| Ac |
Acetyl |
| AcO |
Acetate |
| Ac2O |
Acetic anhydride |
| AIBN |
a,a'-Azoisobyronitrile |
| All |
Allyl |
| Alloc |
Allyloxycarbonyl |
| Ar |
Aryl |
| 9-BBN |
9-Borabicyclononane |
| BHT |
tert-Butylhydroxytoluene |
| BINAP |
2,2'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl |
| BMS |
Borane-methylsulphide complex |
| Bn |
Benzyl |
| Boc |
tert-Butoxycarbonyl |
| BOM |
Benzyloxymethyl |
| BOP |
Bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphine |
| BSA |
N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide |
| BTAF |
Benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride |
| BTMSA |
Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene |
| Bu or n-Bu |
n-Butyl |
| s-Bu or sBu |
sec-Butyl |
| t-Bu or tBu |
tert-Butyl |
| Bz |
Benzoyl |
| Bzl |
Benzyl |
| CAN |
Ceric ammonium nitrate |
| CBS |
Corey-Bashki-Shibat |
| Cbz |
Benzyloxycarbonyl |
| Cod |
Cyclooctadiene |
| Cp |
Cyclopentadienyl |
| 12-crown-4 |
1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacyclodecane |
| 15-crown-5 |
1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxacyclopentadecane |
| 18-crown-6 |
1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecane |
| CSA |
Camphorsulphonic acid |
| DABCO |
1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, Triethylendiamine |
| DAST |
Diethylaminosulphur trifluoride |
| dba |
Dibenzylideneacetone |
| DBAD |
Di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate |
| DBN |
1,5-Diazabyciclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene |
| DBU |
1,8-Diazabyciclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| DCC |
1,3-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DCM |
Dichloromethane |
| DDQ |
2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone |
| DEAD |
Diethyl azodicarboxylate |
| DHP |
Dihydropiran |
| DHQD |
Dihydroquinidine |
| DIBAL |
Diisobutylaluminium hydride |
| DIBAL-H |
Diisobutylaluminium hydride |
| DIC |
Diisopropylcarbodiimide |
| DIPEA |
Diisopropylethylamine |
| DMA |
N,N-Dimethylacetamide |
| DMAC |
N,N-Dimethylacetamide |
| DMAP |
4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMDO |
2,2-dimethyldioxirane |
| DME |
1,2-Dimethoxyethane |
| DMF |
N,N-Dimethylformamide |
| DMP |
Dess-Martin periodinane |
| DMPM |
3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl |
| DMPU |
1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pirimidone |
| DMS |
Dimethylsulphide |
| DMSO |
Dimethylsulphoxide |
| DPA |
Diisopropylamine |
| DPPA |
Diphenylphosphoryl azide |
| Ddpb |
1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane |
| Dppe |
1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane |
| Dppm |
Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane |
| dppp |
1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane |
| EDC |
1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropy)carbodiimide |
| EDCI |
1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropy)carbodiimide hydrochloride |
| EDTA |
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EE |
Ethoxyethyl |
| EOM |
Ethoxymethyl |
| Et2O |
Diethyl ether |
| FMOC |
9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl |
| HMDS |
Hexamethyldisilazane |
| HMPA |
Hexamethylphosphoramide |
| HMPT |
Hexamethylphosphorous triamide |
| HOAt |
7-Aza-1-hydroxybenzotriazole |
| HOBt |
1-Hydroxybenzotriazole |
| IPA |
Isopropyl alcohol |
| Im |
Imidazole |
| Ipc |
Isopinocampheyl |
| KDA |
Potassium diisopropylamide |
| KHMDS |
Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| LAH |
Lithium aluminium hydride |
| LDA |
Lithium diisopropylamide |
| LDEA |
Lithium diethylamide |
| LHMDS |
Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| MCPBA |
meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid |
| Me |
Methyl |
| MEM |
2-Methoxyethoxymethyl |
| MOM |
Methoxymethyl |
| MOoPHM |
Oxodiperoxymolybdenum(pyridine) hexamethylphosporamide |
| MPM |
p-Methoxybenzyl |
| MS |
Molecular sieves |
| Ms |
Methanesulphonyl |
| MTBE |
Methyl tert-butyl ether |
| MTM |
Methylthiomethyl |
| NaHMDS |
Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide |
| NBS |
N-Bromosuccinimide |
| NCS |
N-Chlorosuccinimide |
| NIS |
N-Iodosuccinimide |
| NMM |
N-Methylmorpholine |
| NMO |
N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide |
| NMP |
N-Methylpyrrolidone |
| Ns |
p-Nitrophenylsulphonyl |
| PDC |
Pyridinium dichlorochromate |
| PCC |
Pyridinium chlorochromate |
| Ph |
Phenyl |
| Piv |
Pivaloyl, 2,2-dimethylacetyl |
| PMB |
p-Methoxybenzyl |
| PMP |
p-Methoxyphenyl |
| PPA |
Polyphosphoric acid |
| PPTS |
Pyridinium p-toluensulphonate |
| n-Pr |
n-Propyl |
| Pr |
Propyl |
| i-Pr or iPr |
iso-propilo |
| PTC |
Phase transfer catalyst |
| PTSA |
p-Toluenesulphonic acid |
| Pv |
Pivaloyl, 2,2-dimethylacetyl |
| Py |
Pyridine |
| Red-Al® |
Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride |
| SEM |
2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl |
| TBAF |
Tetrabutylammonium fluoride |
| TBDMS |
tert-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| TBDPS |
tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl |
| TBHP |
tert-Butylhydroperoxyde |
| TBS |
tert-Butyldimethylsilyl |
| TCDI |
Thiocarbonyl diimidazole |
| TDAP |
Tris(dimethylamino)phosphine |
| TEA |
Triethylamine |
| TEBA |
Triethylbenzylammonium chloride |
| TEBAC |
Triethylbenzylammonium chloride |
| TES |
Triethylsilyl |
| TESH |
Triethylsilane |
| Tf |
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl |
| TfO |
Trifluoromethanesulfonate |
| Tf2O |
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl anhydride |
| TfOH |
Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid |
| TFA |
Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TFAA |
Trifluoroacetic anhydride |
| Thexyl |
2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl |
| THF |
Tetrahydrofurane |
| THP |
Tetrahydropyranyl |
| TIPS |
Triisopropylsilyl |
| TMEDA |
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylendiamine |
| TMG |
Tetramethylguanidine |
| TMS |
Trimethylsilyl |
| TMS |
Tetramethylsilane |
| Tol |
p-Toluyl |
| o-Tol |
o-Toluyl |
| TPAP |
Tetra-n-propylammonium perruthenate |
| TPS |
Tripropylsilyl |
| Tr |
Trityl, triphenylmethyl |
| Troc |
2,2,2-Trichloroethoxycarbonyl |
| Trt |
Trityl, triphenylmethyl |
| Ts |
p-Toluenesulphonyl |
| p-TsOH |
p-Toluenesulphonic acid |
| Vitride® |
Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride |
| Z |
Benzyloxycarbonyl |