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This up-to-date book on the topic covers the fundamentals while also giving a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the field. A useful resource for newcomers and active researchers involved in organic synthesis, whether working in academia or industry.

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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!

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PART I: NEW STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
Structure-Reactivity Relationship in Organolithium Compounds
Computational Perspectives on Organolithiums
Spectroscopic Advances in Organolithium Reactivity: The Contribution of Rapid-Injection NMR (RINMR)
Spectroscopic Advances in Structural Lithium Chemistry: Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy and Solid State NMR
Mixed Lithium Complexes: Structure and Application in Synthesis
PART II: NEW SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGIES BASED ON LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
Oxygen-Bearing Lithium Compounds in Modern Synthesis
Nitrogen-Bearing Lithium Compounds in Modern Synthesis
Sulfur-Bearing Lithium Compounds in Modern Synthesis
Phosphorus-Bearing Lithium Compounds in Modern Synthesis
Advances in the Chemistry of Chiral Lithium Amides
Advances in Carbolithiation
Reductive Lithiation and Multilithiated Compounds in Synthesis
Dearomatisation and Aryl Migration in Organolithium Chemistry
Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
Lithiated Aza-Heterocycles in Modern Synthesis
Lithium Compounds in Cross-Coupling Reactions
Microreactor Technology in Lithium Chemistry
Practical Aspects of Organolithium Chemistry
Index

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"With a range of different topics, the book provides something even for the specialist and it should serve as a good reference guide and inspiration for further developments." ( Applied Organometallic Chemistry , 28 July 2014)

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