| AA | aristolochic acid |
| B2pin2 | bis(pinacolato)diboron |
| Bi(OTf)3 | bismuth triflate |
| CCK-8 | cell counting kit-8 |
| DAA | denitroaristolochic acid |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| DME | dimethoxyethane |
| DMEM | dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| HK2 | human renal cortical proximal tubular epithelial cell |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| HRMS | high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| LD50 | median lethal dose |
| m-CPBA | m-chloroperbenzoic acid |
| MMTPCl | methoxymethyltriphenylphosphonium chloride |
| NBS | N-bromosuccinimide |
| ND | not detected |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Pd(dppf)Cl2 | dichloro [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) |
| Ph(PPh3)4 | tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium |
| r.t. | room temperature |
| SAR | structure–activity relationships |
| t-BuOK | potassium tert-butoxide |
| t-BuONa | sodium tert-butoxide |
| TEA | triethylamine |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |
| TMS | tetramethylsilane |