Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic

Base-catalysed prototropic isomerisations. Part I. Preparation of NN-dialkylprop-1-ynylamines and allenamines from NN-dialkylprop-2-ynylamines (a novel method for …

AJ Hubert, HG Viehe

Index: Hubert,A.J.; Viehe,H.G. Journal of the Chemical Society [Section] C: Organic, 1968 , p. 228 - 230

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Abstract

A dispersion of potassium amide on alumina is a very active catalyst for the prototropic isomerisation of NN-dialkylprop-2-ynylamines into allenamines and ynamines. NN- dialkylmethyl ynamines are readily obtained in large amounts by a simple continuous process.