The molecular structure of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate has been determined in the gas-phase from electron-diffraction data supplemented by ab initio (MP2) and DFT calculations. Hydrogenation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoroacetate catalyzed by anionic tris-phosphine ruthenium hydride complex has been reported.