| Ac | acetyl radical |
| acac | acetylacetone |
| BDPP | (2S,4S)-2,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane |
| BINAP | 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl |
| bpy | 2,2′-bipyridine |
| BSA | bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide |
| DABCO | 1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]octane |
| DCE | 1,2-dichloroethane |
| dcypt | bis(dicyclohexylphosphano)thiophene |
| DIPEA | diethylisopropylamine |
| DME | 1,2-dimethoxyethane |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| Dmp | 2,6-dimesitylphenyl radical |
| dppe | 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphano)ethane |
| dppf | 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene |
| dppp | 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphano)propane). |
| dtbpe | 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane |
| MW irradiation | microwave irradiation |
| naphthyl | naphthyl radical |
| NMP | N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| Pigiphos | bis{(R)-1-[(S)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]ethyl}cyclohexylphosphane) |
| PINAP | (R)-(+)-4-[2-(diphenylphosphino)-1-naphthalenyl]-N-[-1-phenylethyl]-1-phthalazinamine |
| Py | pyridine |
| PyBroP | bromotripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate |