abbreviation
A adenosine
A alanine
AA arachidonic acid
AA asymmetric aminohydroxylation
AAA asymmetric allylic alkylation
AAC1 unimolecular acid-catalyzed hydrolysis with acyl scission AAC2 bimolecular acid-catalyzed hydrolysis with acyl scission
AAL1 unimolecular acid-catalyzed hydrolysis with alcoholic scission AAS atomic absorption spectroscopy
ABS alkylbenzenesulfonate
Ac acetyl
ac anticlinal
acac acetylacetonato
acaen N,N'-bis(1-methyl-3-oxobutylidene)ethylenediamine
ACBZ 4-azidobenzyloxycarbonyl
ACE alpha-chloroethoxycarbonyl
ACHC 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
AcHmb 2-acetoxy-4-methoxybenzyl
Acm acetamidomethyl
ACP acyl carrier protein
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
AD asymmetric dihydroxylation
ad adamantyl
ADDP 1,1'-(azodicarbonyl)dipiperidine
Ade adenine
AdE2 bimolecular electrophilic addition
ADMET acyclic diene metathesis polymerization
Adoc 1-adamantyloxycarbonyl
ADP adenosine 5'-diphosphate
Adpoc 1-(1-adamantyl)-1-methylethoxycarbonyl
AE asymmetric epoxidation
AIBN 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile
Ala alanine
Alloc allyloxycarbonyl
Als allylsulfonyl
Am amyl (or n-pentyl)
AMP adenosine 5'-monophosphate
amu atomic mass unit
AN acceptor number
An (or AN) p-anisyl (4-methoxyphenyl)
anhyd anhydrous
Anpe 2-(4-acetyl-2-nitrophenyl)ethyl
ANRORC anionic ring-opening ring-closing
ANS 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate
AO atomic orbital
AOC allyloxycarbonyl
p-AOM p-anisyloxymethyl
AOT sodium di(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate
ap antiperiplanar
APCI atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
aq aqueous
AQN anthraquinone
Ar aryl (or argon)
Ara arabino
Arg arginine
Asn asparagine
Asp aspartic acid
ATD aluminum tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxide)
atm atmosphere
ATP adenosine 5'-triphosphate
ATPH aluminum tris(2,6-diphenylphenoxide)
au atomic unit
Azb p-azidobenzyl
AZT 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine
BAC2 bimolecular ba-catalyzed hydrolysis with acyl scission Bam benzamidomethyl
BBA butane-2,3-bisacetal
BBN (9-BBN) 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane
BCME bis(chloromethyl)ether
BCN N-benzyloxycarbonyloxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide BDMS biphenyldimethylsilyl
BDPP (2R,4R)or(2S,4S)-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane
Bdt 1,3-benzodithiolan-2-yl
BEP principle Bell-Evans-Polanyi principle
BER borohydride exchange resin
BET back electron transfer
Betsyl benzothiazole-2-sulfonyl
BHT butylated hydroxytoluene (2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol)
Bic 5-benzisoxazolymethoxycarbonyl
BICP 2(R)-2'(R)-bis(dipenylphosphino)-1(R),1'(R)-dicyclopentane
Bim 5-benzisoazolymethylene
Bimoc benz[ƒ]inden-3-ylmethoxycarbonyl
BINAL-H 2,2'-dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl lithium aluminum hydride BINAP(binap) 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl BINAPO 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphinoxy)-1,1'-binaphthyl
BINAPO 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphoryl)-1,1'-binaphthyl
BINOL 1,1'-bi-2,2'-naphthol
BIPSOP N-2,5-bis(triisopropylsiloxy)pyrrolyl
bipy (bpy) 2,2'-bipyridyl or 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy)
BLA Brönsted acid-assisted chiral Lewis acid
BMB o-(benzoyloxymethyl)benzoyl
bmim 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation
Bmpc 2,4-dimethylthiophenoxycarbonyl
Bmpm bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1'-pyrenylmethyl
BMS borane-dimethyl sulfide complex
Bn benzyl
BNAH 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide
Bnpeoc 2,2-bis(4'-nitrophenyl)ethoxycarbonyl
BOB 4-benzyloxybutyryl
Boc t-butoxycarbonyl
BOM benzyloxymethyl
BOP benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate BOP-CI bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride
bp boiling point
BPD bis(pinacolato)diboron
B2Pin2 bis(pinacolato)diboron
BPO benzoyl peroxide
Bpoc 1-methyl-1-(4-biphenyl)ethoxycarbonyl
BPPFA 1-[1',2-bis(diphenylphosphine)-ferrocenyl]ethyldimethylamine
BPS (TBDPS) t-butyldiphenylsilyl
bpy 2,2'-bipyridyl (or 2,2'-bipyridine)
BQ benzoquinone
BRM biological respon modifier
BroP bromotris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate
Bs p-bromobenzenesulfonyl (brosyl)
BSA bovine rum albumin
BSA N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide
Bsmoc 1,1-dioxobenzothiophene-2-ylmethoxycarbonyl
Bt 1- or 2-benzotriazolyl
BTAF benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride
BTEA benzyltriethylammonium
BTEAC benzyltriethylammonium chloride
BTFP 3-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-one
BTMA benzyltrimethylammonium
BTMSA bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene
BTS bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfate
BTSA benzothiazole-2-sulfonic acid
BTSP bis(trimethylsilyl)peroxide
Bu (n-Bu) butyl
Bum t-butoxymethyl
Bus t-butylsulfonyl
Bz benzoyl
bZIP basic leucine zipper
Bzl (Bn) benzyl
C cytidine
C cysteine
c cyclo
18-C-6 18-crown-6
ca circa(approximately)
CA chloroacetyl
CAEB 2-[(2-chloroacetoxy)ethyl]benzoyl
CALI chromophore-assisted lar inactivation
Cam carboxamidomethyl
CAMB 2-(chloroacetoxymethyl)benzoyl
cAMP cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate
CAN cerium(Ⅳ) ammonium nitrate
CAT chloramine T
cat catalytic
CB catecholborane
CBS Corey-Bakshi-Shibata reagent
Cbz (Z) benzyloxycarbonyl
cc. or conc. concentrated
CCE constant current electrolysis
CD circular dichroism
CD cyclodextrin
CDA cyclohexane-1,2-diacetal
CDI carbonyl diimidazole
CDM 2-cyano-1,1-dimethylethyl
cDNA complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
CDP cytidine 5'-diphosphate
CE 2-cyanoethyl
Cee 1-(2-chloroethoxy)ethyl
CHD 1,3 or 1,4-cyclohexadiene
cHex cyclohexyl
CHIRAPHOS 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane
Chx (Cy) cyclohexyl
CI chemical ionization
CIDNP chemical ly induced dynamic nuclear polarization CIMS chemical ionization mass spectrometry
CIP 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolidinium hexafluorophosphate Climoc 2-chloro-3-indenylmethoxycarbonyl
CM (XMET) cross metathesis
cmc critical micelle concentration
CMMP cyanomethylenetrimethyl phosphorane
CMP cytidine 5'-monophosphate
CMPI 2-chloro-1-methylpyridinium iodide
CMR carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance
Cms carboxymethylsulfenyl
CN coordination number
Cne 2-cyanoethyl
CoA coenzyme A
Coc cinnamyloxycarbonyl
COD 1,5-cyclooctadiene
CoQ coenzyme Q
COSY correlation spectroscopy
COT cyclooctatetraene
Cp cyclopentadienyl
Cp* 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
Cpeoc 2-(cyano-1-phenyl)ethoxycarbonyl
CPK Corey-Pauling-Koltun(models)
CPTr 4,4',4''-tris(4,5-dichlorophthalimido)triphenylmethyl CPTS collidinium p-toluenesulfonate
CRA complex reducing agent
Cr-PILC chromium-pillared clay catalyst
CSA camphor-10-sulfonic acid
CSI chlorosulfonyl isocyanate
CT charge transfer
CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
CTAC cetyltrimethylammonium chloride
CTAP cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate
CTMP 1-[(2-chloro-4-methyl)phenyl]-4-methoxypiperidin-4-yl CTP cytidine 5'-triphosphate
CV cyclic voltammetry
Cy cyclohexyl
< chemical yield
Cyd cytidine
Cys cysteine
Cys-Cys cystine
Cyt cytosine
D aspartic acid
2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
2D two-dimensional
3D three-dimensional
d days
DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
DAIB 3-exo-dimethylaminoisoborneol
DAM di-p-anisylmethyl
