I’m always very happy to read about new methods of introducing fluorine atoms into organic molecules, because (like most ...

PFAS could be the rare environmental issue that gets addressed this term.

Small, polar rings and electron-withdrawing atoms are both well-loved motifs in medicinal chemistry. So oxetanes and fluorine atoms could be a match made in drug discovery heaven. Researchers devised ...

Adding fluorine to drug molecules can be tricky, but is often worthwhile. Rachel Brazil talks to the chemists trying to tame ...