Rhenium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Tri-/Difluoromethylation of Styrenes with Fluorinated Carboxylic Acid-Derived Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

of main observation and conclusion Herein, unprecedented rhenium-catalyzed decarboxylative oxytri-/difluoromethylation and Heck-type trifluoromethylation of styrenes have been developed by using hypervalent iodine(III) reagents derived from cheap, stable, and easy-handling fluorinated carboxylic acids. Mechanistic studies revealed a radical decarboxylative trifluoromethylation pathway occurring in these reactions.