A new light-driven method converts fluoroform, an industrial byproduct with a high global warming potential, into CF₃ radicals that can be used to synthesize valuable pharmaceutical compounds. (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

A new light-driven method converts fluoroform, an industrial byproduct with a high global warming potential, into CF₃ radicals that can be used to synthesize valuable pharmaceutical compounds.

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A new light-driven method converts fluoroform, an industrial byproduct with a high global warming potential, into CF₃ radicals that can be used to synthesize valuable pharmaceutical compounds. 

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