The solid state structures of ortho-lithio-β-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethoxybenzene and the corresponding sodium compound: A new type of organolithium tetramer and a first example of an organosodium hexamer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(95)06033-S

The crystal structures of ortho-lithio-β-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethoxybenzene (2) and the corresponding sodium compound (3) are presented. 2 displays a new type of organolithium tetramer and 3 is the first example of an organosodium hexamer in the solid state