LiH is produced by treating lithium metal with hydrogen gas:

Phenyllithium was first produced by the reaction of lithium metal with diphenylmercury:

Monohalo ketones may be reduced to the corresponding parent ketone with lithium metal.

At the anode, electrochemical potential forces the lithium metal to give off electrons as per the oxidation.

Alkyl halides also react with lithium metal to give organolithium compounds.

Evaporation of these solutions, gives back lithium metal.

More recent reports emphasize the use of the less hazardous lithium metal in place of potassium.

Organolithium compounds are prepared from lithium metal and alkyl halides.

The actual isolation of lithium metal would be done by others.

Lithium-ion batteries do not contain lithium metal and are rechargeable (secondary cells).