Andrew J. Peel investigated efficient metalation of unfunctionalized aromatic compounds using mixed copper–lithium amide aggregates. The work connected aggregate composition with exchange behaviour, illustrating why an organometallic reagent's structure in solution can matter to its reactivity.[ref]
A new route for the efficient metalation of unfunctionalized aromatics by Andrew J. Peel and others. 2019, Figures1,4,5 and lithium-rich exchange discussion
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