DISASSEMBLING LITHIUM AMIDE LADDER STRUCTURES - STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION OF THE LITHIUM ANILIDE SOLVATE [(PHN(H)LI)6-CENTER-DOT-8THF], A MODEL INTERMEDIATE EN-ROUTE TO FORMING TETRA-SOLVATED RING DIMERS

Of widespread significance throughout lithium amide chemistry, the key step in dis-assembling ladder structures to give solvated dimeric rings appears to be insertion of solvent molecules into inner rung sites, as implied by the bridging THF ligands in the model intermediate [{PhN(H)Li}(6) . 8THF].