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Under strong base (alkyl lithium) condidtions, tetrahydrofuran, THF, will slowly deprotonate and decompose via a retro Diels-Alder reaction to give ethylene and the lithium enolate of acetaldehyde.

  +  
LiCH3
         
H2C=CH2
  +  
  +  
Li+
  +  
CH4
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Tetrahydrofuran     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Methyl lithium in diethyl ether     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethylene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetaldehyde enolate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Lithium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Methane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Decomplexation or Fragmentation
Diels-Alder (type) Cycloaddition
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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