Alan Brisdon's Fluorine Research Group
This is the Home Page of the fluorine research group from the School of Chemistry at The University of Manchester, formerly UMIST. Here you will find details of our research in fluorine chemistry which covers inorganic, organometallic and organofluorine aspects. You will also find information on others with fluorine-related interests, along with details of our facilities and publications.
Fluorine chemistry methodology
The introduction of fluorine and fluorine-containing groups into molecules,
using inorganic fluorides, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs, the replacements for CFCs)
such as HFC-134a (CF3CH2F) and HFC-245fa
(CF3CH2CHF2) and related methods.
Fluorine-containing phosphines
The synthesis of fluoroalkyl, fluoroalkenyl and fluoroalkynyl
fluorine-containing phosphines, their properties,
coordination complexes, uses and applications.
Fluoro-organometallics
The synthesis of organofluorine-organometallic complexes, their structures and chemistries
including catalysis, such as trifluorovinyl and trifluoropropynyl complexes of main-group and transition-metals.
Fluorine-containing materials
The synthesis of fluorine-containing functional materials, such as our work on polymer precursors, fluorographene and room temperature ionic liquids.
Spectroscopy
Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy in particular. On-line tools to calculate elemental (microanalysis) figures,
31-P nmr chemical shifts for phosphines, mass spectrometry isotope patterns and our spectroscopy database (19F, 31P and IR)
Join our research group - how to apply and where to get funding
Links to fluorine, chemical and related items such as journals, suppliers, societies and relevant software
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