Organofluorine Chemistry

The excitement of the chemistry of organofluorine compounds stems from the unique reactions that arise and the "special effects" that introduction of fluorine impart on a molecule. Indeed, these effects are now exploited in a remarkable array of applications the whole of the chemical, pharmaceutical, and plant-protection industries. In this two-volume set, we have gathered authors with immense experience in various aspects of their fields and each is a world-authority on the important topics which they have described. The first volume treats the chemistry of fluorinated alkenes, which are important "building-blocks" for the synthesis of a range of fluorinated systems and are used widely in industry. The second volume is directed to techniques and synthons for obtaining fluorinated compounds.

Organofluorine compounds are of increasing importance over a wide range of applications and therefore the book will be valuable to many people in industry and academia. This timely two-volume set presents state-of-the-art discussions of the chemistry of fluorinated alkenes and the synthesis of fluorinated systems. The editor and authors are internationally recognised experts in the field.

Inhalt
Nucleophilic reactions of fluorinated alkenes.- Reactions of electrophiles with polyfluorinated olefins.- Fluorinated free radicals.- Telomerisation Reactions of fluorinated alkenes.