| IRMOFs | Isoreticular metal organic frameworks |
| QM | Quantum Mechanical |
| NBO | Natural Bond Order |
| MP2 | Møller-Plesset 2nd order perturbation theory |
| BDC | 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate |
| BSSE | basis set superposition error |
| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| EDA | Energy Decomposition Analysis |
| NBO | Natural Bond Order |
| HF | Hartree-Fock |
| CP | counterpoise |
| PES | Potential Energy Surface |
| NBOs | Natural Bond Orbitals |
| SE | Stabilization Energy |
| NLMOs | Natural Localized Molecular Orbitals |
| SAPT | Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory |