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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

What happens when ethyne undergoes aromatisation?
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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
Benzene is prepared from ethyne by the process of cyclic polymerization. In this process, Ethyne is passed through a red hot iron tube at 873 K. The ethyne molecule then undergoes cyclic polymerization to form benzene.