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LiHMDS = Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide = LiN(SiMe3)2

PMB = p-methoxybenzyl

NMO = N-methylmorpholine-N-OxideTPAP = Tetrapropylammonium perruthenate

Bn = Benzyl = CH2PH

TBS = tert-butyldimethylsilyl

Tf = Trifluoromethanesulfonyl

SEM-Cl =

TIPS = triisopropylsilyl

TASF = Tris(dimethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate