Ammonium ylide intarmediatea are usually produced by a-deprotonation of tetraorganoammonium salts under basic conditione, eg, sodium amide in liquid ammonia.'However, it is difficult to prepare 2-methyl-1, 2, 3, 4-tetra-(1)(a) Pine, 5. H. Org. React.(NY) 1970, 18,403.(b) Lepley, AR; Giumnnini, AG In Mechanisms of Molecular Migrations; Thyagamjan, BS, Ed.; Wiley-htancience: New York, 1971; Vol. 3, p 297. ...