In non-polar solvents, aryllithiums react as the carbanions they effectively are, turning carbon dioxide to aromatic carboxylic acids (ArCO2H) and aryl ketones to tertiary carbinols (Ar'2C(Ar)OH).
ɪn nˈɑːnpˈoʊlɚ sˈɑːlvənts, ˌɑːɹɹɪlˈɪθiəmz ɹɪˈækt æz ðə kɑːɹbˈæniənz ðeɪ ɪfˈɛktɪvli ɑːɹ, tˈɜːnɪŋ kˈɑːɹbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd tʊ ɚɹoʊmˈæɾɪk kˌɑːɹbəksˈɪlɪk ˈæsɪdz ˈɑːɹ sˌiːˈoʊ tˈuː ˈeɪtʃ ænd ˈɑːɹɹɪl kˈɛtoʊnz tə tˈɜːʃjɚɹi kˈɑːɹbɪnˌɑːlz ˈɑːɹ tˈuː sˈiː ˈɑːɹ ˌoʊˈeɪtʃ.