Cleaving a C–F bond of C6F6 at a gallium(i) centre catalyzed by nitrogen-containing Lewis bases and its kinetic analysis

Gallylenes supported by a NacNac or Boxm ligand underwent an efficient C–F bond cleavage of C 6 F 6 with a catalytic amount of Lewis bases (LBs). Kinetic and DFT analyses revealed that the coordination of the Lewis bases is the key to the acceleration.