Conversion of [Pt(SRf)2(PPh2 -n(C6F5)n+ 1)2]( n = 0 or 1, Rf=C6HF4-4) through carbon-fluorine bond activation to [Pt(SRf)2(1,2-C6F4(SRf)-(PPh2))] and chiral [Pt(SRf)2(1,2-C6F4(SRf)(PPh(C6F5)))].