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. 2020 Dec 1;17(2):331–351. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4352

Table 1.

Examples of fluorinated compounds

Type Organic/inorganic Name Use Structure
Industrial chemical Inorganic NaF Prevent dental caries, insecticide, wood preservative, cleaning compound, glass making Na‐F
Industrial chemical Inorganic HF Making of refrigerants, pharmaceutical intermediates, fluoropolymers, metals, glass etching and polishing, gasoline production, semiconductor preparation H‐F
Industrial chemical Inorganic CaF2 Purification of Si, glass manufacture, removal of Pb in flotation waste, manufacture of clean steel, pigment for paper with TiO2, solid lubricant for hot rollers, to strengthen cement CaF2
Industrial chemical Organic R134a (1,1,1,2‐tetrafluoroethane) Refrigerant, organic extraction solvent graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g002.jpg
Industrial chemical Organic Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) Surfactant, fluoropolymer polymerization aid graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g003.jpg
Industrial chemical Organic Krytox (FG26) Lubricant graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g004.jpg
Pesticide Organic Pyraziflumid Fungicide graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g005.jpg
Pesticide Organic Fluopyram Fungicide graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g006.jpg
Pesticide Organic Broflanilide Insecticide graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g007.jpg
Pesticide Organic Fipronil Insecticide graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g008.jpg
Pharmaceutical Organic Lipitor (atorvastatin) Cholesterol lowering drug graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g009.jpg
Pharmaceutical Organic Prozac (fluoxetine) Antidepressant, antianxiety drug graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g010.jpg
Pharmaceutical Organic Celebrex (celecoxib) Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g011.jpg
Veterinary drug Organic Florfenicol Veterinary antibiotic graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g012.jpg
Veterinary drug, pharmaceutical, WHO Essential Medicine Organic Isoflurane Anesthetic graphic file with name IEAM-17-331-g013.jpg

PFOA = perfluorooctanoic acid; WHO = World Health Organization.

a For more organic fluorinated compounds used in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and veterinary drugs, see Cormier et al. (2009).