• Precursor of 1-(trifluoromethylvinyl) organometallic species which permit the introduction of this useful fragment into a variety of molecules. For a review, see: Tetrahedron, 50, 2993 (1994).
• Treatment with LDA gives a trifluoromethylacetylene anion synthon which reacts with electrophiles to give trifluoromethylethynyl products: J. Fluorine Chem., 80, 145 (1996).