Hydrocarbons - Result Question 66
####52. Acetylene is treated with excess sodium in liquid ammonia. The product is reacted with excess methyl iodide. The final product is …… .
$(1983,1 M)$
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Solution:
- 2-butyne :
$H-C \equiv C-H+\underset{\text { excess }}{Na} \longrightarrow \stackrel{+}{Na} \overline{C} \equiv C^{-} Na^{+} \xrightarrow[\text { excess }]{CH _3 I}$
$CH _3-C \equiv C-CH _3$