The reactions of 2-(trifluoromethyl)propenoic acid (I) with unsaturated Grignard reagents have been examined. Vinylmagnesium bromide with I gave 2-difluoromethylene-4-pentenoic acid (II) and analogous acids were obtained from propenyl and butenyl magnesium halides. The iodolactonization of II gave 2-difluoromethylene-4-iodomethyl-gamma-lactone (III). 2-Monofluoromethylene-4-penten-1-ol (IV) was obtained by the reduction of II with lithium aluminium hydride.