Prospects of synthetic electrochemistry in the development of new methods of electrocatalytic fluoroalkylation

•Electrochemical perfluoroalkylation of olefins, aryl halides, white phosphorus, chlorophosphines, arenes with metal complexes is considered.•Consideration of catalytic cycles intermediates and mechanisms sets out.•Electrocatalytic metal complexes generation in low (high) oxidation state for fluoroalkyl products synthesis is discussed.

Principal achievements and modern trends in the development of new methods of electrocatalytic fluoroalkylation are analysed and generalised. Possibilities and advantages of the electrochemical preparation of fluoroalkyl compounds are demonstrated. The attention is focused on the fluoroalkylation of olefins, σ-fluororganonickel complexes reactivity, aromatic perfluoroalkylation, fluoroalkyl phosphines and phosphine oxides synthesis, ligand directed C–H-fluoroalkylation.

Graphical abstractPossibilities and advantages of the electrochemical preparation of fluoroalkyl containing compounds are demonstrated.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide