The structure-defining incorporation of chloride in methyllithium dimers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Nov 5;56(88):13543-13546. doi: 10.1039/d0cc05547f.

Abstract

We herein present two polymeric solid state structures of pmdta-stabilized methyllithium with co-existing dimeric and tetrameric units, exhibiting partial incorporation of nearly omnipresent LiCl selectively in the dimeric entities. An unexpected interconnecting contact from these positions to a neighboring tetrameric unit is observed.