To tailor the properties of carboxylic acids, fluorine atoms can be introduced into the molecular structure. However, this ...

Fluorine chemistry developed rapidly during the Second World War, with American scientists working on the 'Manhattan project' to separate fissionable uranium-235 from uranium-238. Uranium is ...

The Fluorine Group is one of the RSC's many Interest Groups. The Interest Groups are member driven groups which exist to benefit RSC members, and the wider chemical science community, in line with the ...

Paul Nathanail argues that rather than referring to PFAS as ‘forever chemicals’, the term ‘lingering chemicals’ better ...

"By inventing a reliable route to fluorine-containing oxetanes, we can now incorporate these motifs into the design of novel small-molecule therapeutics. This opens up exciting opportunities to ...

Congratulations to the past recipients of the ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemistry of fluorine.