The solvent cyclohexane is in Table 12.2. The compound methyl lithium (CH₃Li) is a solute that dissolves readily in cyclohexane. A simple way to think of methyl lithium is as an ionic compound made up of methyl anions (CH₃^–) and lithium cations (Li⁺). Dissolving 0.100 moles of it in 0.100 kg of cyclohexane yields a freezing point of 3.97 °C. Explain how this is consistent with the known structure of methyl lithium in solution, which is shown below

Table 12.2

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H₂C... Li-- H₂C--- Li -- -Li -CH3 CH3 Li