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Preface
I N O R G A N I C FLUORINE CHEMISTRY'S RELEVANCE to the broader field of inorganic chemistry and to the chemical industry as a whole cannot and should not be overlooked. This book provides an up-to-date account of both fundamental and applied research in inorganicfluorinechemistry and emphasizes the important interdisciplinary nature of most research in the fluorine chemistry field as it applies to the future well-being of our country and the world. The development of chlorofluorocarbon alterna tives to help halt the depletion of stratospheric ozone serves as a vivid example of this point. Although the alternatives will almost certainly be organofluorine compounds, the processes being developed to produce these materials cannot escape the use of inorganicfluorinechemistry in terms of such applications as catalysts and halogen-exchange reagents. Materials science is another area of increasing interest to the chemical industry as a result of the recent development of new precursors for the chemical vapor deposition of inorganic materials. Chapters on both topics are included in this volume. Although a few recent books contain chapters on inorganic fluorine chemistry, no volume exists that is totally dedicated to the subject. This volume contains 26 authoritative accounts from recognized leaders in the field. Several chapters, particularly those by Burton, Farnham, and Lagow, may appear to look like organofluorine chemistry, but the results given in these chapters would not have been possible without the use of inorganic reagents and methodologies. This situation attests to the inter disciplinary nature of most research influorinechemistry. The goals of this book and the symposium from which it evolved are to broaden and renew interest and expertise in inorganicfluorinechemis try and to help inorganicfluorinechemists gain wider acceptance in the field of inorganic chemistry. The incredible response shown by the speak ers and authors, the large attendance and participation shown by the audience, and the financial support from thefluorochemicalindustry for the symposium reveal a strong interest in inorganicfluorinechemistry. We have attempted to foster this interest by co-listing the symposium program with programs of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry; inviting speakers and authors from a broad range of inorganic chemists who rarely attend divisional, European, or internationalfluorinechemistry symposia; and seeking out and inviting junior investigative scientists and young authors to attend the meeting. We hope that this book and future
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symposia will provide a continuing platform to expand and promote interest in inorganic fluorine chemistry in the United States and around the world.
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Acknowledgments This volume would not have been possible without the hard work and cooperation of the authors, reviewers, and staff at the American Chemical Society Books Department. We thank Richard E. Fernandez of DuPont for all of his assistance during Joe Thrasher's sabbatical, where much of the planning for both the symposium and this book took place. We also gratefully acknowledge the following forfinancialsupport of the sympo sium: American Chemical Society's Division of Fluorine Chemistry; American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund; Advance Research Chemicals, Inc.; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Allied-Signal Corpora tion; Anaquest/BOC Group, Inc.; Ausimont; DuPont; Hemagen/PFC; Occidental Chemical Corporation; and 3M Company, Inc. JOSEPH S. THRASHER
Department of Chemistry University of Alabama P.O. Box 870336 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0336 STEVEN H. STRAUSS
Department of Chemistry Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 October 15, 1993
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Photo courtesy of Davis Freeman, University Photography To George H. C a d y 1906-1993 A n i n s p i r a t i o n a l teacher a n d scientist.
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