Nucleophilic non-metal assisted trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation reactions of organic substrates

Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation reactions have been the outstanding approach during the last few decades to effect fluoroalkyl group addition or substitution reactions. In most instances, perfluoroalkyl-metal species participate at the beginning of the reactions. In this account, however, the latest nucleophilic non-metal assisted or uncatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation reactions of substrates bearing biological relevance will be discussed.