10.1023/A:1023419530311
The study in the provided document investigates the reaction of quaternary ammonium salts with a 1,1-dimethylbut-2-yne-1,4-diyl common group with aqueous alkali. The research focuses on the intermediate formation of 1,2-cleavage products rather than 1,4-cleavage products. When both nitrogen atoms have allylic groups, a rearrangement followed by cleavage and substitution occurs, leading to the formation of methyl isopropyl ketones. Salts with two 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl groups result in the cleavage of isoprene. The study also explores the reactions of 1,4-diammonium salts with two methyl substituents in the but-2yne-1,4-diyl common group under the influence of aqueous alkali, detailing the products and mechanisms involved in these chemical transformations.