Fig. 1: The allure of fluoroalkylations.

a The dynamic development of fluoroalkylations in the past years. b Commonly used fluoroalkyl-containing reagents for direct preparation of fluoroalkyl compounds. c The importance of compounds containing difluoromethylene unit. d The challenge of the direct preparation of gem-difluoroallyl compounds using BDFP. e The presented strategy for the selective construction of gem-difluoroallyl compounds.