Comments on: Simple New Technique Transforms “Forever Chemicals” Into Valuable Compounds https://scitechdaily.com/simple-new-technique-transforms-forever-chemicals-into-valuable-compounds/ Science, Space and Technology News 2023 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:34:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Lawrence Brown https://scitechdaily.com/simple-new-technique-transforms-forever-chemicals-into-valuable-compounds/#comment-817701 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=328551#comment-817701 I question the use of the prefix “per” when naming fluoroalkenes, because “perfluoro” implies total substitution of fluorine on the parent molecule, yet alkenes can undergo many addition reactions which open the double bond and add 2 more substituents. However, this is very useful chemistry and may present yet another path to remediating PFAS pollution. My comment concerns nomenclature, not novelty nor purpose.

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