Used primarily as a fluorinating and acylating agent in organic synthesis, enabling the introduction of difluoroacetyl groups into pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its high reactivity facilitates the formation of difluorinated compounds, which are valuable in drug development due to their enhanced metabolic stability and bioavailability. Commonly employed in the preparation of fluorinated building blocks for medicinal chemistry and in the synthesis of specialty fluoropolymers. Also utilized in research settings for modifying peptide structures and synthesizing fluorinated ketones and esters.