Table of Contents

1. Organofluorine Chemistry: Nomenclature and Historical Landmarks.- 2. Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds.- 3. Characteristics of C-F Systems.- 4. Perfluorocarbon Fluids.- 5. Electrochemical Fluorination and Its Applications.- 6. Chlorofluorocarbons.- 7. Alternatives to Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).- 8. Perfluoroalkyl Bromides and Iodides.- 9. Industrial Routes to Ring-Fluorinated Aromatic Compounds.- 10. Side-Chain Fluorinated Aromatic Compounds Routes to Benzotrifluorides.- 11. Recent Developments in Fluorine-Containing Agrochemicals.- 12. Fluorinated Liquid Crystals.- 13. Fluorine-Containing Dyes A. Reactive Dyes.- 13.B. Other Fluorinated Dyestuffs.- 14. Textile Finishes and Fluorosurfactants.- 15. Fluoroplastics.- 16. Fluoroelastomers.- 17. Fluoropolymer Coatings.- 18. Fluorinated Membranes.- 19. Monomers and Polymers from Hexafluoroacetone.- 20. Perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) from Perfluoroolefin Photooxidation: Fomblin® and Galden® Fluids.- 21. Perfluoropolyether Fluids (Demnum®) Based on Oxetanes.- 22. Surface Fluorination of Polymers.- 23. Fluorinated Carbon.- 24. Uses of Fluorine in Chemotherapy.- 25. Fluorinated Inhalation Anesthetics.- 26. Properties and Biomedical Applications of Perfluorochemicals and Their Emulsions.- 27. The Fluorochemical Industry A. The Fluorochemical Industry in the United States.- 27. B. Organofluorine Products and Companies in Western Europe.- 27.C. Manufacturers of Organic Fluoro Compounds in Japan.- 28. CFCs and the Environment: Further Observations.