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hiii. m varun.... can anybody tell me what is the product obtained when propyne is made to reac twith NaNH2??? what is the function of NaNH2? and what will happen when the specified product reacts with an alkyl halide???

hiii. m varun.... can anybody tell me what is the product obtained when propyne is made to reac twith NaNH2??? what is the function of NaNH2? and what will happen when the specified product reacts with an alkyl halide???

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GAURAV SINGH
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10 years ago
NaNH2 is a base, Propyne is a terminal alkyne, that means it has a acidic hydrogen
So, NH2- will react with that acidic hydrogen of propyne and will give you a anion
and then that anion will do nucleophilic substitution reaction with alkyl halide

Gaurav Singh
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BS-MS, IISER Bhopal

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