“…224 It was shown that the anion-exchange resin AB-17-8P (OH) catalyses the condensation of diacetylene with carbonyl compounds. 226 Tetramethylammonium hydroxide also catalyses the reaction of diacetylene with formaldehyde. 227 The reaction with formaldehyde occurs smoothly at 20 ± 40 8C and yields, in addition to hexa-2,4diyne-1,6-diol (96), 1,3-dioxolanes 97 and 98 which are the products of subsequent reaction of formaldehyde with the diol 96 and 2,4-pentadiynol.…”