Can anyone provide a value for the enthalpy of heterolytic cleavage of a carbon-lithium bond?

Question

I need a reasonably reliable, literature value for the energy of dissociation of a lithium carbon bond, to form Li+ and a carbanion, and I cannot find one. Does anyone have such a value that I can reference?

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure Richard could handle this one, but he's been busy on his book. Write him an email... this stuff is right up his alley.