| BP | biphenyl |
| BrAB | 4-bromoaminobenzene |
| BrAL | 4-bromobenzaldehyde |
| BrAN | 4-bromoanisole |
| BrNB | 4-bromonitrobenzene |
| BrTL | 4-bromotoluene |
| 1,2-DCE | 1,2-dichloroethan |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DPA | diphenylamine |
| DVB | divinylbenzene |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| HAP | hyper-crosslinked aromatic polymer |
| HPS | hyper-cross-linked polystyrene |
| NA | naphthalene |
| NL | naphthol |
| NNA | nitrated NA |
| NP | nanoparticle |
| MBP | 4-methoxybiphenyl |
| MeOH | methanol |
| i-PrOH | isopropanol |
| PS | polystyrene |
| SNA | sulfonated NA |
| SSA | specific surface area |