Ac	acetyl
AIBN	2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile
Bn	benzyl
Boc	tert-butoxycarbonyl
Bz	benzoyl
DABCO	1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
DCM	dichloromethane
DEAD	diethyl azodicarboxylate
DIAD	diisopropyl azodicarboxylate
DIBAL-H	diisobutylaluminium hydride
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
DMP	Dess–Martin periodinane
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
IBX	o-iodoxybenzoic acid
IMDA	intramolecular Diels–Alder
KHMDS	potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
LDA	lithium diisopropylamide
LiHMDS	lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
mCPBA	meta-chloroperbenzoic acid
MOM	methoxymethyl
MPO	4-methyoxypyridine 1-oxide
Ms	methanesulfonyl
NaHMDS	sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
NBS	N-bromosuccinimide
NMO	N-methylmorpholine oxide
Ns	2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl
PDC	pyridinium dichromate
Ph	phenyl
PPTS	pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate
Py	pyridine
quant.	quantitative yield
rt	room temperature
TASF	tris(diethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate
TBAF	tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride
TBDPS	tert-butyldiphenylsilyl
TBS	tert-butyldimethylsilyl
TES	triethylsilyl
TFA	trifluoroacetyl
Tf	trifluoromethanesulfonyl
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TIPS	triisopropylsilyl
TMS	trimethylsilyl
Ts	p-toluenesulfonyl