with low selectivity and without formation of an intermediate, not via hydrometallation or σ‐bond metathesis. In the absence of donor solvents, hydrometallation is preferred but this is associated with inaccessibly high activation barriers at low temperatures. Donor solvents activate the aluminum hydride bond, lower the barrier for HDF significantly, and switch the product preference from Z to E. The
LiAlH4 for the C–Fbondactivation of hexafluoropropene, 1,1,3,3,3‐pentafluoropropene, trifluoropropene, chlorotrifluoroethene, and octafluorotoluene. 100 % conversion and TONs up to 155 could be observed for the hydrodefluorination reaction (HDF). For chlorotrifluoroethene hydrodefluorination occurs with high chemoselectivity favoring the C–Fbondactivation versus C–Cl bondactivation.