The generality of the reaction RzMH + XC=CY (cF~),cF~ --+ R,MC=CY (CFZ),CF~ + HX has been investigated, and examples are given when M = N, X = F or C1, Y =F, CI, H, or As(CH3)2, and n = l , 2, or 3 ; and when M =As, X = F or C1, Y =F, C1, H, or C Z H~, and n = 1 or 2. When M = N , Y =OCH8, and X = C1, the butenone R~NC=CCIC(O)CF~ is obtained ; the corresponding reaction with (CH3)ZAsH gives only a trace of a butenone. When M = N , Y = C2H5, X = C1, and n = 1, the simple product is not obtained. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of the compounds ZC=CYCFZCF~ (Y = H or F) show similar features, notably a shift to high field of the Y resonance when Z is a dialkylamino group.