This protocol describes the preparation of elemental lanthanides under inert atmosphere and their application in a selective C-F activation process involving trifluoromethylated benzofulvenes.
Kumar, T., Ben Hassine, A., Martinez, A., Harakat, D., Chevreux, S., Massicot, F., Taillefer, M., Behr, J., Vasse, J., Jaroschik, F. Application of Elemental Lanthanides in the Selective C-F Activation of Trifluoromethylated Benzofulvenes Providing Access to Various Difluoroalkenes. J. Vis. Exp. (137), e57948, doi:10.3791/57948 (2018).