Rupert-Prakash reagent is now also now also a useful feedstock for the synthesis of potassium (trifluoromethyl)-trimethoxyborate, a well-defined trifluoromethyl copper compound, trifluoromethanesulfonamide/trifluoromethanesulfonamide for trifluoromethyl mercaptanylation, difluoromethyl trifluoromethanesulfonic acid Chemicalbook salt as a suitable source of difluorocarbene (difluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (TMSCF2H) for difluoromethylation reactions, Togni reagents and related species as electrophilic trifluoromethylation reagents.