Organolithiums are a type of organometallic compound in which the carbon of an organic group is directly bonded to a lithium atom. The term is also sometimes used for compounds in which a nitrogen or other non-metallic atom of an organic group is...

An organolithium reagent is an organometallic compound with a direct bond between a carbon and a lithium atom. As the electropositive nature of lithium puts most of the charge density of the bond on the carbon atom, effectively creating a carbanion,...

Organolithium methods Most organic chemists will use organolithium reagents from time to time. Many of these materials are commercially available and a great variety of others are relatively easily prepared. 'Organolithum methods', a member of the 'Best synthetic methods' series of volumes...

Pages 383 $45 ISBN 0 08 043261 1 Jonathan Clayden Oxford: Elsevier Science, 2002 Lithium is a special metal. As only the third element in the periodic table, it is small, and when it loses an electron to become a lithium...