| Ac | Acetyl |
| Ala | Alanine |
| BBN | Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane |
| Bn | Benzyl |
| Boc | t-Butoxycarbonyl |
| Bu | Butyl |
| Cbz | Benzyloxycarbonyl |
| cod | 1,5-Cyclooctadiene |
| DCE | 1,1-Dichloroethane |
| DCC | N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DIBAL-H | Diisobutylaluminum hydride |
| DMAP | N,N-4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
| DME | 1,2-Dimethoxyethane |
| DTBP | 2,6-Di-tert-butylpyridine |
| Et | Ethyl |
| Fmoc | 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl |
| HATU | O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N’,N’-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate |
| KHMDS | Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| LDA | Lithium diisopropylamide |
| Leu | Leucine |
| LHMDS | Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| Me | Methyl |
| Mes | Mesityl |
| MS | Molecular sieves |
| MW | Microwave |
| NMO | N-Methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| TBAI | Tetra-n-butylammonium iodide |
| TBDPS | t-Butyldiphenylsilyl |
| TBS | t-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| Tf | Trifluoromethanesulfonyl |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TIPS | Triisopropylsilyl |
| Trp | Tryptophan |
| Ts | p-toluenesulfonyl |