List of Abbreviations
| cat. | catalyst | As seen in the Fries rearrangement | |
| DABCO | 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane | Used in the Baylis-Hillman reaction | |
| DEAD | diethyl azodicarboxylate | Used in the Mitsunobu reaction | |
| DET | diethyl tartrate | Used in the Sharpless epoxidation | |
| DMAP | 4-dimethylaminopyridine | Used in the Yamaguchi esterification | |
| DMF | dimethylformamide | Used in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction | |
| DMS | dimethyl sulfide | Used in the Corey-Kim oxidation | |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide | Used in the Swern oxidation | |
| EDG | electron donating group | Used in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction | |
| EWG | electron withdrawing group | As seen in the Michael addition | |
| (g)↑ | gas | As seen in the Hofmann rearrangement | |
| HOMO | highest occupied molecular orbital | Shown in the Diels-Alder reaction | |
| hv | light | As seen in the Wolff rearrangement | |
| LDA | lithium diisopropylamide | Used in the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement | |
| LUMO | lowest unoccupied molecular orbital | Shown in the Diels-Alder reaction | |
| mCPBA | meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid | Used in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation | |
| NCS | N-chlorosuccinimide | Used in the Corey-Kim oxidation | |
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| Nuc | nucleophile | As seen in the Prins reaction | |
| OMs | mesylate | ||
| OTs | tosylate | ||
| (ppt)↓ | precipitate | As seen in the Hofmann elimination | |
| rxn | reaction | ||
| TBHP | tert-butyl hydroperoxide | Used in the Sharpless epoxidation | |
| TEA | triethylamine | Used in the Corey-Kim oxidation | |
| TMSCl | trimethylsilyl chloride | Used in the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement | |
| Δ | heat | As seen in the Claisen rearrangement |