Lithium–Olefin π-Complexes and the Mechanism of Carbolithiation: Synthesis, Solution Behavior, and Crystal Structure of (2,2-Dimethylpent-4-en-1-yl)lithium

We describe the first crystallographically characterized example of a nonconjugated olefin bound in a simple dihapto fashion to a lithium center, as part of a study of two alkyllithium compounds th...