Hydrocarbons Question 137

Question: Which reacts with ammoniacal $ AgNO_3 $ [Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) Propyne

B) 2-butyne

C) 1,3-butadiene

D) Pentene

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Propyne reacts with ammoniacal $ AgNO_3 $ due to presence of acidic hydrogen atom.

$ CH_3C\equiv CH+AgNO_3+NH_4OH\to $

$ CH_3C\equiv CAg+NH_4NO_3+H_2O $