ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

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Abbreviations (the shortened form of a word or phrase) and acronyms (words formed from the initial letters of a phrase) are commonly used in technical writing. For the first reference to a term in the text, the term should be used in full with the abbreviation included in brackets. For the remainder of the text the abbreviation should be used. However, abbreviations should not be used in the abstract or in the title.

Standard abbreviations and acronyms of chemical compounds used by the Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC) require no definition.

No.	Abbreviation	Compound name	Molecular formula	Molar mass (g/mol)	Note
1	Ac	acetyl	CH3CO	43.045	the acetic acid radical
2	acac	acetylacetonate	C5H8O2	100.12
3	ADP	adenosine 5'-diphosphate	C10H15N5O10P2	427.20
4	AIBN	2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile	C8H12N4	164.21
5	AMP	adenosine 5'-monophosphate	C10H14N5O7P	347.22
6	Ar	aryl	C6H5	77.104	radical, the simplest aryl group is phenyl (C6H5)
7	ATP	adenosine 5'-triphosphate	C10H16N5O13P3	507.18
8	9-BBN	9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl	C8H14B	121.01	radical; used as a hydroboration reagent
9	9-BBN-H	9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane	C8H15B	122.02	used in organic chemistry as a hydroboration reagent
10	Bn, Bzl	benzyl	C6H5CH2	91.130	radical derived from toluene
11	BOC, Boc	tert-butoxycarbonyl	C5H9O2	101.12	radical; an amino-protecting group used in peptide synthesis
12	BODIPY	dipyrromethene boron difluoride	C9H7BF2N2	191.97
13	bpy	2,2'-bipyridyl	C10H8N2	156.18
14	Bu, n-Bu	n-butyl	C4H9	57.114	radical derived from normal (primary) butane
15	s-Bu	sec-butyl	C4H9	57.114	radical derived from secondary butane
16	t-Bu	tert-butyl	C4H9	57.114	radical derived from tertiary butane
17	Bz	benzoyl	C6H5CO	105.11	radical derived from benzoic acid (not benzyl)
18	cAMP	adenosine cyclic 3',5'-phosphate	C10H12N5O6P	329.21
19	CAN	ceric ammonium nitrate	Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6	548.22
20	CBZ, Cbz	benzyloxycarbonyl	C8H7O2	135.14	radical; amino-protecting radical used (as the chloride) in peptide synthesis
21	cod	1,5-cyclooctadiene	C8H12	108.18
22	cot	1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene	C8H8	104.15
23	Cp	cyclopentadienyl	C5H5	65.093	radical closely related to cyclopentadiene
24	m-CPBA	meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid	C7H5ClO3	172.57
25	Cy	cyclohexyl	C6H11	83.152	radical formed by removal of hydrogen from cyclohexane
26	DABCO	1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane	C6H12N2	112.17
27	dansyl	5-(dimethylamino)-1-naphthalenesulfonyl	C12H12NO2S	234.29	sulfonyl radicall; a blocking agent for NH2 groups, used in peptide synthesis
28	DBN	1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene	C7H12N2	124.18
29	DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene	C9H16N2	152.24
30	DCC	N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide	C13H22N2	206.33
31	DCE	1,2-dichloroethane	C2H4Cl2	98.959
32	DCM	dichloromethane	CH2Cl2	84.933
33	DDQ	2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone	C8Cl2N2O2	227.00
34	DEAD	diethyl azodicarboxylate	C6H10N2O4	174.15
35	DIBALH	diisobutylaluminum hydride	C8H19Al	142.22
36	DMA	dimethylacetamide	C4H9NO	87.120
37	DMAP	4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine	C7H10N2	122.17
38	DMDO	dimethyldioxirane	C3H6O2	74.078
39	DME	1,2-dimethoxyethane	C4H10O2	90.121
40	DMF	dimethylformamide	C3H7NO	73.094
41	DMPU	1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone	C6H12N2O	128.17
42	DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide	C2H6OS	78.133
43	DMT	4,4'-dimethoxyltriphenylmethyl	C21H19O2	303.37	radical; a protecting group for alcohols
44	DPS	tert-butyldiphenylsilyl	C16H19Si	239.41	radical; also known as TBDPS or TPS
45	DTT	dithiothreitol	C4H10O2S2	154.25
46	EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid	C10H16N2O8	292.24
47	Et	ethyl	C2H5	29.061	alkyl radical derived from ethane
48	Fmoc	9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl	C15H11O2	223.25	radical; protecting group in the peptide synthesis
49	GTP	guanosine 5'-triphosphate	C10H16N5O14P3	523.18
50	HMPA	hexamethylphosphoric triamide	C6H18N3OP	179.20
51	LAH	lithium aluminum hydride	H4AlLi	37.954
52	LDA	lithium diisopropylamide	C6H14LiN	107.12
53	LHMDS	lithium hexamethyldisilazane	C6H18LiNSi2	167.33
54	LTMP	lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide	C9H18LiN	147.19
55	Me	methyl	CH3	15.034	radical derived from methane
56	MEM	(2-methoxyethoxy)methyl	C4H9O2	89.113	radical used as an OH-protecting reagent
57	Mes	2,4,6-trimethylphenyl	C9H11	119.18	radical (also known as mesityl)
58	MOM	methoxymethyl	C2H5O	45.061	radical; generally used to protect the hydroxyl group
59	Ms	methylsulfonyl	CH3SO2	79.098	radical (also known as mesyl)
60	MTBE	methyl tert-butyl ether	C5H12O	88.148
61	NAD+	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide	C21H27N7O14P2	663.43	oxidized form
62	NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide	C21H29N7O14P2	665.44	reduced form
63	NBS	N-bromosuccinimide	C4H4BrNO2	177.98
64	NCS	N-chlorosuccinimide	C4H4ClNO2	133.53
65	NMO	N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide	C5H11NO2	117.15
66	NMP	N-methylpyrrolidone	C5H9NO	99.131
67	PCC	pyridinium chlorochromate	C5H6ClCrNO3	215.56
68	PDC	pyridinium dichromate	C10H12Cr2N2O7	376.20
69	Ph	phenyl	C6H5	77.104	radical derived from benzene
70	piv	pivaloyl	(CH3)3CCO	85.124	radical used as a protective group for alcohols
71	PMB	p-methoxybenzyl	CH3OC6H4CH2	121.16	radical used in protecting alcohols in multi-step organic synthesis
72	PPTS	pyridinium para-toluenesulfonate	C12H13NO3S	251.30
73	Pr	propyl	C3H7	43.088	radical derived from propane
74	iPr	isopropyl	(CH3)2CH	43.088	radical derived from propane
75	py	pyridine	C5H5N	79.100
76	SEM	2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl	C6H15OSi	131.27	radical; protecting group in carbohydrate chemistry
77	TBAB	tetrabutylammonium bromide	C16H36BrN	322.37
78	TBAC	tetrabutylammonium chloride	C16H36ClN	277.92
79	TBAF	tetrabutylammonium fluoride	C16H36FN	261.46
80	TBS	tert-butyldimethylsilyl	(CH3)3CSi(CH3)2	115.27	radical; usually used as protecting groups for alcohols in organic synthesis
81	TBHP	tert-butyl hydroperoxide	(CH3)3COOH	90.121
82	TCA	trichloroacetic acid	C2HCl3O2	163.39
83	TEAB	tetraethylammonium bromide	C8H20BrN	210.16
84	TCNE	tetracyanoethylene	C6N4	128.09
85	TEMPO	2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl	C9H18NO	156.25	stable free radical
86	Tf	trifluoromethanesulfonyl	CF3SO2	133.07	radical (also known as triflyl)
87	TFA	trifluoroacetic acid	C2HF3O2	114.02
88	TFAA	trifluoroacetic anhydride	C4F6O3	210.03
89	THF	tetrahydrofuran	C4H8O	72.106
90	THP	tetrahydropyran-2-yl	C5H9O	85.124	radical; common intermediates in organic synthesis; used as a protecting group for alcohols
91	TIPS	triisopropylsilyl	C9H21Si	157.35	radical for the protection of alcohols as triisopropylsilyl ethers
92	TMAI	tetramethylammonium iodide	C4H12IN	201.05
93	TMEDA	N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,2-ethylenediamine	C6H16N2	116.20
94	TMS	tetramethylsilane	Si(CH3)4	88.224	known as trimethylsilyl
95	Tr	triphenylmethyl	(C6H5)3C	243.32	radical (also known as trityl)
96	Ts	para-toluenesulfonyl	CH3C6H4SO2	155.19	radical (also known as tosyl)

Bibliography:

Information for Authors. JOC. ACS Publications. 21 Sep. 2012. <http://pubs.acs.org/page/joceah/submission/authors.html>.

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