moːɹˈoʊvɚ, ɪts pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ɐn ɪn sˈɪɾuː pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈiː fˈaɪv ˈeɪtʃ fˈaɪv tˈuː zˌiːˈɑːɹ ˌeɪtʃsˌiːˈɛl fɹʌm zˈɜːkənˌoʊsiːn dˈɪkloːɹˌaɪd baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ lˈaɪ ˈeɪtʃ. ðɪs mˈɛθəd kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ biː jˈuːzd tə sˈɪnθəsˌaɪz ˈaɪsətˌoʊplˈeɪbəld mˈɑːlɪkjˌuːlz, lˈaɪk ˈoʊlfaɪnz baɪ ɛmplˈɔɪɪŋ lˈaɪ tˈuː ˈeɪtʃ ɔːɹ lˈaɪ θɹˈiː ˈeɪtʃ æz ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənts.
Moreover, it's possible to perform an in situ preparation of (C5H5)2ZrHCl from zirconocene dichloride by using LiH. This method can also be used to synthesize isotope-labeled molecules, like olefines by employing Li2H or Li3H as reducing agents.