n heterocyclic substituted quaternary salts useful as intermediates in the preparation of 1 p fluorophenyl 4 n heterocyclic 1 butanols 1 p fluorophenyl 4 n heterocyclic 1 butanol esters and p fluoro u03b3 heterocyclic butyrophenones having neuroleptic and analgesic activity the butanols butanol esters and butyrophenones from the subject matter of our concurrently filed and co pending application ser no 575 846 filed may 8 1975 incorporated herein by reference application_number US 57584575 A description the quaternary salts of the present invention may be prepared as follows wherein r and y are as defined hereinabove spc6 in which i and ii are heated together at about 80 u00b0 100 u00b0 c for about 18 24 hours ether or other appropriate solvent is added and the solid which separates is collected and dissolved in water an acid such as perchloric acid picric acid or chloroplatinic acid is added causing precipitation of the quaternary salt iii the utility of the novel quaternary salts of this invention in the preparation of the central nervous system active butanols butanol esters and butyrophenones described in ser no 575 846 filed may 8 1975 is illustrated by the following steps in the first step the quaternary salt iii of step 1 is dissolved in an alcoholic solvent for example methanol and sodium borohydride is added after stirring for about 1 15 hours at about 25 u00b0 35 u00b0 c the solution is poured into water and the unsaturated butanol iv which precipitates can be recrystallized from a suitable solvent such as acetonitrile methanol or ethanol spc7 spc8 in the second step the unsaturated butanol iv from step 1 is dissolved in acetic acid and a solution of chromic acid in acetic acid is added at 25 u00b0 300 u00b0 c after.