Ac

acetyl

AIBN

α, α’-Azobisisobutyronitrile

Ar

aryl or aromatic

Ar

argon

9-BBN

9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane

BINAP

2,2’-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1’-binaphthyl

Bn

benzyl

Boc

t-butyloxycarbonyl

b.p.

boiling point

n-Bu

n-butyl

t-Bu

tert-butyl

°C

degrees celsius

Cbz

CC

carbobenzyloxy

column chromatography

4-ClPh (p-ClPh)

4-chlorophenyl

d

day

dba

dibenzylideneacetone

DCM

dichloromethane

DMA

N,N-dimethylacetamide

DMAP

4-dimethylaminopyridine

DME

1,2-dimethoxyethane

DMF

N,N-dimethylformamide

DMSO

dimethylsulfoxide

dppb

1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

dppe

1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

dppf

1,1’-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

dppp

1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane

EA

elemental analysis

equiv

equivalent

Et

ethyl

h

hour

HRMS

high resolution mass spectrometry

HMBC

heteronuclear multiple bond coherence

HMPA

hexamethylphosphoric triamide

HMQC

heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence

HOAc

acetic acid

HPLC

high-pressure liquid chromatography

LDA

lithium diisopropylamide

LTMP

lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine

Me

methyl

m.p.

melting point

MS

mass spectrometry

NBS

N-bromosuccinimide

NDP

no definite product

NIS

N-iodosuccinimide

NMP

1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone

NOE

the nuclear Oberhauser effect

NPhth

phthalimido (1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)

Nu

nucleophile

Ph

phenyl

Pr

propyl

i-Pr

iso-propyl

Py

pyridine

R

Alkyl etc.

RT

room temperature

TBAB

tetrabutylammonium bromide

TEA

triethylamine

Tf

Trifluromethyanesulfonyl (triflyl)

THF

THP

Tetrahydrofuran

tetrahydropyran

TLC

thin-layer chromatography

TMS

o-Tol

Tetramethylsilane

o-tolyl

Tr

Ts

Triphenylmethyl

p-toluenesulfonyl