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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

An unsaturated hydrocarbon \([\mathrm{A}]\) undergoes the following series of reactions. Identify \([\mathrm{A}]\).

  1. A But-1-yne
  2. B But-2-yne
  3. C But-2-ene
  4. D Propyne.
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(B) But-2-yne

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The hydrocarbon [A] reacts with ammoniacal \(AgNO_3\) to give no reaction, which indicates that it is not a terminal alkyne. This eliminates but-1-yne and propyne. The reaction of [A] with \(Na/liquid NH_3\) gives a trans product, which is a characteristic reaction of internal…