There continues to be considerable interest in the generation of highly nucleophilic sources of fluoride, often termed" naked'fluoride, for applications in organic2 and inorganic~ ynthesis.~ Most approaches involve synthesis of elaborate counterions4 followed by ion exchange or reaction with HF and appropriate drying procedure^.^-^ Although saturated perfluorocarbons are normally chemically inert, recent studies in our lab8 as well as by ...
