ɪt kæn biː jˈuːzd æz ɐ flˈʊɹɹᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ɹɪˈeɪdʒənt ɪn ɔːɹɡˈænɪk sˈɪnθəsˌiːz flˌʊɹɹᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈælkəhˌɑːlz, kˌɑːɹbəksˈɪlɪk ˈæsɪdz ɔːɹ kˈɑːɹbənˌaɪl kˈɑːmpaʊndz ænd hɐz ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ˌoʊvɚ sˈʌlfɜː tˈɛtɹɐflˌʊɹɹaɪd ɪn ðæt mˈaɪldɚ kəndˈɪʃənz kæn biː ɛmplˈɔɪd ænd ɪɾ ɪz ɐ lˈɪkwɪd ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə ɡˈæs.
It can be used as a fluorinating reagent in organic syntheses (fluorination of alcohols, carboxylic acids or carbonyl compounds) and has advantages over sulfur tetrafluoride in that milder conditions can be employed and it is a liquid rather than a gas.