TABLE OF CONTENTSSEARCH TEXTxviiV. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Chemical Name Chemical Structure 18-Cr-6 18-crown-6 OOOOOOAc acetyl Oacac acetylacetonyl OOAA asymmetric aminohydroxylation NAAD asymmetric dihydroxylation NAad adamantyl ADDP 1,1'-(azodicarbonyl)dipiperidine NNNOONADMET acyclic diene metathesis polymerization NAacaen N,N’-bis(1-methyl-3-oxobutylidene)ethylenediamine NNOOAIBN 2,2'-azo bisisobutyronitrile NNNNAlloc allyloxycarbonyl OOAm amyl (n-pentyl) An p-anisyl OANRORC anionic ring-opening ring-closing NAaq aqueous NAAQN anthraquinone OOAr aryl (substituted aromatic ring) NATABLE OF CONTENTSSEARCH TEXTxviiiAbbreviation Chemical Name Chemical Structure ATD aluminum tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxide) OAl3atm1 atmosphere = 105 Pa (pressure) NAATPH aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide) OPhPhAl3BBN (9-BBN) 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN) BHB9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl BBCMEbis(chloromethyl)ether OClClBCNN-benzyloxycarbonyloxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide ONOOOOBDPP(2R, 4R) or (2S, 4S) bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane (R)(R)Ph2PPPh2BERborohydride exchange resin NABHT2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol (butylated hydroxytoluene) OHBICP2(R)-2’(R)-bis(dipenylphosphino)-1(R),1’(R)-dicyclopentane (R)(R)(R)(R)Ph2PPPh2BINAL-H 2,2'-dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl lithium aluminum hydrideOOAlHHLiBINAP 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl PPh2PPh2TABLE OF CONTENTSSEARCH TEXTxixAbbreviation Chemical Name Chemical Structure BINOL1,1'-bi-2,2'-naphtholOHOHBipbiphenyl-4-sulfonyl SOObipy 2,2'-bipyridyl NNBLA Brönsted acid assisted chiral Lewis acid NAbmin1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation NNBMSBorane-dimethyl sulfide complex H3BSMe2Bnbenzyl BNAH 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide NONH2BOB4-benzyloxybutyryl OOBoct-butoxycarbonyl OOBOMbenzyloxymethyl OBOP-Clbis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride POClONOONObpboiling point NABPDbi...