Abstract
1-N,N-Dialkylamino-1-buten-3-ynes, HC°CCH[tbnd]CHNR2 (R [dbnd] CH3 or C2H5, E / Z ratio ∼ 97: 3) have been prepared in 80 and 84% yields by treating the Mannich-coupling products from HC[dbnd]CCH2OCH3 and R2NCH2OH, CH3OCH2C[tbnd]CCH2NR2, with two equivalents of potassium amide in liquid ammonia and subsequently adding methanol or ammonium chloride.