| Skrót | Nazwa |
| Ac | acetyl |
| acac | acetylacetonate |
| AIBN | 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile |
| Ar | aryl |
| BBN | borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane |
| BCME | bis(chloromethyl)ether |
| BHT | butylated hydroxytoluene (2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol) |
| BINAL-H | 2.2'-dihydroxy-l,l'-binaphthyl-lithium aluminum hydride |
| BINAP | 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl |
| BINOL | 1,1'-bi-2,2'-naphthol |
| bipy | 2,2'-bipyridyl |
| BMS | borane-dimethyl sulfide |
| Bn | benzyl |
| Boc | t-butoxycarbonyl |
| BOM | benzyloxymethyl |
| bp | boiling point |
| Bs | brosyl (4-bromobenzenesulfonyl) |
| BSA | /V,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide |
| Bu | n-butyl |
| Bz | benzoyl |
| CAN | cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate |
| Cbz | benzyloxycarbonyl |
| CDI | N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole |
| CHIRAPHOS | 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane |
| Chx | =Cy |
| cod | cyclooctadiene |
| cot | cyclooctatetraene |
| Cp | cyclopentadienyl |
| CRA | complex reducing agent |
| CSA | 10-camphorsulfonic acid |
| CSI | chlorosulfonyl isocyanate |
| Cy | cyclohexyl |
| d | density |
| DABCO | 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane |
| DAST | N,N'-diethylaminosulfur trifluoride |
| dba | dibenzylideneacetone |
| DBAD | di-t-butylazodicarboxylate |
| DBN | 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene |
| DBU | 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| DCC | N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DCME | dichloromethyl methyl ether |
| DDO | dimethyldioxirane |
| DDQ | 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone |
| de | diastereomeric excess |
| DEAD | diethyl azodicarboxylate |
| DET | diethyl tartrate |
| DIBAL | diisobutylaluminum hydride |
| DIEA | =DIPEA |
| DIOP | 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane |
| DIPEA | diisopropylethylamine |
| diphos | =dppe |
| DIPT | diisopropyl tartrate |
| DMA | dimethylacetamide |
| DMAD | dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate |
| DMAP | 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine |
| DME | 1,2-dimethoxyethane |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| dmg | dimethylglyoximato |
| DMPU | N,N'-dimethylpropyleneurea |
| DMS | dimethyl sulfide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMTSF | dimethyl(methylfhio) sulfonium tetrafluoroborate |
| dppb | 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane |
| dppe | 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane |
| dppf | 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene |
| dppp | 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane |
| DTBP | di-t-butyl peroxide |
| EDA | ethyl diazoacetate |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EDCI | =EDC |
| ee | enantiomeric excess |
| EE | 1-ethoxyethyl |
| Et | ethyl |
| ETSA | ethyl trimethylsilylacetate |
| EWG | electron withdrawing group |
| Fc | ferrocenyl |
| Fmoc | 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl |
| fp | flash point |
| Hex | hexyl |
| HMDS | hexamethyldisilazane |
| HMPA | hexamethylphosphoric triamide |
| HOBt | 1-hydroxybenzotriazole |
| HOBT | =HOBt |
| HOSu | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| Im | imidazole (imidazolyl) |
| Ipc | isopinocampheyl |
| IR | infrared |
| KHDMS | potassium hexamethyldisilazide |
| LAH | lithium aluminum hydride |
| LD50 | dose that is lethal to 50% of test subjects |
| LDA | lithium diisopropylamide |
| LDMAN | lithium 1 -(dimethylamino)naphthalenide |
| LHMDS | =LiHMDS |
| LICA | lithium isopropylcyclohexylamide |
| LiHMDS | lithium hexamethyldisilazide |
| LiTMP | lithium 2,2,6.6-tetramethylpiperidide |
| LTMP | =LiTMP |
| LTA | lead tetraacetate |
| lut | lutidine |
| m-CPBA | m-chloroperbenzoic acid |
| MA | maleic anhydride |
| MAD | methylaluminum bis(2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenoxide) |
| MAT | methylaluminum bis(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenoxide) |
| Me | methyl |
| MEK | methyl ethyl ketone |
| MEM | (2-methoxyethoxy)methyl |
| MIC | methyl isocyanate |
| MMPP | magnesium monoperoxyphthalate |
| MOM | methoxymethyl |
| MoOPH | oxodiperoxomolybdenum(pyridine)-(hexamethylphosphoric triamide) |
| mp | melting point |
| MPM | =PMB |
| Ms | mesyl (methanesulfonyl) |
| MS | mass spectrometry; molecular sieves |
| MTBE | methyl t-butyl ether |
| MTM | methylthiomethyl |
| MVK | methyl vinyl ketone |
| n | refractive index |
| NaHDMS | sodium hexamethyldisilazide |
| Naph | naphthyl |
| NBA | /V-bromoacetamide |
| nbd | norbornadiene (bicyclo[2.2.1 ]hepta-2,5-diene) |
| NBS | N-bromosuccinimide |
| NCS | N-chlorosuccinimide |
| NIS | N-iodosuccinimide |
| NMO | N-methylmorpholine /V-oxide |
| NMP | N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NORPHOS | bis(diphenylphosphino)bicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-ene |
| Np | =Naph |
| PCC | pyridinium chlorochromate |
| PDC | pyridinium dichromate |
| Pent | n-pentyl |
 pH | phenyl |
| phen | 1,10-phenanthroline |
| Phth | phthaloyl |
| Piv | pivaloyl |
| PMB | p-methoxybenzyl |
| PPA | polyphosphonc acid |
| PPE | polyphosphate ester |
| PPTS | pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate |
| Pr | n-propyl |
| PTC | phase transfer catalyst/catalysis |
| PTSA | p-toluenesulfonic acid |
| py | pyridine |
| RAMP | (R)-1 -amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine |
| rt | room temperature |
| salen | bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine |
| SAMP | (S)-1 -amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine |
| SET | single electron transfer |
| Sia | siamyl (3-methyl-2-butyl) |
| TASF | tris(diethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate |
| TBAB | tetrabutylammonium bromide |
| TBAF | tetrabutylammonium fluoride |
| TBAD | =DBAD |
| TBAI | tetrabutylammonium iodide |
| TBAP | tetrabutylammonium perruthenate |
| TBDMS | t-butyldimethylsilyl |
| TBDPS | t-butyldiphenylsilyl |
| TBHP | t-butyl hydroperoxide |
| TBS | =TBDMS |
| TCNE | tetracyanoethylene |
| TCNQ | 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane |
| TEA | triethylamine |
| TEBA | triethylbenzylammonium chloride |
| TEBAC | =TEBA |
| TEMPO | 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinoxyl |
| TES | triethylsilyl |
| Tf | triflyl (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| TFAA | trifluoroacetic anhydride |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| THP | tetrahydropyran; tetrahydropyranyl |
| Thx | thexyl (2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl) |
| TIPS | triisopropylsilyl |
| TMANO | trimethylamine /V-oxide |
| TMEDA | N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine |
| TMG | 1,1,3.3-tetramethylguanidine |
| TMS | trimethylsilyl |
| Tol | p-tolyl |
| TPAP | tetrapropylammonium perruthenate |
| TBHP | t-butyl hydroperoxide |
| TPP | tetraphenylporphyrin |
| Tr | trityl (triphenylmethyl) |
| Ts | tosyl (p-toluenesulfonyl) |
| TTN | thallium(III) nitrate |
| UHP | urea - hydrogen peroxide complex |
| Z | =Cbz |
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