Q. Acetylene and $HCHO$ react in presence of copper acetylide catalyst to form
A) 1-butyne-1,4-diol
B) 2-butyne-1,2-diol
C) 2-butyne-1,4-diol
D) None of these
Explanation
(c)
$CH \equiv CH + 2HCHO \rightarrow HOH_{2}C - C \equiv C - CH_{2}OH$
Acetylene 2, butyne-1, 4-diol
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