in neat (no solvent) passing H2 through molten Li (1300 K), expansion through orifice; not isolated;

in neat (no solvent, gas phase) a soln. of hydrogen in lithium heated at 933-1100 K in a Mo Knudsen cell; not isolated, detected by MS;

small nickel beaker in sealed pyrophillite container with graphite heater, 900°C, 70 kbar; X-ray diffraction;

in tetrahydrofuran

in solid byproducts: Ge, LiI; mechanically acivated interaction in vac. vibrating ball mill, accordingto: V. V. Volkov, K. G. Myakishev, I. I. Gorbacheva, Izv. Sib. Otd. Aka d. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim. Nauk, 5 (1983) No. 12, p. 79; monitored by volumetric anal., IR spectroscopy, chem. anal.;

phenyllithium in anhydrous butyl ether; chlorobenzene

hydrogenchloride; formaldehyd in water; toluene

in tetrahydrofuran