Enantiocontrolled Synthesis of Fluoro-Organic Compounds
Subtitle:  Stereochemical Challenges and Biomedical Targets
Publisher: Wiley
Published: July 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9780471973720
Subjects: Biotechnology; Inorganic chemistry; Organometallic chemistry; Stereochemistry; Organic Synthesis; Science; Science/Mathematics; Synthesis; Chemistry - Organic; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical; Organofluorine compounds
First sentence: The importance of fluorine as a substituent in bioactive molecules stems from its extreme electronegativity, which influences the basicity, acidity and non-bonding interactions of neighboring groups [1-3].