Fluorine Organic compounds

Fluotinated higher carboxyHc acids, Perfluoroalkanesulfonic acids, 

Perfluorinated ethylene—propylene copolymers, Tetrafluoroethylene—ethylene copolymers, Tetrafluoroethylene—perfluorovinyl ether copolymers, Poly(vinyl fluoride), 

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (4th Edition) 

Organic fluorine compounds were first prepared in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Pioneer work by the Belgian chemist, F. Swarts, led to observations that antimony(Ill) fluoride reacts with organic compounds having activated carbon—chlorine bonds to form the corresponding carbon—fluorine bonds. Preparation of fluorinated compounds was faciUtated by fluorinations with antimony(Ill) fluoride containing antimony(V) haUdes as a reaction catalyst. 

Another impetus to expansion of this field was the advent of World War 11 and the development of the atomic bomb. The desired isotope of uranium, in the form of UF was prepared by a gaseous diffusion separation process of the mixed isotopes (see Fluorine). UF is extremely reactive and required contact with inert organic materials as process seals and greases. The wartime Manhattan Project successfully developed a family of stable materials for UF service. These early materials later evolved into the current fluorochemical and fluoropolymer materials industry. A detailed description of the fluorine research performed on the Manhattan Project has been pubUshed (2). 

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