Building on the great success of the past International Symposia on Fluorous Technologies since 2005, the 8th International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies 2019 (ISoFT 19) will be held jointly with the 3rd Collaborative Innovation Symposium on Green Fluorine Chemical Technology at Shanghai Institute of Technology in Shanghai from Thursday, August 8 to Saturday, August 11, 2019.

 The evolution of fluorous chemistry probably started with the isolation of the first few drops of a liquid perfluoroalkane about seventy years ago. The high density and many other unique properties were immediately apparent upon isolation. The term fluorous was introduced in 1994, in analogy to the term aqueous, to emphasize the fact that a chemical transformation is primarily controlled by a reagent or a catalyst designed to dissolve preferentially in the fluorous phase. The fluorous phase was originally defined as perfluoroalkane, perfluorodialkyl ether, or perfluorotrialkylamine rich phase of a liquid–liquid biphasic system, providing the opportunity to do reactions in one phase at higher temperatures and separation at lower temperatures.  It was later expanded to include lighter and heavier fluorous groups as well as solid–liquid phases. Several technologies using the fluorous phase have been developed and have gained prominence in diverse fields.

The purpose of the 3rd Collaborative Innovation Symposium on Green Fluorine Chemical Technology is to provide a forum of active discussions in green fluorine chemical industry development, fluorine-containing drugs and diagnostic techniques, common technology of fluorine chemistry and chemical industry, wastes treatment in fluorine chemical industry and application & innovation of fluorine chemistry & chemical industry.

Shanghai Institute of Technology
Fanhong WU