In the polymer industry, which is the dominant consumer of these reagents, alkyl lithium compounds are catalysts/initiators. in anionic polymerization of unfunctionalized olefins.
Indenfor polymerindustrien, som er den dominerende forbruger af disse reagenser, er alkyllithiumforbindelser katalysatorer/initiatorer i anionisk polymerisering af ufunktionaliserede alkener.