9-BNN	9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane
Å	angstrom
Ac	acetyl
ACCN	1,1′-azobis(cyclohexanecarbo-nitrile)
AIBN	azobisisobutyronitrile
Alloc	allyloxycarbonyl
aq	aqueous
Barton’s base	2-tert-butyl-1,1,3,3-tetra-methylguanidine
Bn	benzyl
Boc	tert-butyloxycarbonyl
brsm	yield based on recovered starting material
BuLi	n-butyllithium
Bz	benzoyl
CAN	cerium ammonium nitrate
cap	caprolactamate
CDI	carbonyldiimidazole
c-Hex2BH	dicyclohexylborane
cod	cyclooctadiene
conc.	concentrated
Cp2TiMe2	bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)-dimethyl-titanium
CuDPP	copper(I)-diphenyl phosphinate
d	day
d.r.	diastereomeric ratio
DABCO	1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
dba	dibenzylideneacetone
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DBN	1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene
DCC	N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DDQ	2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone
DEAD	diethyl azodicarboxylate
DHβC	3,4-dihydro-β-carboline
DIBAL	diisobutylaluminum hydride
DIPEA	N,N-diisopropylethylamine
DMAP	4-dimethylaminopyridine
DME	1,2-dimethoxyethane
DMF	dimethylformamide
DMP	Dess–Martin periodinane
DMS	dimethyl sulfide
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
e.e.	enantiomeric excess
e.r.	enantiomeric ratio
EDCl	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide
Et	ethyl
h	hour
HFIP	1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol
HOBt	1-hydroxybenzotriazole
IBA	2-iodosobenzoic acid
IBX	2-iodoxybenzoic acid
KHMDS	potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)-amide
Lawesson’s reagent	2,4-bis(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane-2,4-disulfide
LDA	lithium diisopropylamide
LiHMDS	lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
L-selectride	lithium tri-sec-butyl(hydrido)-borate
m-CPBA	meta-chloroperbenzoic acid
Me	methyl
MEM	2-methoxyethoxymethyl ether
min.	minute
MS	molecular sieve
MW	microwave
Nap	2-naphthylmethyl ether
NB	2-nitrobenzyl
NBS	N-bromosuccinimide
NCS	N-chlorosuccinimide
NMM	N-methylmorpholine
NMO	4-methylmorpholine N-oxide
NMP	N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
Ns	2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl
o-NBOH	o-nitrobenzylalcohol
Oxone®	2 KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4
PDC	pyridinium dichromate
Pf	phenylfluorenyl
Phth	phthaloyl
pin	pinacolato
PMB	p-methoxybenzyl
Pr	propyl
psi	pound-force per square inch
Py	pyridine
r.t.	room temperature
Schwartz’s reagent	chloridobis(η5-cyclo-pentadienyl)hydridozirconium
T3P®	propylphosphonic anhydride
TBAF	tetrabutylammonium fluoride
TBAT	tetrabutylammonium difluoro-triphenylsilicate
TBDPS	tert-butyldiphenylsilyl
TBDMS	tert-butyldimethylsilyl
t-Bu	tert-butyl
TES	triethylsilane
TMG	tetramethylguanidine
Tf	trifluoromethanesulfonyl
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TFAA	trifluoroacetic anhydride
THF	tetrahydrofuran
THβC	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline
TIPS	triisopropylsilyl
TMG	1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine
TMP	2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine
TMS	trimethylsilyl
TPAP	tetrapropylammonium perruthenate
Ts	p-toluenesulfonyl (tosyl)
Tsdpen	N-tosyl-1,2-diphenylethylene-1,2-diamine