In the search for alternative ways of handling and dosing widely-used organolithium reagents, we reasoned that low-molecular-weight organogelators (LMWGs) could be utilised to facilitate the generation of a gel-encapsulated organolithium that could be handled without the need for special working procedures. Such organogelators can self-assemble into nanostructured materials at relatively low loadings in organic solvents as a result of non-covalent interactions. The resulting gels combine the solid-like behaviour of the nanostructured network with the liquid-like characteristics of the solvent phase. Gels allow effective diffusion of soluble small molecules and hence are interesting media to support catalysts and other types of reaction processes. Incorporating an organolithium reagent into a gel could provide it with solid-like handling characteristics, and the possibility that the reactive species could be protected from the influence of air and water, offering stabilisation and the ability to dramatically improve ease-of-handling. Furthermore, it should be possible to subdivide such gels, which is not an option with the previously developed capsules or tablets.