| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy |
| IR | Infrared spectroscopy |
| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| MP2 | Møller–Plesset second-order perturbation theory |
| PES | Potential Energy Surface |
| AIM | Atoms in Molecules |
| ELF | Electron Localization Function |
| SAPT | Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory |
| TD-DFT | Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory |
| CPMD | Car–Parrinello Molecular Dynamics |
| BCP | Bond Critical Point |
| RCP | Ring Critical Point |
| ESIPT | Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer |
| HOMO | Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| LUMO | Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital |
| CCDC | Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre |
| BSSE | Basis Set Superposition Error |