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Radicals from the Reaction of Hindered t-Benzyl-lithium Compounds with O2
Fraenkel, Gideon,Geckle, Michael J.
, p. 55 - 56 (1980)
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.
