Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable carbenes (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable carbenes

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The conversion was achieved by simply removing two fluorine atoms from 1,2-difluoroalkene derivatives

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Kenichi Michigami, Osaka Metropolitan University

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