title: Carbon-fluorine bond activation--looking at and learning from unsolvated systems.
abstract: The selective activation of a particular bond in a molecule has always been a desideratum in chemical synthesis. This Feature Article focuses on studying the mechanisms operative in the activation of carbon-fluorine bonds beyond solvated systems, i.e., on surfaces and in the gas phase. Side glances to reactions in solutions, however, are incorporated when appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mazurek
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwarz