Synthesis and characterisation of new perfluoropropenyl complexes of gold, platinum, palladium, and titanium

•The formation of perfluoropropenyl transition metal complexes from HFC-1225ye.•The first structurally characterized examples of early TM and bis-substituted perfluoropropenyl organometallic complexes.•An assessment of the electronic steric properties of the perfluoropropenyl ligand based on X-ray diffraction data.