Mechanochemistry using a ball mill demonstrates versatility for generating academically and industrially significant organolithium compounds. Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a ...

A schematic diagram of the generalized procedure for using a ball mill to perform organolithium reactions. Credit: WPI-ICReDD Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are ...

Synthetic chemists prize organolithium reagents for their ability to build carbon-carbon bonds. But their extreme reactivity also makes them dangerous—they can spontaneously ignite when exposed to air ...

In a case of teaching an old dog a new trick, Boston College researchers have discovered how to merge two important chemical transformations involving widely used organoboron reagents into one. Liang ...