alkyne reactions Flashcards

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How do we get an alkyne to an aldehyde?

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THis reaction only applicable to terminal alkynes - through hydroboration using BH3 and OH- and H2O2

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How to we get an alkyne to a ketone?

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By oxymercuration - using HgSO4 and H2SO4, H2O

enol form first produced, but final product is the ketone as it is more stable

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