| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| bmim | 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium |
| Boc | tert-Butyloxycarbonyl protecting group |
| bpy | 2,2′-Bipyridine ligand |
| CD rats | Caesarean-derived Sprague Dawley rat |
| ChCl | Choline chloride |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| 4CzIPN | 2,4,5,6-tetrakis(9H-carbazol-9-yl) isophthalonitrile (1,2,3,5-Tetrakis(carbazol-9-yl)-4,6-dicyanobenzene) |
| DBU | 1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene |
| DES | Deep eutectic solvent |
| dtbpy | 4,4′-Di-tert-butyl-2,2′-dipyridyl ligand |
| EWG | Electron-withdrawing group |
| fac-Ir(ppy)3 | fac-Tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| hCAs | Human carbonic anhydrase |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| ILs | Ionic liquids |
| LED | Light emitting diodes |
| mCPBA | meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid |
| MWI | Microwave irradiation |
| NCS | N-Chlorosuccinimide |
| N-Fmoc | Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl protecting group |
| NIS | N-Iodosuccinimide |
| NMP | N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| o-XSC | 1,2-Phenylenebis(methylene)selenocyanate |
| PEG 600 | Polyethylene glycol 6000 |
| Phen | 1,10-Phenanthroline ligand |
| PhthSCN | N-thiocyanatophthalimide |
| PhthSeCN | N-selenocyanatophthalimide |
| ppy | 2-Phenylpyridine |
| Rongalite | Sodium hydroxymethanesulfinate |
| Selectfluor (F-TEDA) | 1-Chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo [2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate) |
| TBAB | Tetrabutylammonium bromide |
| TBAF | Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride |
| TBAI | Tetrabutylammonium iodide |
| TBHP | tert-Butyl hydroperoxide |
| TMSCF3 | Trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane |
| TMSCN | Trimethylsilyl cyanide |
| Ts | Tosyl group |
| TSD | Triselenium dicyanide |
| TTSO | Thianthrene S-oxide |
| USI | Ultrasound irradiation |