To develop such a reagent dosing system, it would be necessary to use a gelator that would be stable in the presence of an organolithium reagent and is compatible with the organic solvents in which they are typically used. Clearly, the gelator should not contain acidic protons, but since many LMWGs selfassemble as a result of hydrogen bond interactions, this is a considerable design constraint. Therefore, we focussed our attention on a low cost, linear alkane LMWG consisting of 36 carbon atoms, C36H74 -hexatriacontane. Organogels comprising such long chain alkanes have previously been described -they form networks of lamellar platelet-type aggregates. However, such organogels have not been exploited in applications other than the design of superhydrophobic surfaces or coatings -indeed, they are best-known as the troublesome gel-phase aggregates that can form in oil pipelines as a result of the presence of small quantities of these higher alkanes. Our key design principle was to repurpose these higher alkanes such as C36H74 as simple delivery vehicles for highly reactive organolithium reagents. Herein, we report the successful implementation of hexatriacontane (C36H74) as an organogelator for commercial solutions of PhLi and BuLi (n-BuLi) and the use of these novel, easily divided, easy-to-handle and air-/moisture-stable organolithium gels in synthetic organolithium reactions of industrial and academic relevance (Figure ).