ADMET	acyclic diene metathesis polymerization
BD	1,3-butadiene
BMP	2,6-bis(1S,2S,5R)-(−)-menthoxypyridinyl
BSA	bis(trimethylsilyl) acetamide
Cat.	catalyst
CHP	cumylhydroperoxide
COD	1,5-cyclooctadiene
Conf.	configuration
Conv.	conversion
CM	cross metathesis
Cp	cyclopentadiene
CPPA	cis-1-propenylphosphonic acid
c.y.	chemical yield
DMAP	dimethylamino pyridine
DME	1,2-dimethoxyethane
DMF	dimethylformamide
DS	dodecylsulphate (OSO3C12H25)
EASC	ethylaluminum sesquichloride
EDA	ethyldiazoacetate
ee	enantiomeric excess
equiv.	equivalent
er	enantiomeric ratio
FG	functional group
GLC	gas-liquid chromatography
Gr1	benzylidene-dichloro[bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)]ruthenium (Grubbs 1)
Gr2	benzylidene-dichloro(tricyclohexylphosphine)[(1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidenene]ruthenium (Grubbs 2)
HCC	homogeneous chiral catalyst
Hex	hexane
Lig	ligand
Ln	lanthanide
MAO	methylalumoxane
n.d.	not determined
NHC	N-heterocyclic carbene
OTf	triflate (trifluoromethanesulfonate)
PCy3	tricyclohexylphosphine
PMBOH	p-methoxybenzyl alcohol
PMP	1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine
py	pyridine
Quant.	quantitative
RCM	ring-closing metathesis
RE	rare earth
ROCM	ring-opening cross metathesis
ROM	ring-opening metathesis
ROMP	ing-opening metathesis polymerization
r.t.	room temperature
SIMes	N,N’-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolidin-2-ylidene
TBDMS	tertiary butyldimethylsilyl group
TBHP	tertiary butylhydroperoxide
TBS	tertiary butyldimethylsilyl
Temp.	temperature
TLC	thin-layer chromatography
Tol.	toluene
tol	tolyl
TON	turnover number