title: Blue-shifted lithium bonds.
abstract: A number of lithium bonding systems (X-LiY) have been found in which the X-Li bond is shortened due to the lithium bond formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China. leiliu@chem.columbia.edu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jin-Ti
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Song
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qing-Xiang
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Guo