Organolithium compounds are electrically non-conducting volatile solids or liquids that melt at low temperatures, and tend to form oligomers with the structure (RLi)x where R is the organic group.
ɔːɹɡˌænoʊlˈɪθiəm kˈɑːmpaʊndz ɑːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkli nˈɑːŋkəndˈʌktɪŋ vˈɑːlɐɾəl sˈɑːlɪdz ɔːɹ lˈɪkwɪdz ðæt mˈɛlt æt lˈoʊ tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz, ænd tˈɛnd tə fˈɔːɹm ˈɑːlɪɡəmɚz wɪððə stɹˈʌktʃɚ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛlˈaɪ ˈɛks wˌɛɹ ˈɑːɹ ɪz ðɪ ɔːɹɡˈænɪk ɡɹˈuːp.