Organometallic reagents are one of the most fundamental tools in organic chemistry – these carbon nucleophiles are a staple ...

Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are excellent precursors for building new carbon–carbon and other carbon–heteroatom bonds. They are widely utilized in both ...

Mechanochemistry using a ball mill demonstrates versatility for generating academically and industrially significant organolithium compounds. Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a ...

Organolithium reagents are stalwarts of synthesis commonly used to forge carbon-carbon bonds. Now, researchers say they have developed an improved method for preparing the purified, highly reactive ...

Synthetic chemists prize organolithium reagents for their ability to build carbon-carbon bonds. But their extreme reactivity also makes them dangerous—they can spontaneously ignite when exposed to air ...

Organolithium compounds are reagents with a lithium-carbon bond, which are among the most reactive compounds in synthetic chemistry. "Due to their special properties, they are indispensable in many ...

Mehrere etablierte Synthesewege zu Organolithiumverbindungen erfordern relativ komplexe Reaktionsanordnungen, große Mengen organischer Lösungsmittel und eine strikte Beachtung der Luft-, Feuchtigkeits ...

A schematic diagram of the generalized procedure for using a ball mill to perform organolithium reactions. Credit: WPI-ICReDD Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are ...