This book was originally written in French and published in 2005 under the title Chimie bioorganique et medicinale dufluor (EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions). Shortly after publication, it became clear that an English version of this book would be of high interest to the scientific community. During international symposiums and lectures abroad, numerous colleagues expressed their enthusiasm for this idea, and this prompted us to start. Two years later, the work was finished and Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry of Fluorine was born. A simple glance at the title could lead readers to think that it is just a translation of the original work. Actually, it is more a "Second Edition" as there are several points of improvements: (1) references have been updated to spring 2007 for some chapters (2004 for the original edition); (2) some paragraphs have been completely modified for clarity; and some new sections have been added.
Finally, we are honored that the publication of this book almost meets the 100th anniversary of Henri Moissan's Nobel Prize.