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A novel synthesis of different aromatic and heteroaromatic difluorodioxole derivatives has been developed. The starting materials were catechols, which, after treatment with thiophosgene, formed at 0 °C the respective thiodioxoles. The latter were reacted for a short time with commercially available bromine trifluoride, producing potentially biologically important difluoroaryldioxoles in moderate to high yields.

A synthesis of a wide range of different aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic N-(trifluoromethyl)amides along with aromatic N-(difluoromethylene)-N-(trifluoromethyl)amine derivatives has been developed. The starting materials are the easily available isothiocyanates, and the fluorinating reagent is the commercially available bromine trifluoride. The reaction is performed under mild conditions, and the fluorinated amides and amines are produced in moderate to high yields.

A general preparation for aromatic and aliphatic, cyclic as well as linear, symmetric and asymmetric difluoromethylenedioxy derivatives is described. The alcohols were reacted with thiophosgene to give thiocarbonates, which in turn were reacted with BrF3. The fluorination step is complete in seconds with moderate to high yields under mild conditions.