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The Coordination Chemistry of Fluorine in Fluorocarbons
Author(s) -
Plenio Herbert
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.200300752
Subject(s) - fluorine , chemistry , coordination complex , covalent bond , oxygen atom , molecule , ion , combinatorial chemistry , metal , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry
Fluorine can do it. Not only oxygen but also fluorine, covalently bonded in organic molecules, is an important donor atom in the coordination chemistry of biorelevant metal ions such as Na + , K + , Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ . Clear evidence in favour of such interactions will be presented in this Minireview, followed by a discussion of possible implications for fluorinated, bioactive compounds.