Four lithium 2-R-hydroquinolinide complexes [1-(2-(R)-C 9 H 7 )NLi·THF 2 ] 2 (1 R = Me, 2 R = nBu) and [1-(8-(Me)-2-(Bu n )-C 9 H 6 )NLi·X] 2 (3 X = THF, 4 X = Et 2 O) were prepared by the nucleophilic addition reaction of quinoline and 8-methylquinoline with MeLi or Bu n Li, respectively. All complexes have been characterized through NMR spectroscopy. Complexes 2-4 were determined by X-ray crystallography. Interestingly, Li atom in 1 and 2 is tetracoordinate, whereas Li atom in 3 and 4 is threecoordinate. All these complexes showed super-high activity for [a]