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We have produced chemically activated N,N-difluoromethylamine by flash photolysis of a mixture of $N2F4$ and $CH3I$. Reaction of the photolytically produced $CH3$ with $N2F4$ leads to production of N,N-difluoromethylamine. Elimination of HF from the vibrationally excited N,N-difluoromethylamine leads to laser emission in several P-branch vibration-rotation transitions of HF. Details of the reaction and the energy distribution in the HF molecules will be discussed.