Organofluorine molecules are an important class of compounds in medicinal chemistry .
There are a limited number of reactions available to the synthetic chemist for incorporating fluorine into organic molecules. We have developed new reactions with xenon difluoride and investigated the synthetic parameters of dialkylaminosulfur trifluoride reagents . Our research on new methods to generate interhalogen fluorides present another useful reaaction to introduce fluorine into organic molecules. Dr. Shellhamer's present research studies are on ionic and free radical reactions of halogen systems with perfluoroalkylalkenes.