| [C2O2 mim]Cl | 1-carboxymethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride |
| Ac | Acetyl |
| acac | Acetylacetone |
| Acr | Acridinium |
| Ar | Aryl |
| ATRA | Atom-transfer radical addition |
| Bn | Benzyl |
| Boc | tert-Butyloxycarbonyl |
| bpy | 2,2′- bipyridine |
| Bu | Butyl |
| CDI | Carbonyldiimidazole |
| cod | 1,5-Cyclooctadiene |
| Cp | Cyclopentadienyl |
| DBU | 1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene |
| DCE | 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| dF(CF3)ppy | 2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| DKR | Dynamic kinetic resolution |
| Dmim | 1,3-Dimethylimidazolium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DPPP | 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane |
| dtbbpy | 4,4′-Di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| Et | Ethyl |
| FMO | Flavin-containing monooxygenase |
| HAT | Hydrogen atom transfer |
| HATU | 1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxide hexafluorophosphate |
| Hbim | 1-Dutylimidazolium |
| HLADH | Horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase |
| HOBt | 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| Me | Methyl |
| Mes | Mesitylene |
| MS | Molecular sieve |
| NBS | N-Bromosuccinimide |
| neoc | Neocuproine |
| NHC | N-heterocyclic carbene |
| Pc | Phthalocyanine |
| PCC | Pyridinium chlorochromate |
| PCR | Peptide coupling reagent |
| PET | Photoinduced electron transfer |
| Ph | Phenyl |
| Phen | Phenanthroline |
| Pr | Propyl |
| PRCC | Polar radical crossover cycloaddition |
| PTSA | p-Toluenesulfonic acid |
| SET | single-electron transfer |
| TBAF | Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride |
| TBAP | Tetra-n-butylammonium phosphate |
| TBS | tert-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| TEA | Triethylamine |
| TEMPO | 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl |
| Tf | Trifluoromethanesulfonyl |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TMBTP | (-)-2,2′,5,5′-tetramethyl-3,3′-bis(diphenylphosphine)-4,4′-bithiophene |
| TMS | Trimethylsilyl |
| Ts | p-Toluenesulfonyl |