The synthesis of a series of the title compounds is described applying the addition of 3-pyridyllithium to appropriate trifluoromethylalkanones (path 1) and addition of lithiumorganyls to 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(3-pyridyl)-ethanone (path 2), respectively.
One‐pot synthetic methodology involving two successive reactions of the turbo Grignard reagent for the synthesis of α‐aryl or α‐heteroaryl‐α‐fluoroalkyl alcohols with good functional group tolerance is described.