| 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 |