| PCDTs | polychlorinated dibenzothiophenes |
| PCPTs | polychlorinated phenoxathiins |
| PCTAs | polychlorinated thianthrenes |
| PCDDs | polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDFs | polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| 2-CP | 2-chlorophenol |
| 2-CTP | 2-chlorothiophenol |
| CPR1 | 2-chlorophenoxy |
| CPR2 | 2-hydroxyl-3-chloro-phenyl |
| CPDR | chlorinated phenoxyl diradical |
| PR2 | 2-hydroxylphenyl radical |
| PDR | phenoxyl diradical |
| CTPR1 | 2-chlorothiophenoxy |
| CTPR2 | 2-sulfydryl-3-chloro-phenyl |
| CTPDR | chlorinated thiophenoxyl diradical |
| TPR2 | 2-sulfydrylphenyl radical |
| TPDR | thiophenoxyl diradical |
| TST | transition state theory |
| IRC | intrinsic reaction coordinate |
| KiSThelP | kinetic and statistical thermodynamic |
| ZPE | zero-point energy |