Fluorinated
pyrazoles play an important role in medicinal chemistry,
drug discovery, agrochemistry, coordination chemistry, and organometallic
chemistry. Since the early 1990s, their popularity has grown exponentially.
Moreover, more than 50% of all contributions on the topic have been
published in the last 5 years. In this review, analysis of novel synthetic
approaches to fluorinated pyrazoles that appeared in recent years
is performed. A particular emphasis is devoted to a detailed consideration
of reaction mechanisms. In addition, the reasons that have led to
the ever-increasing popularity of fluorinated pyrazoles in various
areas of science are discussed. At the end of the review, several
potentially interesting but yet mostly unknown classes of fluorinated
pyrazoles are outlined.