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

[Display omitted] 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.