Main description:

This volume, written by a range of international experts, covers a wide range of topics involving organic fluorine compounds. Each chapter is preceded by a summary and includes extensive illustrations and references. The chapters cover atmospheric chemistry, application of 19F NMR, partition, degradation and transformation, naturally occurring organic fluorine compounds, toxicology of perfluoroalkanes and phosphorofluoridates, and application of aromatic compounds to the elucidation of the mechanism of cytochrome P450.

Contents:

Paul D. Stanley: Principles and Topical Applications of 19F NMR Spectroscopy.- David A. Ellis, Thomas Cahill, Scott Mabury, Ian Cousins, Donald Mackay:Partitioning of Organofluorine Compounds in the Environment.- Timothy J. Wallington, Ole J. Nielsen: Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Impact of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrofluoroethers (HFEs).- Scott Mabury: Trifluoroacetic acid and longer chain Perfluoro Acids- Sources and Analysis.- Gordon W. Gribble: Naturally Occurring Organofluorines.- Alasdair H. Neilson, Ann-Sofie Allard: Degradation and Transformation of Organic Fluorine Compounds.- Joseph W. DePierre: Effects on Rodents of Perfluorofatty Acids.- Gregorio M. luthe, F. Ariese, Udo A. Th. Brinkman: Monofluorinated PAHs:Standards in Environmental Chemistry and Biochemical Applications.-Ercole L. Cavalieri: Fluorosubstitution of Carcinogenic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Models of Metabolic Activation and of Oxygen Transfer Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450.- Joseph J. DeFrank, William E. White: Phosphoroflouridates