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methyllithium

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  • noun organic chemistry The binary organometallic compound CH3Li that is used in organic synthesis

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  • I subsequently concentrated on the synthesis of tantalum pentaalkyl complexes and soon had made highly volatile and highly unstable pentamethyltantalum by treating TaMe3Cl2 with methyllithium.

    Richard R. Schrock - Autobiography 2006

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