List of Abbreviations

Ac acetyl ABPP activity-based protein profiling acac acetylacetonate AChE acetylcholine esterase Ad adamantyl Ar aryl BCN bicyclo[6.1.0]non-4-yne BINAP 2,2´-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1´-binaphthyl BINOL [1,1´-binaphthalene]-2,2´-diol BQ benzoquinone BOM benzyloxymethyl Bn benzyl bpy 2,2´-bypiridine Bu buthyl Cat catalyst CATPHOS 12,12´-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9´,10,10´-tetrahydro-11,11´-bi-9,10-ethenoanthracene Cbz benzyloxycarbonyl CDC cross-dehydrogenative coupling CHD 1,4-cyclohexadiene CMD concerted metallation deprotonation COD cyclooctadiene coe cyclooctene Cp cyclopentadienyl CPME cyclopentyl methyl ether CSA camphorsulfonic acid CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium CuAAC copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition CuTC copper(I) thiophen-2-carboxylate Cy cyclohexyl DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane dba trans, trans-dibenzylideneacetone DCE dichloroethane dcype 1,2-bis-(dicyclohexylphosphino) ethane DFT density functional theory DIOP (2,3-o-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane Dipimp 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)iminomethylpyridine DMA dimethylacetamide DME 1,2-dimethoxyethane DMF N,N-dimethylformamide dmphen 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide dppb 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane dppe diphenylphosphinethane dppf 1,1´-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene DPPP 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane DSC dye sensitized solar cells DTBP 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine dtbpf di-tert-butylphosphino ferrocene EA elementar analysis ee enantiomeric excess EI electron ionization Et ethyl er enantiomeric ratio ESI electrospray ionization EWG electron withdrawing group Fc ferrocenyl GC gas chromatography GLC gas-liquid chromatography GPC gel-permeation-chromatography HCV hepatitis C virus HheC halohydrin dehalogenase HMDS hexamethyldisilazane HMPA hexamethylphosphoramide HPLC high performance liquid chromatography HQ hydroquinone HRMS high resolution mass spectrometry IL ionic liquid IMS industrial methylated spirits (approximate composition is EtOH 94%, MeOH 5%, and water 1%) IPA iso-propyl alcohol IR infra-red IPr 1,3-bis-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene KIE kinetic isotope effect LDA lithium diisopropylamide LHMDS lithium hexamethyldisilizane Me methyl Mes mesityl group MNP magnetic nanoparticles MOP (+)-2-(diphenylphosphino)-2´-methoxy-1,1´-binaphthyl MPEG monomethylated poly(ethylene glycol) MS molecular sieves Ms mesyl MTBE methyl tert-butyl ether NLO non-linear optical properties NHC N-heterocyclic carbene NMM N-methyl morpholine NMP N-methylpyrrolidinone NMR nuclear magnetic resonance Nuc nucleophile OTf triflate PDI polydispersity index PG protecting group Ph phenyl Pht phthalimidoyl Pin pinacol PMP 4-methoxyphenyl iPr iso-propyl PTFE poly(tetrafluoroethene) RAFT reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer Rx reaction SEM scanning electron microscopy [2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methylacetal SIPr 1,3-bis-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroximidazol-2-ylidene SiaNAz N-azidoacetyl sialic acid SPAAC strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition SPhos 2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2´,6´-dimethoxybiphenyl TASF tris(diethylamino)sulfonium difluoro(trimethyl)silicate TBAA tetrabutylammonium acetate TBAB tetra-n-butylammonium bromide TBAC tetrabutylammonium chloride TBAF tetrabutylammonium fluoride TBS tert-butyldimethylsilyl TBTA tris[(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl]amine TEMPO 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy Tf trifluoromethanesulfonyl (trifyl) TFA trifluoroacetic acid TGS target guided synthesis THF tetrahydrofuran THPTA tris(3-hydroxypropyltriazolylmethyl)amine TIPS triisopropylsilyl group TLC thin-layer-chromatography TMP 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl TMEDA N,N,N´,N´-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine TMS tetramethylsilane TOF time-of-flight TON turn over number Tol tolyl TPPTS 3,3´,3?-phosphanetriyltris(benzenesulfonic acid) trisodium salt (sodium triphenylphosphine trisulfonate) TPP triphenylphosphane tr retention time (for HPLC or...