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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Two chemical tests to distinguish between 1 but ene and 1 butyne??

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
since 1butyne is a terminal alkyene therefore itbwill shpw the test of terminal alkyene whereas 1 butene will not show.
the basic of this difference is the acidic character of terminal alkyene.
reaction:-
(1)CH3CH2CCH + AgNO3----CH3CH2CCAg(white ppt) +NH4NO3 + H2O
(2)2CH3CH2CCH +Cu2CL2 +2NH4OH----2CH3Ch2CCu(red ppt) + 2NH4Cl + 2H2O

1 butene do not show this test

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