Clayden

Copyright H. J. Reich 2002
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ACRONYMS
Not included: peptide protecting groups, inorganic and organometallic ligands, biochemical abbreviations.
Ac Acetyl (CH3C=O)
acac Acetylacetonate (ligand)
AIBN Azobis(isobutyronitrile)--radical initiator
9-BBN-H 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane
bda Benzylidene Acetone
BHT Butylated hydroxy toluene (2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol)
BINALHLithium 2,2'-dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthylethoxyaluminum hydride
BINAP 2,2'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl
bipy (bpy) 2,2'-bipyridyl
BMS Borane Dimethyl Sulfide
Boc t-Butyloxycarbonyl (COtC4H9)
BOM Benzyloxymethyl (PhCH2OCH2-alcohol protection)
Bs Brosylate (BrC6H4SO2)
BSA O,N-Bistrimethylsilyl Acetamide
Bz Benzoyl (caution: sometimes used for benzyl)
Bn Benzyl
BTAFBenzyltrimethylammonium Fluoride
CAN Ceric Ammonium Nitrate
Cbz Carbobenzyloxy (BnOC=O)
cod Cyclooctadiene
COT Cyclooctatetraene
Cp Cyclopentadienyl
Cp* Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
CSA Camphorsulfonic Acid
CSI Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate
CTAB Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
DA Diels-Alder Reaction
DABCO 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
DAST (Diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride Et2NSF3
DBN1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene
DBU 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DCA 1,9-Dicyanoanthracene
DCC Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide
DDQ 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone
DDT 1,1-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane
de Diastereomeric excess
DEADCAT Diethyl Azodicarboxylate
DET Diethyl Tartrate
DIBAL (DIBAH) Diisobutylaluminum Hydride
Diglyme Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Dimsyl Methylsulfinylmethide(MeS(O)CH2
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DIOP
diphos (dppe) 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
DHP Dihydropyran (O-protection)
DMAc N,N-Dimethylacetamide (solvent)
DMAD Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate
DMAP 4-Dimethylaminopyridine (base catalyst)
DME 1,2-Dimethoxyethane (glyme, solvent)
DMF Dimethylformamide (solvent)
DMPU N,N'-dimethyl-N,N'-propylene urea
DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide (solvent)
Acronyms-2
HMPA
O=P
NMe2NMe2 NMe2
LDA
Li N
MCPBA
OOH
O
LiTMP
N
Li
DMPU
N N
O
Cl
N
N
N
HBT OH
Ipc2BH
)2 BH
DMSO2 Dimethyl Sulfone
DMTSF Dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium tetrafluoroborate
DNP Dinitrophenylhydrazine
DNPBA 2,4-Dinitroperbenzoic acid
dppb 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane
dppe (diphos) 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
dppp 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane
E Entgegen (opposite, trans)E Methoxycarbonyl CO2CH3
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ee Enantiomeric Excess
EE 1-Ethoxyethoxy (alcohol protection)
en Ethylene Diamine
FC Friedel-Crafts Reaction
Fmoc 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
Fp Cyclopentadienyldicarbonylferrate
Glyme 1,2-Dimethoxyethane
Galvinoxyl Radical trap
HBT Hydroxybenzotriazole
HMDS Hexamethyldisilazide
HMPA,HMPT Hexamethylphosphorictriamide(solvent, cosolvent)
HSAB Hard-Acid-Soft-Base
HVZ Hell-Vollhardt-Zelinsky Reaction ("-bromination of carboxylic acids)
Ipc2BH Bisisopinocampheylborane
KDA Potassium Diisopropylamide
LAH Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LiAlH4)
LDA Lithium Diisopropylamide
LFER Linear Free Energy Relationship
LHMDS Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide (LiN(SiMe3)2)
LICA Lithium N-isopropylcyclohexylamide
LICKORLithium-potassium alkoxide reagents
LiTMP Lithium Tetramethylpiperidide
LTA Lead Tetraacetate (Pb(OAc)4)
MA Maleic Anhydride
MCPBA meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid
MEM $-Methoxyethoxymethyl (CH3OCH2CH2O-CH2-, alcohol protection)
Mes Mesityl (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)
MOM Methoxymethyl (CH3OCH2-, alcohol protection).
MoOPH MoO5@Py@HMPA (oxidizing agent)
Ms Methanesulfonyl (Mesyl, CH3SO2)
MTPA"-Methoxy-"-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid (Mosher)
MTM Methylthiomethyl CH3-S-CH2- (alcohol protection)
MVK Methyl Vinyl Ketone (3-Butene-2-one)
NBA N-Bromoacetamide
NBS, NCS N-Bromo, N-Chlorosuccinimide
Nf Nonaflate (C4F9SO2)
NIS N-Iodosuccinimide
NMO N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide
NMP N-Methylpyrrolidone; solvent
Ns p-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl
PBB, PCB Polybrominated, Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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