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A 3D model of ethyne (acetylene), the simplest alkyne. In organic chemistry, an alkyne is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon —carbon triple bond. [1] The simplest acyclic alkynes with only one triple bond and no other functional groups form a homologous series with the general chemical formula CnH2n−2.
2-Butyne (dimethylacetylene, crotonylene or but-2-yne) is an alkyne with chemical formula CH 3 C≡CCH 3. Produced artificially, it is a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid at standard temperature and pressure. 2-Butyne is of interest to physical chemists because of its very low torsional barrier and the problem of determining that barrier ...
The hexynes are a subgroup from the group of alkynes. It consists of several isomeric compounds having the formula C 6 H 10. The linear and branched members are: 1-Hexyne (n -butylacetylene) 2-Hexyne (methylpropylacetylene) 3-Hexyne (diethylacetylene) 3-methylpent-1-yne. 4-methylpent-1-yne. 4-methylpent-2-yne.
Cycloalkyne. In organic chemistry, a cycloalkyne is the cyclic analog of an alkyne (−C≡C−). A cycloalkyne consists of a closed ring of carbon atoms containing one or more triple bonds. Cycloalkynes have a general formula CnH2n−4. Because of the linear nature of the C−C≡C−C alkyne unit, cycloalkynes can be highly strained and can ...
Acetylene was discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy, who identified it as a "new carburet of hydrogen". [12][13] It was an accidental discovery while attempting to isolate potassium metal. By heating potassium carbonate with carbon at very high temperatures, he produced a residue of what is now known as potassium carbide, (K 2 C 2), which reacted ...
The Pauson–Khand (PK) reaction is a chemical reaction, described as a cycloaddition.In it, an alkyne, an alkene, and carbon monoxide combine into a α,β-cyclopentenone in the presence of a metal-carbonyl catalyst [1] [2] Ihsan Ullah Khand (1935–1980) discovered the reaction around 1970, while working as a postdoctoral associate with Peter Ludwig Pauson (1925–2013) at the University of ...
IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry. In chemical nomenclature, the IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry is a method of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended [1][2] by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). It is published in the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (informally called the Blue Book). [3]
Saturated and unsaturated compounds. A saturated compound is a chemical compound (or ion) that resists addition reactions, such as hydrogenation, oxidative addition, and binding of a Lewis base. The term is used in many contexts and for many classes of chemical compounds. Overall, saturated compounds are less reactive than unsaturated compounds.