ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl əvən ɔːɹɡˌænoʊlˈɪθiəm kˈɑːmpaʊnd ɪz mˌɛθəlˈɪθiəm sˌiːˈeɪtʃ θɹˈiː lˈaɪ ˈɛks, wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪsts ɪn tˌɛtɹɐmˈɛɹɪk ˈɛks ˈiːkwəlz fˈoːɹ, tˌɛtɹɐhˈiːdɹəl ænd hˌɛksɐmˈɛɹɪk ˈɛks ˈiːkwəlz sˈɪks, ˌɑːktɐhˈiːdɹəl fˈɔːɹmz.
An example of an organolithium compound is methyllithium ((CH3Li)x), which exists in tetrameric (x = 4, tetrahedral) and hexameric (x = 6, octahedral) forms.