Hydrocarbons Question 85
Question: When acetylene reacts with HCl in the presence of $ HgCl_2 $ , the product is [MNR 1985; MP PET 1996; UPSEAT 2000]
Options:
A) Methyl chloride
B) Dichloroethane
C) Vinyl chloride
D) Ethylidine chloride
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ CH\equiv CH+HCl\xrightarrow{HgCl_2}\underset{\text{Vinyl chloride}}{\mathop{CH_2=CH-Cl}} $
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