9-BBN	9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl
acac	acetylacetone
AIBN	2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile)
BINAP	2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl
BINOL	1,1′-bi-2-naphthol
Biphep	2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-biphenyl
Bn	benzyl
BOM	benzyloxymethyl
Bz	benzoyl
cod	1,5-cyclooctadienyl
Cp*	1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
CSA	10-camphorsulfonic acid
Cy	cyclohexyl
DBB	4,4′-di-t-butylbiphenyl
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DCC	dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCE	1,2-dichloroethane
DDQ	2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone
DEAD	diethyl azodicarboxylate
DET	diethyl tartrate
DIAD	diisopropyl azodicarboxylate
DIBALH	diisobutylaluminum hydride
DIPT	diisopropyl tartrate
DMAP	4-dimethylaminopyridine
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
DMP	Dess-Martin periodinane
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
dppf	1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
DTBMP	2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylpyridine
DVDS	1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane
EDC	1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
HMPA	hexamethylphosphoramide
HOBt	1-hydroxybenzotriazole
IBX	2-iodoxybenzoic acid
Ipc	isopinocampheyl
(S,R)-Josiphos	(S)-1-[(Rp)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]ethyldicyclohexylphosphine
KHMDS	potassium hexamethyldisilazide
LDA	lithium diisopropylamide
mCPBA	m-chloroperbenzoic acid
Mes	mesityl
MNBA	2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride
MOM	methoxymethyl
MPM	p-methoxyphenylmethyl
MS	molecular sieves
NMO	N-methylmorpholine N-oxide
pin	pinacol
PPTS	pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate
Ra/Ni	Raney-Nickel catalyst
Red-Al	sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride
SAE	Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation
Synphos	[(5,6),(5′,6′)-bis(ethylenedioxy)biphenyl-2,2′-diyl]bis(diphenylphosphine)
TBAF	tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride
TBDPS	t-butyldiphenylsilyl
TBS	t-butyldimethylsilyl
TEMPO	2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl radical
TES	triethylsilyl
Tf	trifluoromethanesulfonyl
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TMS	trimethylsilyl
Ts	p-toluenesulfonyl