A monomeric methyllithium complex: synthesis and structure

Nathan Davison; Emanuele Falbo; Paul G. Waddell; Thomas J. Penfold; Erli Lu

doi:10.1039/D1CC01420J

A monomeric methyllithium complex: synthesis and structure

Nathan Davison
, Emanuele Falbo
, Paul G. Waddell
, Thomas J. Penfold
, Erli Lu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Methyllithium (MeLi) is the parent archetypal organolithium complex. MeLi exists as aggregates in solutions and solid states. Monomeric MeLi is postulated as a highly reactive intermediate and plays a vital role in understanding MeLi-mediated reactions but has not been isolated. Herein, we report the synthesis and structure of the first monomeric MeLi complex enabled by a new hexadentate neutral amine ligand.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6205-6208
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	57
Issue number	50
Early online date	20 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC01420J
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2021

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