# Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/fluorine-in-organic-chemistry-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,260,735 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the diverse roles of fluorine in medicinal chemistry and pharmaceuticals, including its use in bioisosteres, trifluoromethylation, enantioselective fluorination, PET imaging, and agrochemicals. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as organofluorine chemistry, C–F bond activation, and the introduction of fluorine-containing functional groups. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10947 |
| Works | 107,494 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [William A. Goddard](https://scholariq.org/researchers/william-a-goddard/)
- [Peter A. Kollman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-a-kollman/)
- [Matthias Beller](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthias-beller/)
- [Ian A. Wilson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ian-a-wilson/)
- [K. N. Houk](https://scholariq.org/researchers/k-n-houk/)
- [K. Barry Sharpless](https://scholariq.org/researchers/k-barry-sharpless/)
- [Stephen L. Buchwald](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stephen-l-buchwald/)
- [Robert H. Grubbs](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-h-grubbs/)
- [Kurunthachalam Kannan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kurunthachalam-kannan/)
- [E. J. Corey](https://scholariq.org/researchers/e-j-corey/)
- [John F. Hartwig](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-f-hartwig/)
- [Thomas P. Russell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-p-russell/)

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