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==Chemistry== Fluorocarbons with few [[Carbon–fluorine bond|C–F]] [[Chemical bond|bonds]] behave similarly to the parent [[hydrocarbon]]s, but their reactivity can be altered significantly. For example, both [[uracil]] and [[5-fluorouracil]] are colourless, high-melting crystalline solids, but the latter is a potent anti-cancer drug. The use of the C–F bond in pharmaceuticals is predicated on this altered reactivity.<ref name=Ullmann>G. Siegemund, W. Schwertfeger, A. Feiring, B. Smart, F. Behr, H. Vogel, B. McKusick "Fluorine Compounds, Organic" in "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry" 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{doi|10.1002/14356007.a11_349}}</ref> Several drugs and [[agrochemical]]s contain only one fluorine center or one [[trifluoromethyl]] group.
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