Fig. 1: Background and motivation for carbodefluorination of C–F bonds of trifluoromethyl groups.
From: Carbodefluorination of fluoroalkyl ketones via a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy

a Bond Dissociation Energy (BDE) values of four fluorine-substituted methanes. b The strategies for selective carbodefluorination of C–F bonds: drawbacks and solutions. c This work: a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy for carbodefluorination of fluoroalkyl ketones. (het)Ar (hetero)aryl, Alk alkyl, Tfs triftosyl.