Overview on the history of organofluorine chemistry from the viewpoint of material industry

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 276-289

  Okazoe, Takashi ^a  

^a ASAHI GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorination; Fluorine; Organofluorine chemistry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; FLUORINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HISTORY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

AGROCHEMICALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FLUORINE; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERS;

EID: 74949083561     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.85.276     Document Type: Review

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