An unprecedented highly stereoselective example of nickel-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura type cross-coupling reactions of (2,2-difluorovinyl)benzene derivatives with arylboronic acids was developed. The reaction proceeded efficiently in the presence of 5 mol% NiCl₂(PCy₃)₂ and K₃PO₄, affording the Z-fluorostyrene derivatives in good to high yields with excellent regioselectivity.

A practical approach for the selective hydrodefluorination of gem-difluoroalkenes using Red-Al® as reductant at room temperature in CH₂Cl₂ was reported. Monofluoroalkenes were obtained in moderate to high yields with good E-selectivity.

This paper reports a convenient copper-catalyzed three-component conversion of arylhydrazine hydrochlorides to arenesulfonyl fluorides in good yields under mild conditions, using 1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]octane bis(sulfur dioxide) (DABSO) as a sulfonyl source and N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) as a fluorine source based on a radical sulfur dioxide insertion and fluorination strategy. Notably, arylhydrazine hydrochloride is used as a safe precursor of aryl radicals.