Organofluorine Chemistry: Applications, sources and sustainability

Harsanyi, A.; Sandford, G.

doi:10.1039/c4gc02166e

Organofluorine Chemistry: Applications, sources and sustainability

Harsanyi, A.; Sandford, G.

Authors

A. Harsanyi

G. Sandford

Abstract

Fluorine is an essential element for life in the developed world that impacts hugely on the general public because many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, anaesthetics, materials and air conditioning materials owe their important properties to the presence of fluorine atoms within their structures. All fluorine atoms used in organic chemistry are ultimately sourced from a mined raw material, fluorspar (CaF2), but, given current usage and global reserve estimates, there is only sufficient fluorspar available for a further 100 years. New large scale raw material sources of fluorine are available but must be sufficiently developed for the benefits of fluorinated systems to continue in the long term.

Citation

Harsanyi, A., & Sandford, G. (2015). Organofluorine Chemistry: Applications, sources and sustainability. Green Chemistry, 17(4), 2081-2086. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc02166e

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2015
Deposit Date	Dec 1, 2014
Publicly Available Date	Dec 2, 2014
Journal	Green Chemistry
Print ISSN	1463-9262
Electronic ISSN	1463-9270
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	17
Issue	4
Pages	2081-2086
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc02166e