The fluoride ion is important to synthetic chemistry, often because it can be used to cleave silyl ethers (the silicon analogue of a carbon ether). Fluoride is notorious for holding onto water (like any tiny ion - lithium is about as bad), so even an "anhydrous" solution of TBAF in (say) THF will often contain ca 5% water. The less water you have, the more "naked" fluoride anion you have, which is much, much more reactive than aquated fluoride.
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"Fluoridation is the single most important commitment a community can make to the oral health of its children and to future generations." -C. Everett Koop
Although I just play the role of a scientist on the internet, my father actually is one.
As 2016 comes to a close — and 2017 looms with enormous uncertainty — let’s end the year with some encouraging public health news.
very interesting...great blog, too bad i only discovered it recently.