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

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What happened

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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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:20:01 UTC.

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