| 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 | %ee | % 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-(6,6,7,7,8,8,8)-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato |
| Cat. | Catalytic | Fp | 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 |
| %de | % diasteromeric excess | MOM | methoxymethyl |
| DEA | Diethylamine | Ms | Methanesulfonyl |
| DEAD | Diethyl azodicarboxylate | MS | Molecular sieves (3 or 4 Å) |
| 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) |