Stability of the C—F link

The formation of fluoroacetate in the plant is of very great interest and the question arises how the plant enzymes build up the C—F link. Equally interesting is the mechanism by which fluoroacetate is destroyed. Throughout the aeons of time, in which the plant has built up fluoroacetic acid, the accumulation 

Mirosevic-Sorgo and Saunders, J. Chem. Soe. (in the press). Buckle and Saunders, J. Chem. Soe. 1949, p. 2774. 

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