AIBN = azobisisobutyronitrile

9-BBN = 9-borobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane

BHT = butylated hydroxy toluene

BINAP = 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (both R– and S-)

DABCO = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane

DBN = 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene

DBU = 1,5-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene

DCC = dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

DEAD = diethyl azodicarboxylate

DIBAL, DIBAL-H = diisobutylaluminum hydride

DHP = dihydropyran

DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane

DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide

DMS = dimethylsulfide

DMSO = dimethylsulfoxide

HMPA = hexamethylphosphoramide

HMPT = hexamethylphosphorus triamide

LAH = lithium aluminumhydride

LDA = lithium diisopropylamide

mCPBA = meta-chloroperbenzoic acid

MTBE = tert-butyl methyl ether

MTPA = α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylactic acid or Mosher’s acid (both R– and S-)

NBS = N-bromosuccinimide

NCS = N-chlorosuccinimide

PCC = pyridinum chlorochromate

PDC = pyridinium dichromate

PTSA = para-toluenesulfonic acid or tosic acid

TBHP = tert-butyl hydroperoxide

TFA = trifluoroacetic acid

THF – tetrahydrofuran

THP = tetrahydrophyran

TPP = triphenylphosphene

TMS = tetramethylsilane