The benzylic lithium compounds produced by 1 : 1 addition of t-butyl-lithium to α-methylstyrenes react with O2 to produce radicals which undergo disproportionation via hydrogen atom transfer; these unusual results are ascribed to steric hindrance about the benzyl carbon.
G. Fraenkel and M. J. Geckle, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1980, 55 DOI: 10.1039/C39800000055
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