Modern Fluoroorganic Chemistry

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION INTRODUCTION Why Organofluorine Chemistry? History The Basic Materials The Unique Properties of Organofluorine Compounds PART I: Synthesis of Complex Organofluorine Compounds INTRODUCTION OF FLUORINE Perfluorination and Selective Direct FluorinationElectrochemical Fluorination (ECF) Nucleophilic Fluorination Synthesis and Reactivity of Fluoroaromatic Compounds Transformations of Functional Groups ''Electrophilic'' Fluorination PERFLUOROALKYLATION Radical Perfluoroalkylation Nucleophilic Perfluoroalkylation ''Electrophilic'' Perfluoroalkylation Difluorocarbene and Fluorinated Cyclopropanes SELECTED FLUORINATED STRUCTURES AND REACTION TYPES Difluoromethylation and Halodifluoromethylation The Perfluoroalkoxy Group The Perfluoroalkylthio Group and Sulfur-Based Super-Electron-Withdrawing Groups The Pentafluorosulfanyl Group and Related Structures THE CHEMISTRY OF HIGHLY FLUORINATED OLEFINS Fluorinated Polymethines Fluorinated Enol Ethers as Synthetic Building Blocks PART II: Fluorous Chemistry FLUOROUS CHEMISTRY Fluorous Biphase Catalysis FLUOROUS SYNTHESIS AND COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY Fluorous Synthesis Separation on Fluorous Stationary Phases Fluorous Concepts in Combinatorial Chemistry PART III: Applications of Organofluorine CompoundsHALOFLUOROCARBONS, HYDROFLUOROCARBONS, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS Polymers and Lubricants Applications in the Electronics Industry Fluorinated Dyes Liquid Crystals for Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays Fluorine in Organic Electronics PHARMACEUTICALS AND OTHER BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Why Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals? Lipophilicity and Substituent Effects Hydrogen Bonding and Electrostatic Interactions Stereoelectronic Effects and Conformation Metabolic Stabilization and Modulation of Reaction Centers Bioisosteric Mimicking Mechanism-Based ''Suicide'' Inhibition Fluorinated Radiopharmaceuticals Inhalation Anesthetics Blood Substitutes and Respiratory Fluids Contrast Media and Medical

Peer Kirsch was born in Herford, Germany, in 1965. He received his PhD in 1993 from the University of Heidelberg. After a postdoctoral stay at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Saitama, Japan, he joined the Liquid Crystal Division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, in 1995, where he held various positions in R&D and Business Development in both Germany and Japan. After obtaining his postdoctoral lecturing qualification (habilitation) in 2001, he began teaching at the universities of Bremen and Freiburg. His scientific interests - besidesfluorine chemistry - lie in the areas of liquid crystals and organic and molecular electronics.

"... a well-produced book with attractive graphics, photos and schemes. Throughout the book, coloured electrostatic maps of small organofluorine compounds are used to illustrate charge distributions. These are effective as well as attractive. I would point any organic chemist to this book who wants to learn about and do some fluorine chemistry. It provides uncluttered descriptions and a clear orientation to the literature in this important area of the organic chemistry." CHEMBIOCHEM - A European Journal of Chemical Biology

"... a well-produced book with attractive graphics, photos and schemes. Throughout the book, coloured electrostatic maps of small organofluorine compounds are used to illustrate charge distributions. These are effective as well as attractive. I would point any organic chemist to this book who wants to learn about and do some fluorine chemistry. It provides uncluttered descriptions and a clear orientation to the literature in this important area of the organic chemistry."CHEMBIOCHEM - A European Journal of Chemical Biology