Tetrafluoroethane is typically made by reacting trichloroethylene with hydrogen fluoride:
:CHCl=CCl + 4 HF → CFCHF + 3 HCl
It reacts with butyllithium to give trifluorovinyl lithium:
:CFCHF + 2 BuLi → CF=CFLi + LiF  +  2 BuH