| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ARVT | Antiretroviral therapy |
| BIC | Bictegravir |
| BSA | Benzenesulfonic acid |
| CDI | 1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole |
| DABCO | 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane |
| DCE | 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DEEMM | Diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate |
| DFBA | 2,4-Difluorobenzyl amine |
| DIAD | Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate |
| DIPEA | N,N-Diisopropylethylamine |
| DMA | Dimethylacetamide |
| DMAD | Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate |
| DMADMF | Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DPPP | 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)propane |
| DTG | Dolutegravir |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| EDC (EDCI) | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EMME | Ethoxymethylenemalonic ester |
| EVG | Elvitegravir |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FGI | Functional group interconversion |
| HATU | 1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium 3-oxide hexafluorophosphate |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HOBt | Hydroxybenzotriazole |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| INI | Integrase inhibitor |
| MCPBA | Meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid |
| NBS | N-Bromosuccinimide |
| NIS | N-Iodosuccinimide |
| NMM | N-Methylmorpholine |
| PIFA | Phenyliodine bis(trifluoroacetate) |
| PPA | Polyphosphoric acid |
| RAL | Raltegravir |
| TBHP | Tert-butyl hydroperoxide |
| TEA | Triethylamine |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |