The chemical inertness of saturated perfluorocarbons (PFCs) arises in large part from the strength of the aliphatic CF bond, the strongest single bond formed by carbon. 1 The stoichiometric and catalytic activation of these normally inert CF bonds has been the subject of considerable interest among transition metal chemists. 2-4 In contrast to aromatic fluorocarbons for which a variety of functionalization reactions have been reported, 3, 5-7 ...