What lithiates what? In a reaction between Ph2NH and excess nBuLi the aggregate 1 comprising nBuLi, monolitiated amine, and doubly lithiated amine units forms. The structure (see picture) raises interesting questions about lithiation reaction mechanisms.
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Davies et al. (1997) studied this question.
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