Download or read book Selective Fluorination in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry written by John T. Welch and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the proceedings of a symposium in Boston, April 1990, which explored the use of organofluorine compounds to alter the molecular properties of biological systems for industrial or research purposes. Covering theory, the synthesis of compounds, and biological compounds, the 14 papers discuss such topics as bond energies in reactive intermediates, perfluorated alkenes and dienes, and stereocontrolled synthesis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR