Organic Chemistry Acronyms

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12-crown-4 = 1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacyclodecane

12-Crown-4 1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacycododecane

15-crown-5 = 1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxacyclopentadecane

18-crown-6 = 1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecane

9-BBN = 9-Borabicyclononane

9-BBN-H 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane

Ac = Acetyl

Ac Acetyl (CH3C=O)

Ac2O = Acetic anhydride

acac Acetylacetonate (ligand)

AcO = Acetate

AIBN = a,a’-Azoisobyronitrile

AIBN Azobis(isobutyronitrile)–radical initiator

All = Allyl

Alloc = Allyloxycarbonyl

Ar = Aryl

bda Benzylidene Acetone

BHT = tert-Butylhydroxytoluene

BHT Butylated hydroxy toluene (2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol)

BINALH Lithium 2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthylethoxyaluminum hydride

BINAP = 2,2′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl

BINAP 2,2′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl

bipy (bpy) 2,2′-bipyridyl

BMS = Borane-methylsulphide complex

BMS Borane Dimethyl Sulfide

Bn = Benzyl

Bn Benzyl

Boc = tert-Butoxycarbonyl

Boc t-Butyloxycarbonyl (COtC4H9)

BOM = Benzyloxymethyl

BOM Benzyloxymethyl (PhCH2OCH2-alcohol protection)

BOP = Bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphine

Bs Brosylate (p-BrC6H4SO2)

BSA = N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide

BSA O, N-Bistrimethylsilyl Acetamide

BTAF = Benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride

BTAF Benzyltrimethylammonium Fluoride

BTMSA = Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene

Bu or n-Bu = n-Butyl

Bz = Benzoyl

Bz Benzoyl (caution: sometimes used for benzyl)

Bzl = Benzyl

CAN = Ceric ammonium nitrate

CAN Ceric Ammonium Nitrate

CBS = Corey-Bashki-Shibat

Cbz = Benzyloxycarbonyl

Cbz Carbobenzyloxy (BnOC=O)

Cod = Cyclooctadiene

cod Cyclooctadiene

COT Cyclooctatetraene

Cp = Cyclopentadienyl

Cp Cyclopentadienyl

Cp* Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl

CSA = Camphorsulphonic acid

CSA Camphorsulfonic Acid

CSI Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate

CTAB Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

DA Diels-Alder Reaction

DABCO = 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, Triethylendiamine

DABCO 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane

DAST (Diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride Et2NSF3

DAST = Diethylaminosulphur trifluoride

dba = Dibenzylideneacetone

dba Dibenzylideneacetone

DBAD = Di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate

DBN = 1,5-Diazabyciclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene

DBN 1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene

DBU = 1,8-Diazabyciclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene

DBU 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene

DCA 1,9-Dicyanoanthracene

DCC = 1,3-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

DCC Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide

DCM = Dichloromethane

Ddpb = 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

DDQ = 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

DDQ 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

DDT 1,1-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane

de Diastereomeric excess

DEAD = Diethyl azodicarboxylate

DEAD(CAT) Diethyl Azodicarboxylate

DET Diethyl Tartrate

DHP = Dihydropiran

DHP Dihydropyran (alcohol protection)

DHP Dihydropyran (O-protection)

DHQD = Dihydroquinidine

DIBAL (DIBAH) Diisobutylaluminum Hydride

DIBAL = Diisobutylaluminium hydride

DIBAL-H = Diisobutylaluminium hydride

DIC = Diisopropylcarbodiimide

Diglyme Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Dimsyl Methylsulfinylmethide (MeS(O)CH2

DIOP

DIPEA = Diisopropylethylamine

diphos (dppe) 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

DIPT Diisopropyl tartrate

DMA = N,N-Dimethylacetamide

DMAC = N,N-Dimethylacetamide

DMAc N,N-Dimethylacetamide (solvent)

DMAD Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate

DMAP = 4-Dimethylaminopyridine

DMAP 4-Dimethylaminopyridine (base catalyst)

DMDO = 2,2-dimethyldioxirane

DMDO Dimethyldioxirane

DME = 1,2-Dimethoxyethane

DME 1,2-Dimethoxyethane (glyme, solvent)

DMF = N,N-Dimethylformamide

DMF Dimethylformamide (solvent)

DMP = Dess-Martin periodinane

DMP Dess-Martin Periodinane

DMPM = 3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl

DMPU = 1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pirimidone

DMPU N,N’-Dimethyl-N,N’-propylene urea

DMS = Dimethylsulphide

DMSO = Dimethylsulphoxide

DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide (solvent)

DMSO2 Dimethyl Sulfone

DMTSF Dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium tetrafluoroborate

DNP Dinitrophenylhydrazine

DNPBA 2,4-Dinitroperbenzoic acid

DPA = Diisopropylamine

DPPA = Diphenylphosphoryl azide

dppb 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane

dppe (diphos) 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

Dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

dppf Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene

Dppm = Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane

dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane

dppp 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane

E Entgegen (opposite, trans)

E Methoxycarbonyl CO2CH3

EDC = 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropy)carbodiimide

EDCI = 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropy)carbodiimide

EDCI Ethyl Dimethylaminopropyl Carbodiimide

EDTA = Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

EE = Ethoxyethyl

EE 1-Ethoxyethoxy (alcohol protection)

ee Enantiomeric Excess

en Ethylene Diamine

EOM = Ethoxymethyl

Et2O = Diethyl ether

FC Friedel-Crafts Reaction

FMOC = 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl

Fmoc 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl

Fp Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylferrate

Galvinoxyl Radical trap

Glyme 1,2-Dimethoxyethane

HATU

HBT Hydroxybenzotriazole

hexamethylphosporamide

HMDS = Hexamethyldisilazane

HMDS Hexamethyldisilazide (Me3Si)2NH

HMPA = Hexamethylphosphoramide

HMPA,HMPT Hexamethylphosphorictriamide (solvent, cosolvent)

HMPT = Hexamethylphosphorous triamide

HOAt = 7-Aza-1-hydroxybenzotriazole

HOBt = 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole

HOBT Hydroxybenzotriazole

HSAB Hard-Acid-Soft-Base

hydrochloride

IBX o-Iodoxybenzoic acid

Im = Imidazole

Im Imidazolyl

IPA = Isopropyl alcohol

Ipc = Isopinocampheyl

Ipc2BH Bisisopinocampheylborane

i-Pr or iPr = iso-propilo

KDA = Potassium diisopropylamide

KDA Potassium Diisopropylamide

KHMDS = Potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide

LAH = Lithium aluminium hydride

LAH Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LiAlH4)

LDA = Lithium diisopropylamide

LDEA = Lithium diethylamide

LFER Linear Free Energy Relationship

LHMDS = Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide

LHMDS Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide (LiN(SiMe3)2)

LICA Lithium N-isopropylcyclohexylamide

LICKOR Lithium-potassium alkoxide reagents

LIDBB Lithium 4,4′-di-t-butylbiphenylide

Lithium N,N-Dimethylaminonaphthalenide

LiTMP Lithium Tetramethylpiperidide

LTA Lead Tetraacetate (Pb(OAc)4)

MA Maleic Anhydride

Mander Reag

MCPBA = meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid

MCPBA meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid

Me = Methyl

MEM $-Methoxyethoxymethyl (CH3OCH2CH2O-CH2-)

MEM = 2-Methoxyethoxymethyl

Mes Mesityl (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)

MOM = Methoxymethyl

MOM Methoxymethyl (CH3OCH2-, alcohol protection).

MoOPH MoO5@Py@HMPA (oxidizing agent)

MOoPHM = Oxodiperoxymolybdenum(pyridine)

MPM = p-Methoxybenzyl

Ms = Methanesulphonyl

MS = Molecular sieves

Ms Methanesulfonyl (Mesyl, CH3SO2)

MTBE = Methyl tert-butyl ether

MTM = Methylthiomethyl

MTM Methylthiomethyl CH3-S-CH2- (alcohol protection)

MTPA “-Methoxy-“-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid (Mosher)

MVK Methyl Vinyl Ketone (3-Butene-2-one)

NaHMDS = Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide

NBA N-Bromoacetamide

NBS = N-Bromosuccinimide

NBS, NCS N-Bromo, N-Chlorosuccinimide

NCS = N-Chlorosuccinimide

Nf Nonaflate (C4F9SO2)

NIS = N-Iodosuccinimide

NIS N-Iodosuccinimide

NMM = N-Methylmorpholine

NMO = N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide

NMO N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide

NMP = N-Methylpyrrolidone

NMP N-Methylpyrrolidone; solvent

n-Pr = n-Propyl

Ns = p-Nitrophenylsulphonyl

Ns p-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl

o-Tol = o-Toluyl

PBB, PCB Polybrominated, Polychlorinated Biphenyls

PCC = Pyridinium chlorochromate

PCC Pyridinium chlorochromate

PDC = Pyridinium dichlorochromate

PDC Pyridinium dichromate

PG Prostaglandins

Ph = Phenyl

phen 1,10-Phenanthroline

PhthN Phthalimido

Piv = Pivaloyl, 2,2-dimethylacetyl

Piv Pivaloyl

PMB = p-Methoxybenzyl

PMB p-Methoxybenzyl

PMDTA N,N,N’,N”,N”-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine

PMP = p-Methoxyphenyl

PMP p-Methoxyphenyl

PNB para-Nitrobenzoate

PPA = Polyphosphoric acid

PPA Polyphosphoric Acid

PPTS = Pyridinium p-toluensulphonate

PPTS Pyridinium p-Toluenesulfonate

Pr = Propyl

PTAD N-Phenyl-1,2,4-triazolinedione

PTC = Phase transfer catalyst

PTC Phase Transfer Catalyst

PTSA = p-Toluenesulphonic acid

p-TsOH = p-Toluenesulphonic acid

Pv = Pivaloyl, 2,2-dimethylacetyl

Py = Pyridine

Py Pyridine; Solvent, base, catalyst

Red-Al® = Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride

RT Room Temperature

s-Bu or sBu = sec-Butyl

SEM = 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl

SEM 2-Trimethylsilylethoxymethoxy (alcohol protection)

SES Trimethylsilylethylsulfonyl (amine prot. SO2CH2CH2SiMe3)

Sia2BH Disiamylborane (Me2CHMeCH)2BH

TASF Tris(dimethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate

TBAF = Tetrabutylammonium fluoride

TBAF Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride

TBDMS = tert-Butyldimethylsilyl

TBDMS t-Butyldimethylsilyl (alcohol protection)

TBDPS = tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl

TBDPS t-Butyldiphenylsilyl (alcohol protection)

TBHP = tert-Butylhydroperoxyde

TBHP t-Butylhydroperoxide

TBS = tert-Butyldimethylsilyl

TBS t-Butyldimethylsilyl (also TBDMS)

t-Bu or tBu = tert-Butyl

TCDI = Thiocarbonyl diimidazole

TCE 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl (alcohol, acid protection)

TCNE Tetracyanoethylene

TCNQ 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane

TDAP = Tris(dimethylamino)phosphine

TEA = Triethylamine

TEA Triethylamine

TEBA = Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

TEBAC = Triethylbenzylammonium chloride

Tebbe

TEMPO Tetramethylpiperidinyloxy

TES = Triethylsilyl

TES Triethylsilyl

TESH = Triethylsilane

Tetrahydrofuran; solvent

Tf = Trifluoromethanesulfonyl

Tf Triflate (CF3SO2)

Tf2O = Trifluoromethanesulfonyl anhydride

TFA = Trifluoroacetic acid

TFA Trifluoroacetic(yl)

TFAA = Trifluoroacetic anhydride

TfO = Trifluoromethanesulfonate

TfOH = Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid

Thexyl = 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl

Thexyl Me2CHMe2CTHF

THF = Tetrahydrofurane

THP = Tetrahydropyranyl

THP Tetrahydropyran (alcohol protecting group)

TIPS = Triisopropylsilyl

TIPS Triisopropylsilyl (alcohol protection)

TMEDA = N,N,N’,N’-Tetramethylethylendiamine

TMEDA N,N,N’,N’-Tetramethylethylenediamine

TMG = Tetramethylguanidine

TMS = Tetramethylsilane

TMS = Trimethylsilyl

TMS Tetramethylsilane, also Trimethylsilyl

TMSI Trimethylsilyl Iodide

TMTAN 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-tetraazanonane

Tol = p-Toluyl

Tol p-Tolyl

TOSMIC p-Toluenesulfonylmethylisocyanide

TPAP = Tetra-n-propylammonium perruthenate

TPAP Tetra-n-propylammonium Perruthenate

TPP meso-Tetraphenylporphyrin

TPS = Tripropylsilyl

Tr = Trityl, triphenylmethyl

TRIS Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (buffer)

Trityl Triphenylmethyl

Troc = 2,2,2-Trichloroethoxycarbonyl

Troc Trichloroethyloxycarbonyl (CCl3CH2OC(O)-)

Trt = Trityl, triphenylmethyl

Ts = p-Toluenesulphonyl

Ts Tosyl (p-CH3C6H4SO2)

TTN Thallium Trinitrate

Vitride® = Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride

WK Wolff-Kishner Reduction

Z = Benzyloxycarbonyl

Z Zusammen (together, cis)

Amino Acids

Proteinogenic Amino Acids
Ala	Alanine	A
Arg	Arginine	R
Asn	Asparagine	N
Asp	Aspartic acid	D
Asx	Asn or Asp
Cys	Cysteine	C
Gln	Glutamine	Q
Glu	Glutamic acid	E
Glx	Gln or Glu
Gly	Glycine	G
His	Histidine	H
Ile	Isoleucine	I
Leu	Leucine	L
Lys	Lysine	K
Met	Methionine	M
Phe	Phenylalanine	F
Pro	Proline	P
Ser	Serine	S
Thr	Threonine	T
Trp	Tryptophan	W
Tyr	Tyrosine	Y
Val	Valine	V

Dha	Dehydroalanine (also ΔAla)
Gla	γ-Carboxyglutamic acid
Glp	pyroglutamic acid; 5-oxoproline (also pGlu)
Hph	Homophenylalanine (Hse=homoserine, and so on). Caution is necessary over the use of the prefix homo in relation to α-amino-acid names and the symbols for homo-analogues. When the term first became current, it was applied to analogues in which a side-chain CH₂ extension had been introduced. Thus homoserine has a side-chain CH₂CH₂OH, homoarginine CH₂CH₂CH₂NHC(NH)NH₂, and so on. In such cases, the convention is that a new three-letter symbol for the analogue is derived from the parent, by taking H for homo and combining it with the first two characters of the parental symbol – hence, Hse, Har and so on. Now, however, there is a considerable literature on β-amino acids which are analogues of α-amino acids in which a CH₂ group has been inserted between the α-carbon and carboxyl group. These analogues have also been called homo-analogues, and there are instances for example not only of ‘homophenylalanine’, NH₂CH(CH₂CH₂Ph)CO₂H, abbreviated Hph, but also ‘homophenylalanine’, NH₂CH(CH₂Ph)CH₂CO₂H abbreviated Hph.
Hph	Further, members of the analogue class with CH₂ interpolated between the α-carbon and the carboxyl group of the parent α-amino acid structure have been called both ‘α-homo’- and ‘β-homo’. Clearly great care is essential, and abbreviations for ‘homo’ analogues ought to be fully defined on every occasion. The term ‘β-homo’ seems preferable for backbone extension (emphasizing as it does that the residue has become a β-amino acid residue), with abbreviated symbolism as illustrated by βHph for NH₂CH(CH₂Ph)CH₂CO₂H.
Hyl	δ-Hydroxylysine
Hyp	4-Hydroxyproline
αIle	allo-Isoleucine; 2S, 3R in the L-series
Lan	Lanthionine; S-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)cysteine
MeAla	N-Methylalanine (MeVal=N-methylvaline, and so on). This style should not be used for α-methyl residues, for which either a separate unique symbol (such as Aib for α-methylalanine) should be used, or the position of the methyl group should be made explicit as in αMeTyr for α-methyltyrosine.
Nle	Norleucine; α-aminocaproic acid
Orn	Ornithine; 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid
Phg	Phenylglycine; 2-aminophenylacetic acid
Pip	Pipecolic acid; piperidine-s-carboxylic acid
Sar	Sarcosine; N-methylglycine
Sta	Statine; (3S, 4S)-4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-heptanoic acid
Thi	β-Thienylalanine
Tic	1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid
αThr	allo-Threonine; 2S, 3S in the L-series
Thz	Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, thiaproline
Xaa	Unknown or unspecified (also Aaa)

Substituents and Protecting Groups
Ac	Acetyl
Acm	Acetamidomethyl
Adoc	1-Adamantyloxycarbonyl
Alloc	Allyloxycarbonyl
Boc	t-Butoxycarbonyl
Bom	π-Benzyloxymethyl
Bpoc	2-(4-Biphenylyl)isopropoxycarbonyl
Btm	Benzylthiomethyl
Bum	π-t-Butoxymethyl
Buⁱ	i-Butyl
Buⁿ	n-Butyl
Bu^t	t-Butyl
Bz	Benzoyl
Bzl	Benzyl (also Bn); Bzl(OMe)=4-methoxybenzyl and so on
Cha	Cyclohexylammonium salt
Clt	2-Chlorotrityl
Dcha	Dicyclohexylammonium salt
Dde	1-(4,4-Dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohex-1-ylidene)ethyl
Ddz	2-(3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-isopropoxycarbonyl
Dnp	2,4-Dinitrophenyl
Dpp	Diphenylphosphinyl
Et	Ethyl
Fmoc	9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
For	Formyl
Mbh	4,4′-Dimethoxydiphenylmethyl, 4,4′-Dimethoxybenzhydryl
Mbs	4-Methoxybenzenesulphonyl
Me	Methyl
Mob	4-Methoxybenzyl
Mtr	2,3,6-Trimethyl,4-methoxybenzenesulphonyl
Nps	2-Nitrophenylsulphenyl
OA11	Allyl ester
OBt	1-Benzotriazolyl ester
OcHx	Cyclohexyl ester
ONp	4-Nitrophenyl ester
OPcp	Pentachlorophenyl ester
OPfp	Pentafluorophenyl ester
OSu	Succinimido ester
OTce	2,2,2-Trichloroethyl ester
OTcp	2,4,5-Trichlorophenyl ester
Tmob	2,4,5-Trimethoxybenzyl
Mtt	4-Methyltrityl
Pac	Phenacyl, PhCOCH₂ (care! Pac also=PhCH₂CO)
Ph	Phenyl
Pht	Phthaloyl
Scm	Methoxycarbonylsulphenyl
Pmc	2,2,5,7,8-Pentamethylchroman-6-sulphonyl
Prⁱ	i-Propyl
Prⁿ	n-Propyl
Tfa	Trifluoroacetyl
Tos	4-Toluenesulphonyl (also Ts)
Troc	2,2,2-Trichloroethoxycarbonyl
Trt	Trityl, triphenylmethyl
Xan	9-Xanthydryl
Z	Benzyloxycarbonyl (also Cbz). Z(2C1)=2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl and so on
Amino Acid Derivatives
DKP	Diketopiperazine
NCA	N-Carboxyanhydride
PTH	Phenylthiohydantoin
UNCA	Urethane N-carboxyanhydride
Reagents and Solvents
BOP	1-Benzotriazolyloxy-tris-dimethylamino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate
CDI	Carbonyldiimidazole
DBU	Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-undec-7-ene
DCCI	Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (also DCC)
DCHU	Dicyclohexylurea (also DCU)
DCM	Dichloromethane
DEAD	Diethyl azodicarboxylate (DMAD=the dimethyl analogue)
DIPCI	Diisopropylcarbodiimide (also DIC)
DIPEA	Diisopropylethylamine (also DIEA)
DMA	Dimethylacetamide
DMAP	4-Dimethylaminopyridine
DMF	Dimethylformamide
DMS	Dimethylsulphide
DMSO	Dimethylsulphoxide
DPAA	Diphenylphosphoryl azide
EEDQ	2-Ethoxy-1-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline
HATU	This is the acronym for the ‘uronium’ coupling reagent derived from HOAt, which was originally thought to have the structure 8, the Hexafluorophosphate salt of the O-(7-Azabenzotriazol-lyl)-Tetramethyl Uronium cation. In fact this reagent has the isomeric N-oxide structure 9 in the crystalline state, the unwieldy correct name of which does not conform logically with the acronym, but the acronym continues in use. Similarly, the corresponding reagent derived from HOBt has the firmly attached label HBTU (the tetrafluoroborate salt is also used: TBTU), despite the fact that it is not actually a uronium salt.
HMP	Hexamethylphosphoric triamide (also HMPA, HMPTA)
HOAt	1-Hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole
HOBt	1-Hydroxybenzotriazole
HOCt	1-Hydroxy-4-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2,3-triazole
NDMBA	N,N′-Dimethylbarbituric acid
NMM	N-Methylmorpholine
PAM	Phenylacetamidomethyl resin
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PtBOP	1-Benzotriazolyloxy-tris-pyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulphate
TBAF	Tetrabutylammonium fluoride
TBTU	See remarks under HATU above
TEA	Triethylamine
TFA	Trifluoroacetic acid
TFE	Trifluoroethanol
TFMSA	Trifluoromethanesulphonic acid
THF	Tetrahydrofuran
WSCI	Water soluble carbodiimide: 1-ethyl-3-(3′-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride (also EDC)
Techniques
CD	Circular dichroism
COSY	Correlated spectroscopy
CZE	Capillary zone electrophoresis
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESI	Electrospray ionization
ESR	Electron spin resonance
FAB	Fast atom bombardment
FT	Fourier transform
GLC	Gas liquid chromatography
hplc	High performance liquid chromatography
IR	Infra red
MALDI	Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization
MS	Mass spectrometry
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
nOe	Nuclear Overhauser effect
NOESY	Nuclear Overhauser enhanced spectroscopy
ORD	Optical rotatory dispersion
PAGE	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
RIA	Radioimmunoassay
ROESY	Rotating frame nuclear Overhauser enhanced spectroscopy
RP	Reversed phase
SPPS	Solid phase peptide synthesis
TLC	Thin layer chromatography
TOCSY	Total correlation spectroscopy
TOF	Time of flight
UV	Ultraviolet
Miscellaneous
Ab	Antibody
ACE	Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Ag	Antigen
AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ANP	Atrial natriuretic polypeptide
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BK	Bradykinin
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CCK	Cholecystokinin
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
FSH	Follicle stimulating hormone
GH	Growth hormone
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
LHRH	Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
MAP	Multiple antigen peptide
NPY	Neuropeptide Y
OT	Oxytocin
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
QSAR	Quantitative structure–activity relationship
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
TASP	Template-assembled synthetic protein
TRH	Thyrotropin releasing hormone
VIP	Vasoactive intestinal peptide
VP	Vasopressin

Organic Chemistry Acronyms

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