acetyl

DMAP 4-dimethylaminopyridine

acac Acetylacetonate

DME dimethoxyethane

AIBN Azo-bis-isobutryonitrile

DMF N,N’-dimethylformamide

aq. Aqueous

dppf bis (diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

9-BBN 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane

dppp 1,3-bis (diphenylphosphino)propane

BINAP (2R,3S)-2,2’-bis (diphenylphosphino)-1,1’-binaphthyl

dvb Divinylbenzene

Bn Benzyl

e- Electrolysis

BOC t-butoxycarbonyl

î % enantiomeric excess

Bpy (Bipy) 2,2’-bipyridyl

EDA (en) ethylenediamine

Bu n-butyl

EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Bz Benzoyl

EE 1-ethoxyethyl

c- Cyclo

Et Ethyl

CAM Carboxamidomethyl

FMN Flavin mononucleotide

CAN Ceric ammonium nitrate

fod Tris-(6,6,7,7,8,8,-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato

Cat. Catalytic

Fp flash point OR Cyclopentadienyl-bis -carbonyl iron

CBz Carbobenzyloxy

FVP Flash vacuum pyrolysis

Chirald (2S,3R)-(+)-4-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenyl-3-methylbutan-2-ol

h hours

COD 1,5-Cylcooctadienyl

hv Irradiation with light

COT 1,3,5-cyclooctatrienyl

1,5-HD 1,5-hexadienyl

Cp Cyclopentadienyl

HMPA Hexamethylphosphoramide

CSA 10-camphorsulfonic acid

HMPT Hexamethylphosphorus triamide

CTAB Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

iPr isopropyl

Cy Cyclohexyl

LAH Lithium aluminum hydride

DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane

LDA Lithium diisopropylamide

dba Dibenzylidene acetone

LHMDS Lithium hexamethyldisilazide

DBE 1,2-dibromoethane

LTBA Lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminum hydride

DBN 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene

mCPBA meta-cholorperoxybenzoic acid

DBU 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene

Me Methyl

DCC 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

MEM b-methoxyethoxymethyl

DCE 1,2-dichloroethane

Mes Mesityl

DDQ 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

Min Minute

Þ % diasteromeric excess

MOM methoxymethyl

DEA Diethylamine

Ms Methanesulfonyl

DEAD Diethyl azodicarboxylate

MS Molecular sieves (3 or 4 ?)

Dibal-H Diisobutylaluminum hydride

MTM Methylthiomethyl

diphos (dppe) 1,2-bis (diphenylphosphino)ethane

Naphth Naphthyl

diphos-4 (dppb) 1,4-bis (diphenylphosphino)butane

NBD Norbornadiene

NBS N-Bromosuccinimide

TASF Tris(diethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethyl silicate

NCS N-chlorosuccinimide

TBAF Tetrabutylammonium fluoride

Ni(R) Raney Nickel

TBDMS, TBS t-butyldimethylsilyl

NMO N-methyl morpholine-n-oxide

TBHP t-butylhydroperoxide

PCC Pyridinium chlorochromate

t-Bu Tert-butyl

PDC Pyridinium dichromate

TEBA Triethylbenzylammonium

PEG Polyethylene glycol

TEMPO Tetramethylpiperdinyloxy free radical

Ph Phenyl

TFA Trifluoroacetic acid

PhH Benzene

TFAA Trifluoroacetic anhydride

PhMe Toluene

Tf or OTf Triflate

Phth Phthaloyl

THF Tetrahydrofuran

Pip Piperidyl

THP Tetrahydropyranyl

Pr n-propyl

TMEDA Tetramethylethylenediamine

Py Pyridine

TMP 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine

quant. quantitative yield

TMS Trimethylsilyl

Red-Al [(MeOCH2CH2O)AlH2]Na

Tol Tolyl

sBu sec-butyl

Tr Trityl

sBuLi sec-butyllithium

TRIS Triisopropylphenylsulfonyl

Siamyl Diisoamyl

Ts (Tos) Tosyl (p-toluenesulfonyl)