Fluorine chemistry has been widely used in all walks of life, and the combination of fluorine chemistry and organic chemistry is blooming everywhere. Since the introduction of fluorine atoms or fluorine groups into drugs is of great significance, it is essential to seek an effective fluoroalkylation pathway. With the development of electrochemistry, people combine electrochemistry and fluoroalkylation reaction skillfully. In turn, a safer, more economical, environmentally friendly and efficient fluoroalkylation pathway is obtained. The fluoroalkylation reaction pathway under the guidance of electrochemistry has not only reformed the reaction method, but also has advantages in terms of substrate universality. Fluoroalkylation of unsaturated aliphatic compounds their derivatives and aromatic compounds under electrochemical catalysis has been reported. According to the nature of the substrate and its reaction mechanism, the progress of electrocatalytic fluoroalkylation methods is summarized.

Key words: electrochemistry, fluorochemistry, fluoroalkylation reaction, olefin, aromatic