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List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations<br />

NMR - nuclear magnetic resonance<br />

1 H NMR - proton nuclear magnetic resonance<br />

13 C NMR - carbon nuclear magnetic resonance<br />

DEPT - distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer<br />

HSQC - heteronuclear single quantum coherence<br />

HMBC - heteronuclear multiple bond coherence<br />

COSY - correlation nuclear magnetic spectroscopy<br />

NOESY - nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy<br />

J - coupling constant<br />

s - singlet<br />

d - doublet<br />

dd - doublet <strong>of</strong> doublets<br />

t - triplet<br />

brs - broad singlet<br />

m - multiplet<br />

td - triplet <strong>of</strong> doublets<br />

TLC - thin layer chromatography<br />

IR - infrared spectroscopy<br />

UV - ultra-violet<br />

CDCl3 - deuterated chlor<strong>of</strong>orm<br />

CD3OD - deuterated methanol<br />

DMSO - dimethylsulphoxide<br />

m/z - mass-to-charge ratio<br />

[M] + - molecular ion peak<br />

IPP - isopentenyl diphosphate<br />

GPP - geranyl pyrophosphate<br />

FPP - farnesyl pyrophosphate<br />

DMAPP - dimethylallyl diphosphate<br />

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