Abbreviations

 

The following is a list of abbreviations used on these pages.

 

Ac                    Acetyl

acac                 Acetylacetonate

t-Boc               tert-butoxycarbonyl

BOP                Benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium
hexafluorophosphate

CAM               Ceric Ammonium Molybdate

Cbz                  Carbobenzyloxy         

dba                  Dibenzylideneacetone

DBU               1, 8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene

DCC                1,3-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

DEAD             Diethyl azodicarboxylate

DIBAL            Diisobutylaluminum hydride

DIPT               Diisopropyl tartrate

DMAP            4-Dimethylaminopyridine

DME               Dimethoxyethane

DMF               N, N-Dimethylformamide

DMP               Dimethoxypropane

DMSO            Dimethylsulfoxide

DPS                tert-Butyldiphenyl

DPSCl             tert-Butyldiphenyl chloride

EDC                1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodimide

Hunig's Base   N, N-Diisopropylethylamine

HOBT             1-Hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate

Im                    Imidazoyl

MCPBA          meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid

MPAA             Methoxyphenylacetic acid

Ms                   Mesyl (methanesulfonyl)

NBS                N-Bromosuccinimide

NMM              4-Methylmorpholine

PMA               Phosphomolybdic acid

PMB               para-Methoxybenzyl

PNB                para-Nitrobenzoyl

PPA                 polyphosphoric acid

PPTS               Pyridinium para-toluenesulfonate

Red-Al             Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride

S.A.E.              Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation

TBHP              tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

TBS                 tert-Butyldimethylsilyl

TBSCl             tert-Butyldimethylsilyl chloride

TBSOTf          tert-Butyldimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate

TFA                 Trifluoroacetic acid

THF                Tetrahydrofuran

TLC                 Thin layer chromatography

Ts                    para-Toluenesulfonyl

TSA                 Toluenesulfonic acid

TsCl                para-Toluenesulfonyl chloride