Etymology

Swarts fluorination

Today it means: A process whereby the chlorine atoms in a compound are replaced with fluorine, by treatment with antimony trifluoride in the presence of chlorine or of antimony pentachloride. Full definition →

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First described by Frédéric Jean Edmond Swarts in 1892.

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