| CPCM | Conductor-like polarizable continuum model |
| CT | Charge-transfer |
| DBU | 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FESEM | Field emission scanning electron microscopy |
| GIAO | Gauge-independent atomic orbital |
| ICT | Intramolecular charge transfer |
| MeCN | Acetonitrile |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PTET | Photoinduced electron transfer |
| SCRF | Self-consistent reaction field |
| UV-vis | Ultraviolet-visible |