It is a precursor to almost all fluorine compounds, including pharmaceuticals such as fluoxetine (Prozac), diverse materials such as PTFE (Teflon), and elemental fluorine itself.
Det er udgangspunktet for stort set alle fluor-stoffer, inklusive lægemidler som fluoxetine (Prozac), forskellige materialer som PTFE (Teflon), og elementært fluor.