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The conjugate base of methane (CH4) is the methyl carbanion (CH3-). Because methane is an extremely weak acid, the methyl carbanion is an EXTREMELY STRONG BASE.

Compounds like methyl lithium (CH3Li) are, in fact, considered organometallic superbases and will violently deprotonate even the weakest acids (such as water and ammonia).

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