Chemical behaviour of αβ-acetylenic α′-hydroxy quaternary ammonium salts in basic media
Abstract
According to the nature of their substituents hydroxy-ammonium salts, R1CCCH(NMe3+I–)CR2R3-OH, when treated with a weak base in aqueous solution, are either cleaved into a carbonyl compound and a quaternary prop-2-ynylic ammonium compound, or cyclize to form an oxiran or a furan.