ABO 2,7,8-Trioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl
Ac Acetyl
ACBZ 4-Azidobenzyloxycarbonyl
ACE α-Chloroethoxycarbonyl
AcHmb 2-Acetoxy-4-methoxybenzyl
Acm Acetamidomethyl
Ad 1-Adamantyl
Adoc 1-Adamantyloxycarbonyl
Adpoc 1-(1-Adamantyl)-1-methylethoxycarbonyl
AIBN 2,2’-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) or Azobisisobutyronitrile
All Allyl
Alloc Alloxycarbonyl
Als Allylsulfonyl
AMB 2-(Acetoxymethyl)benzoyl
AN 4-Methoxyphenyl or anisyl
Anpe 2-(4-Acetyl-2-nitrophenyl)ethyl
AO Atomic orbital
AOC Allyloxycarbonyl
p-AOM p-Anisyloxymrthyl or (4-methoxyphenoxy)methyl
Ar Aryl
atm Atmosphere
ATP Adenosine 5’-triphosphate
ATPase Adenosinetriphosphatase
Azb p-Azidobenzyl
Bam Benzamidomethyl
BBA Butane-2,3-bisacetal
BBn p-Bromobenzyl
9-BBN 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane
BDMS Biphenyldimethylsilyl
BDT 1,3-Benzodithiolan-2-yl
Bic 5-Benzisoxazolymethoxycarbonyl
Bmpc 2,4-Dimethylthiophenoxycarbonyl
Bmpm 1,1-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1’-
pyrenylmethyl
BMS Borane-methyl sulfide
Bn Benzyl
BOC t-Butylcarbonyl
C. Chen, NDNU, 2003/06/13
t-BOC t-Butylcarbonyl
BOM Benzyloxymethyl
BOP Benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)
phosphonium hexafluorophosphate
BOP-Cl N,N-Bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic
bp Boiling point
Bpoc 1-methyl-1-(4-biphenyl)ethoxycarbonyl
Bpy 2,2’-Bipyridyl
br Broad (spectral)
BSA Bistrimethylsilyl acetamide
Bt Benzotriazo-1-yl or 1-benzotriazolyl
BTBA Benzyltributylammonium chloride
Bu Butyl
s-BU Sec-Butyl
t-Bu tert-Butyl
Bum t-Butoxymethyl
t-Bumeoc 1-(3,5-Di-t-butylphenyl)-1-methylethoxycarbonyl
Bz Benzoxyl
oC Degree Celsius
calcd Calculated
Cam Carboxyamidomethyl
cAMP Adenosine cyclic 3’,5’-phosphate
CAN Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate
Cbz Benzyloxycarbonyl
CD Circular dichrosim
CDI 1,1’-Carbonyldiimidazole
Cee 1-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethyl
CI Chemical ionization (in MS)
Configuration interaction (in MO theory)
CIDNP Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization
cm Centmeter
CMPI 2-Chloro-1-methylpyridium chloride
CNDO Complete neglect of differential overlap
Coc Cinnamyloxycarbonyl