| AcOH | acetic acid |
| Bn | benzyl |
| DCC | N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DIBALH | diisobutylaluminum hydrate |
| DMAP | 4-dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EE | ethoxyethyl |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| Et3N | trimethylamine |
| EtOAc | ethyl acetate |
| FAB | fast atom bombardment |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| MeOH | methanol |
| SAR | structure-activity-relationship studies |
| TBAF | tetrabutylammonium fluoride |
| TBDMS and TBS | t-butyldimethylsilyl |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| TMSOTf | trimethylsilyl triflate |