| PBDEs | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| RoHs | The Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| PBB | Polybrominated biphenyls |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| PM3 | Parametrized model 3 |
| AM1 | Austin model 1 |
| MNDO | Modified neglect of differential overlap |
| TCDD | Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
| PCDD | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDFs | Polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| B3LYP | Becke-Lee-Yang-Parr hybrid method |
| CPCM | Conductor-like polarizable continuum model |
| PES | potential energy surface scan |
| TS | transition state |
| IRC | intrinsic reaction coordinated |
| EA | Electron affinities |
| EAAda | Adiabatic electron affinities |
| EAver | Vertical electron affinities |
| ZPC | Zero-point corrections |
| LUMO | The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| HOMO | The highest occupied molecular orbital |
| RMSE | Root mean square error |