| CA-4 | Combretastatin A-4 |
| DBU | 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene |
| DCC | N,N′-Dicyclohexyl carbodiimide |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DCTD | Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis |
| DEAD | Diethyl azodicarboxylate |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| DMAP | 4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMF | N,N-Dimethylformamide |
| DTP | Development Therapeutics Program |
| Et3N | Triethylamine |
| EBI | N,N′-Ethylene-bis(iodoacetamide) |
| ESI | Electrospray ionisation |
| FMOC | Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HRMS | High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| IC | Inhibitory concentration |
| IR | Infrared |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MTD | Maximum tolerated dose |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| SERM | Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator |
| TBAF | Tetrabutylammonium fluoride |
| TBDMS | tert-Butyldimethylchlorosilane |
| TEA | Triethylamine |
| TLC | Thin layer chromatography |
| TMS | Tetramethylsilane |
| TMCS | Tetramethylchlorosilane |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| VDA | Vascular disrupting agent |