The reactions'of 5-cyclopropyl-5-phenyl-3-nitrosooxazolidone (6), 5,5-dicyclopropyl-3-nitrosooxazolidone (7), and 5-cyclopropyI-5-methyl-3-nitrosooxazolidone (8) under alkaline conditions are described. When methanolic solutions of 6 are treated with aqueous hydroxide, about 90% yields of cyclopropylphenylacetylene (9a) are obtained. On similar treatment, 7 yields about 52% dicyclopropylacetylene (9b) together with about 21% 2,2dicyclopropylvinyl methyl ether (10b), and 8 yields only 16% cyclopropylmethylacetylene (9c) together with about 64% a nearly 1:1 mixture of the Z and E forms of 2-cyclopropyl-l-propenyl methyl ether (10c). When a cyclohexene solution of 6 is added to a suspension of lithium ethoxide in cyclohexene, an 84% yield of 9a is obtained. On similar treatment, 7 yields 64% 9b and about 13% 7-(dicyclopropylmethylene)bicyclo[4.1.01heptane (5b), while 8 yields about 26% 9c and 44% 7-(2-cyclopropylpropylidene)bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane (5c). Mechanisms which involve unsaturated carbonium ions and unsaturated carbenes are advanced to explain the results. Treatment of a cyclohexene-pentane solution (containing a small amount of Aliquat, a long chain quaternary ammonium chloride) of 2-(A7-nitrosoacetylamino)-l,l-dicyclopropylethanol ( 17) with 50% sodium hydroxide afforded a 64%¡ yield of 5b. Similar treatments of l-(iV-nitrosoacetylamino)-2-cyclopropyl-2-propanol (18) yielded 52% 5c.The reactions of 5,5-disubstituted-3-nitrosooxazolidones (I) with bases in polar media have been studied.3®