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organo·lithi·um

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  1. organolithiumnoun

    Such a compound

  2. organolithiumadjective

    Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond

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  1. organolithium

    In organometallic chemistry, organolithium reagents are chemical compounds that contain carbon–lithium (C–Li) bonds. These reagents are important in organic synthesis, and are frequently used to transfer the organic group or the lithium atom to the substrates in synthetic steps, through nucleophilic addition or simple deprotonation. Organolithium reagents are used in industry as an initiator for anionic polymerization, which leads to the production of various elastomers. They have also been applied in asymmetric synthesis in the pharmaceutical industry. Due to the large difference in electronegativity between the carbon atom and the lithium atom, the C−Li bond is highly ionic. Owing to the polar nature of the C−Li bond, organolithium reagents are good nucleophiles and strong bases. For laboratory organic synthesis, many organolithium reagents are commercially available in solution form. These reagents are highly reactive, and are sometimes pyrophoric.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of organolithium in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of organolithium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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