C-F activation at rhodium boryl complexes: formation of 2-fluoroalkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolanes by catalytic functionalization of hexafluoropropene.

Fluorinated building blocks by C-F bond cleavage: Catalytic C-F activation reactions that give novel dioxaborolanes have been developed (see scheme). The reactions proceed at room temperature, and catalytic intermediates are presumably rhodium hydride and boryl species.