Chemistry textbooks and professors really do fluorine dirty! The meme perfectly captures how organic chemistry courses tend to skip over fluorine compounds and jump straight to chlorine, bromine, and iodine examples. Poor fluorine is getting the Drake rejection hand while the other halogens get the approving nod. Fluorine's extreme reactivity and strong C-F bonds make it behave differently in reactions, so it's often the awkward cousin nobody invites to the organic chemistry party. Next time you're flipping through an ochem textbook, count how many fluorine examples you find—you'll need exactly one hand!
The Fluorine Exclusion Policy
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