Application of Elemental Lanthanides in the Selective C-F Activation of Trifluoromethylated Benzofulvenes Providing Access to Various DifluoroalkenesTarun Kumar 1,2, Amira Ben Hassine 1, Agathe Martinez 1, Dominique Harakat 1, Sylviane Chevreux 1, Fabien Massicot 1, Marc Taillefer 2, Jean-Bernard Behr 1, Jean-Luc Vasse 1, Florian Jaroschik 1,2
1Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims UMR 7312, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 2Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier UMR 5253, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
This protocol describes the preparation of elemental lanthanides under inert atmosphere and their application in a selective C-F activation process involving trifluoromethylated benzofulvenes.
