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TABLE OF ACRONYMS FOR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS IN ORGANIC REACTIONS

Dr. John Andraos, 2000 - 2011 Department of Chemistry, York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ONTARIO M3J 1P3, CANADA
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Acronym Ac

Full Name acyl, acetyl

Structure
O

CH3

AcAc All Alloc

acetoacetyl allyl allyloxycarbonyl

CH3COCH2COR O R

Ar

aryl
X

Bn Boc

benzyl t-butoxycarbonyl

PhCH2O (CH 3) 3C O

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Bs

brosyl
Br SO2

Bu Bz

butyl benzoyl

CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH2
O C R

Cbz

benzyloxycarbonyl
CH2 O

Cp

cyclopentadienyl
R

Dan

dansyl

NMe2

SO2 R

Dip

2,6-diisopropylphenyl

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MeO

DMPM

3,4-dimethoxybenzyl

MeO

CH2 R

DNP

2,4-dinitrophenyl

NO2

NO2

EE

1-ethoxyethyl

Et FMOC

ethyl fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl

CH 3 CH2

O CH2 O

ii-Bu i-Pr mMe MEM

iso- or ipso iso-butyl iso-propyl metamethyl 2-methoxyethoxymethyl

CH 3

(CH3)2CHCH2(CH3)2CH-

CH3OCH2CH2OCH2-

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CH3

Mes

mesityl

CH3

CH3

Ms MOM MPM

mesyl or methanesulfonyl methoxymethyl p-methoxybenzyl

CH3SO2CH 3 OCH2

MeO

CH2 R

onpNs

orthonormalparap-nitrophenylsulfonyl
O2N O S O R

PE

polyethylene
CH2 CH2

n PEG polyethyleneglycol
OH CH OH CH

n Ph phenyl

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O

Piv, Pv

pivaloyl

PMB

p-methoxybenzyl
MeO CH2 R

PMP

para-methoxyphenyl
MeO R

Pr PVA

propyl polyvinylalcohol

CH3 CH2 CH2

OH CH2 CH

n PVC polyvinylchloride
CH2 Cl CH

n R
s-Bu

any group
sec-butyl

CH3CH2CH(CH3)Me3Si R
O

SEM
tt-Boc

[2-(trimethylsilyl) ethyl]
terttert-butoxycarbonyl

(CH 3) 3CO

t-Bu

tert-butyl

(CH3)3CPh Si Ph R

TBDPS

t-butyldiphenylsilyl

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TBS

t-butyldimethylsilyl
Si R

Tbt

2,4,6tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]pheny l
Me3Si Me3Si

Me3Si SiMe3

SiMe3 Me3Si

Tf Thex THP

triflate, triflyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl thexyl tetrahydropyranyl

CF 3 SO2

(CH3)2CHC(CH3)2-

TIPS

triisopropylsilyl
Si R

TMS Tpt

trimethylsilyl tryptyl

(CH 3 )3 Si

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O Cl3 C O

Troc

2,2,2-trichloroethylformate

Try, Tr Ts

trityl, triphenylmethyl tosyl

Ph 3 C

CH3

SO2

X Z

halide group benzyloxycarbonyl

F, Cl, Br, I
O CH2 O