[HTML][HTML] Current contributions of organofluorine compounds to the agrochemical industry

Y Ogawa, E Tokunaga, O Kobayashi, K Hirai… - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Currently, more than 1,200 agrochemicals are listed and many of these are
regularly used by farmers to generate the food supply to support the expanding global …

A review of microbial degradation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Biotransformation routes and enzymes

A Berhanu, I Mutanda, J Taolin, MA Qaria… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the 1950s, copious amounts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)(dubbed
“forever chemicals”) have been dumped into the environment, causing heavy contamination …

Nothing lasts forever: understanding microbial biodegradation of polyfluorinated compounds and perfluorinated alkyl substances

LP Wackett - Microbial biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Poly‐and perfluorinated chemicals, including perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), are
pervasive in today's society, with a negative impact on human and ecosystem health …

Organophotoredox hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylarenes with translational applicability to drug discovery

JBI Sap, NJW Straathof, T Knauber… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Molecular editing such as insertion, deletion, and single atom exchange in highly
functionalized compounds is an aspirational goal for all chemists. Here, we disclose a …

Degradation and defluorination of 6: 2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidoalkyl betaine and 6: 2 fluorotelomer sulfonate by Gordonia sp. strain NB4-1Y under sulfur-limiting …

DMJ Shaw, G Munoz, EM Bottos, SV Duy… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidoalkyl betaine (6: 2 FTAB) is a major component of aqueous film-
forming foams (AFFFs) used for firefighting and is frequently detected, along with one of its …

Review of recent advances in CF bond activation of aliphatic fluorides

Q Shen, YG Huang, C Liu, JC Xiao, QY Chen… - Journal of Fluorine …, 2015 - Elsevier
Csingle bondF bond activation of aliphatic fluorides provides new methodologies for
synthesis of new fluorinated building blocks as well as versatile non-fluorinated products …

6: 2 Fluorotelomer sulfonate aerobic biotransformation in activated sludge of waste water treatment plants

N Wang, J Liu, RC Buck, SH Korzeniowski… - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
The aerobic biotransformation of 6: 2 FTS salt [F (CF2) 6CH2CH2SO3-K+] was determined
in closed bottles for 90d in diluted activated sludge from three waste water treatment plants …

Sources and toxicity of fluoride in the environment

A Ghosh, K Mukherjee, SK Ghosh, B Saha - Research on Chemical …, 2013 - Springer
Fluoride, a naturally occurring element, exists in combination with other elements as a
fluoride compound, and is found naturally in water, foods, soil, and several minerals such as …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding organofluorine chemical space: the design of chiral fluorinated isosteres enabled by I (I)/I (III) catalysis

S Meyer, J Häfliger, R Gilmour - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Short aliphatic groups are prevalent in bioactive small molecules and play an essential role
in regulating physicochemistry and molecular recognition phenomena. Delineating their …

Carbon–fluorine bond cleavage mediated by metalloenzymes

Y Wang, A Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorochemicals are a widely distributed class of compounds and have been utilized across
a wide range of industries for decades. Given the environmental toxicity and adverse health …