| DtBPF | 1,1′-Bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene |
| TES | triethylsilyl |
| TMS | trimethylsilyl |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DMA | N,N-dimethylacetamide |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| dba | dibenzylideneacetone |
| m-CPBA | m-chloroperbenzoic acid |
| Me-phos | dicyclohexyl(2′-methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphane |
| DPPP | 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphaneyl)propane |
| TBAB | tetrabutylammonium bromide |
| SN1 | unimolecular nucleophilic substitution |
| Boc | tert-butoxycarbonyl |
| SCN | isothiocyanato |
| DDQ | 4,5-dichloro-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-diene-1,2-dicarbonitrile |
| OTBS | tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy |
| PCC | pyridinium chlorochromate |
| PMB | para-methoxlphenyl |
| DFT | density functional theory |
| o-PBA | ortho-phenyl benzoic acid |
| DPPBz | 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene |
| NBE | norbornene |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| HRMS | high resolution mass spectrometry |
| Xphos | dicyclohexyl(2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphane |