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Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light

Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using lightWorldPing

The trifluoromethyl group, or CF₃, is widely used in pharmaceuticals. When added to organic molecules, it can improve metabolic stability and membrane permeability, making it highly valuable in drug development.

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