Some fluorous alcohols are useful as solvents, co-solvents, and additives because of their very useful properties in synthesis, in various formulations and of the ease of isolation of products. Fluorinated alcohols possess interesting physiochemical properties such as lower boiling points and higher melting points than their non-fluorinated counterparts; they are also strong hydrogen bond donors and have high polarity and the propensity to solvate water. The use of fluorinated solvents as reaction media instead of conventional volatile organic solvents, has grown dramatically in recent years.
