<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Depending on the nature of the amide, diethylzinc‐mediated additions of 2, 2‐dibromo‐2‐fluoroacetamides to aldehydes, ketones or imine afford selective access either to bromofluorohydrins or to (Z)‐α‐fluoroacrylamides.</p> </abstract>