As traightforwardN -trifluoroethylation of anilines has been developed based on silver-catalyzed N À Hi nsertions with 2,2,2-trifluorodiazoethane (CF 3 CHN 2 ). Mechanistically, the reaction is proposed to involve migratory insertion of as ilver carbene as the key step.I nc ontrast, when amides are employed as the substrates under similar reaction conditions, O-trifluoroethylation occurs to affordt rifluoroethyl imidates.