| Ac | Acyl |
| Ar | Aryl |
| Bn | Benzyl |
| Boc | tert-Butyloxycarbonyl |
| Bpy | 2,2-Bipyridine |
| Bu | Butyl |
| Cbz | Benzyloxycarbonyl |
| Cod | 1,5-Cyclooctadiene |
| Cp | Cyclopentadienyl |
| Cy | Cyclohexyl |
| Cyp | Cyclopentyl |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| diglyme | bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether |
| DMA | Dimethylacetamide |
| DME | Dimethoxyethane |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| dppp | 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane |
| DtBEDA | N1,N2-di-tert-butylethane-1,2-diamine |
| ee | enantiomeric excess |
| equiv | Equivalent |
| Et | Ethyl |
| glyme | Dimethoxyethane |
| Hept | Heptyl |
| Hex | Hexyl |
| HMDS | Hexamethyldisilazide |
| iPr | iso-Propyl |
| L | Ligand |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| Me | Methyl |
| MTBE | Methyl tert-butyl ether |
| NHC | N-Heterocyclic carbine |
| NMP | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| Ph | Phenyl |
| Pr | Propyl |
| RT | Room Temperature |
| TBME | tert-Butyl methyl ether |
| TBS | tert-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| Tf | Triflyl |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TM | Transition meta |
| TMS | Trimethylsilyl |
| Xantphos | (9,9-Dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphane) |
| Xylyl | Dimethylphenyl |
| μW | Microwave |