Organic Chemistry 201

Chapter 8  Alkynes

The following are items that you need to know for Exam III:

General Formulae

Acetylene

IUPAC Nomenclature of alkynes

Electrophilic addition

a. X2

b. HX

c. H3O:+

Hydrogenation to cis-alkenes

Dissolving metal reduction to trans-alkenes

Terminal acetylene acidity (pKa)

Alkylation of terminal acetylide anions

Synthesis of alkynes and cis- and trans-alkenes