Ac	acetyl
AlBN	azobisisobutyronitrile
Alloc	allyloxycarbonyl
Aq	aqueous
BC	before Christ
Bn	benzyl
Boc	tert-Butyloxycarbonyl
Bz	benzoyl
°C	degree Celsius
Cat.	catalyst
Cbz	benzyloxycarbonyl
Cp	cyclopentadienyl
CSA	camphorsulfonic acid
Cy	cyclohexane
DAPCO	1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene
DCE	1,2-dichloroethane
DCM	dichloromethane or methylene chloride
DEAD	diethyl azodicarboxylate
DEPC	diethyl pyrocarbonate
DIAD	diisopropyl azodicarboxylate
DIBAL-H	diisobutylaluminium hydride
DMAP	4-Dimethylaminopyridine (less frequently used for 4-Dimethylaminophenol)
DMAPP	dimethylallyl pyrophosphate
DMATS	dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase
DMF	dimethylformamide
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
E. coli	lat. Escherichia coli
EAS	5-epi-aristolochene synthase
e.g.	lat. exempli gratia, for example
Et	ethyl
Fmoc	fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
Fr.	short name of discoverer (botanist) Elias Magnus Fries
Grubbs II	second-generation Grubbs catalyst
GSH	glutathione
HMPA	Hexamethylphosphoramide
hν	quantum of electromagnetic radiation
IBX	2-Iodoxybenzoic acid
Im	imidazole
IPNBSH	N-Isopropylidene-N′-2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl hydrazine
iPr	isopropyl
HMDS	bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
Lat.	from Latin
LDA	lithium diisopropylamide
LSD	lysergic acid diethylamide
LTMP	lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide
MDM	trisiloxane, octamethyl-
Me	methyl
MRSA	methicyllin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Ms	mesylate
NAD+/NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized and reduced forms)
nBu	n-Buthyl
NCS	N-Chlorosuccinimide
NiRaney	Raney catalyst
NIS	N-Iodosuccinimide
NMO	N-Methylmorpholine N-oxide
NMP	N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
Ns (pNs)	nosyl, 4-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl
P-450	cytochrome, superfamily of enzymes containing heme that functions as monooxygenases
Pfb	perfluorobutane
PG	protecting group
Ph	phenyl
Piv	pivalic
PNB	p-nitrobenzyl
PS (lipase)	Pseudomonas
PTSA	p-Toluenesulfonic acid, TsOH
Py/Pyr	pyridine
R	any functional group/further part of molecules
rt	room temperature
SAM	S-adenosyl methionine
SDR	short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases
Sia	1,2-dimethylpropyl
TBAF	tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride
TBDMS	tert-Butyldimethylsilyl
TBHP	tert-Butyl hydroperoxide
tBu	tert-butyl
TEMPO	2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl
Tf	triflate
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TFE	trifluoroethyl alcohol
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TIPS	triisopropylsilane
TMS	tetramethylsilane
TosMIC	toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide
Ts	tosyl, toluenesulfonyl
Tul.	short name of discoverer (botanist) Louis Rene Edmond Tulasne
USA	United States of America
Var.	lat. Varietas, variety
Δ	gr. Delta, rise of temperature
μ	mikro (prefix)