Rika Hagiwara , Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, JP, 606-8501 | Kazuhiko Matsumoto | Gary J. Schrobilgen | Helene P. A. Mercier | Robert G. Syvret

Fundamental and applied inorganic fluorine chemistry is continuously being transformed by the discovery of new reactions, bonding modalities, and concepts. The astonishing progress that has been achieved in fundamental inorganic fluorine chemistry in recent years spans much of the Periodic Table and includes diverse topics such as strong oxidants, highly energetic materials, transition metal fluorides and oxide fluorides, fluoro-organometallic compounds, fluorine compounds of groups 17 and 18 and weakly coordinating anions. The uniqueness and diversity of structures, bonding, properties, and reactivities among inorganic fluorine compounds has naturally created interests across a broad spectrum of fundamental and applied fields. In the latter case, the interdisciplinary role of inorganic fluorine chemistry is evident in its extensive applications to energy and environmental problems whose solutions span synthetic, catalytic, nuclear, environmental chemistry and electrochemistry. The present symposium focuses on recent advances in fundamental and applied inorganic fluorine chemistry and their impact on energy conservation and the environment. The symposium will include eight invited talks by leading experts in this field as well as contributed talks and a poster session.