This unique book covers fundamentals of organolithium compounds and gives a comprehensive overview of the latest synthetic advances and developments in the field. Part I covers computational and spectroscopic aspects as well as structure-reactivity relationships of organolithiums, whereas Part II deals with new lithium-based synthetic methodologies as well as novel synthetic applications of functionalized lithium compounds. A useful resource for newcomers and active researchers involved in organic synthesis, whether working in academia or industry!

PART I: NEW STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
1. Structure-Reactivity Relationship in Organolithium Compounds
2. Computational Perspectives on Organolithiums
3. Spectroscopic Advances in Organolithium Reactivity:  The Contribution of Rapid-Injection NMR (RINMR)
4. Spectroscopic Advances in Structural Lithium Chemistry: Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy and Solid State NMR
5. Mixed Lithium Complexes: Structure and Application in Synthesis
PART II: NEW SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGIES BASED ON LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
6. Oxygen-bearing Lithium Compounds
7. Nitrogen-bearing Lithium Compounds
8. Sulfur-bearing Lithium Compounds
9. Phosphorus-bearing Lithium Compounds
10. Advances in the Chemistry of Chiral Lithium Amides
11. Advances in Carbolithiation
12. Reductive Lithiation and Multilithiated Compounds in Synthesis
13. Dearomatisation and Aryl Migration in Organolithium Chemistry
14. Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
15. Lithiated Aza-Heterocycles in Modern Synthesis
16. Lithium Compounds in Cross-Coupling Reactions
17. Microreactor Technology in Lithium Chemistry
18. Practical Aspects of Organolithium Chemistry