Several 1-sila allylic lithium compounds have been prepared with potential ligands for Li substituted at the 2-position. They are [2-[[cis-2, 5-bis (methoxymethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl] methyl]- 1-(trimethylsilyl) allyl] lithium (22),[2-[[cis-2, 5-bis (methoxymethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl] methyl]-1- (dimethylethylsilyl) allyl] lithium (23),[2-[[bis (2-methoxyethyl) amino] methyl]-1- (dimethylethylsilyl) allyl] lithium (24),[2-[[bis (2-methoxyethyl) amino] methyl]-1-(tert- ...