Hydrocarbons 2 Question 71
76. How would you convert acetylene to acetone?
$(1985,1 \mathrm{M})$
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Solution:
- $\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}+\mathrm{Na} \xrightarrow{\text { Heat }(\Delta)} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{CH}{3} \mathrm{I}} \mathrm{CH}{3}-\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{CH}$
$$ \xrightarrow[\mathrm{HgSO}{4}]{\mathrm{H}{2} \mathrm{SO}{4}} \mathrm{CH}{3} \underset{\text { Acetone }}{\stackrel{\mathrm{O}}{\mathrm{O}}-\mathrm{CH}_{3}} $$
