The method of continuous variation was used to characterize lithium enolates, phenolates, carboxylates, and alkoxides solvated by N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA). The method relies on characterizing an ensemble of homo-and heteroaggregates using 6 Li NMR spectroscopy. A combination of aggregate counts and symmetries, nearly statistical distributions, and quantitative parametric fits revealed that cyclic dimers are the dominant form. Non-statistical distributions favoring heteroaggregated dimers were observed when hindered enolates and lithium carboxylates were mixed with unhindered enolates. Nonstatistical distributions favoring homoaggregates observed when hindered (tertiary) alkoxides were paired with other O-lithiated forms were traced to the formation of higher aggregates (hexamers) of the tertiary alkoxides. Highly hindered lithium phenolates appear to form TMEDA-solvated monomers.