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Reactive Gases and the Synthetic Lubricants that Love Them Fluorine is a remarkable element. In its elemental state, it is highly reactive and toxic. However, when tightly bonded to other molecules and elements, it becomes almost totally non-reactive, taking on remarkable properties that have made the manufacture of almost totally inert lubricants possible. These lubricants not only include high temperature grease and oil but also several types of wax. The Use of Fluorochemical Compounds in Organic Chemistry Generally, the major uses of fluorochemical compounds fall into three major categories at the turn of the 21st century. The first are the rather stable halocarbon compounds used in medicine such as several types of inhalation anesthetics for anaesthesia. A very major industrial use is in the form of heat tolerant and inert synthetic oils and metalworking lubricants.