The Curious World of Fluorinated Molecules
Molecules Containing Fluorine

Explores the fascinating world of fluorine-containing molecules through their discoveries, path to recognition, and impact on fluorinated materials development

Konrad Seppelt (Edited by)

9780128198742, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 4 November 2020

454 pages, Approx. 150 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.73 kg

The Curious World of Fluorinated Molecules: Molecules Containing Fluorine is the sixth volume in the Progress in Fluorine Science series and is edited by the world-renowned scientist Konrad Seppelt. Dr. Seppelt brings together a team of global experts to uncover the multifaceted nature of the most electronegative element in the Periodic Table. The book explores the fascinating world of unpredictable, fluorine-containing molecules through their discoveries, path to recognition, current state of the art, and impact on the broader fields of fluorinated materials development. This volume will inspire and energize researchers, future scientists, and educators working in fluorine chemistry.

1. Introduction Konrad Seppelt 2. About F2 Florian Kraus 3. When Fluorine Messes up: the Impact of Electron Scavenger on Properties on Molecules and Solids Wojciech Grochala 4. Trifluoromethyl Peroxygen Compounds, A Personal Review and Perspective Darryl DesMarteau V 5. Non-Metal Fluorides,Small in Size but Giant in Properties Erhard Kemnitz 6. Silicon Based Fluoroalkylations Surya G.K. Prakash 7. Perfluorocarbons and Perfluorocarbon Emulsions for Pulmonary Indications Marie Pierre Krafft 8. Curious Effects of Fluorine on Medicinally active Compounds Iwao Ojima 9. Fluorine in the Ecosphere Beate Koksch 10. About Carbon Adducts with P- and B-Fluorides Gerd-Volker Roeschenthaler 11. Surprising Results Herbert Walter Roesky 12. Chemistry and applications of per- and polyfluoroethers Jaroslav Kvicala 13. Metal-Carbon Bonding in Perfluoroethylene and Perfluorobenzene Transition Metal Complexes. Some Underappreciated p- and s-Acceptor Components. Russell Hughes 14. Octadecafluoro[60]fullerene:When Nanocarbon Met Metal Fluoride Olga Boltalina 15. Oxidation Reactions on Benzenes and Ferrocenes Konrad Seppelt

Subject Areas: Organic chemistry [PNN], Inorganic chemistry [PNK]