A student proposes to synthesize an alkyne A₁ from a smaller alkyne A₂ and an alkyl bromide B in two steps, like so: A₂ 1 NaNH, 2. B A₁ Is the student's proposal reasonable? Can A₁ be made in good yield from a smaller alkyne A₂, without losing too much starting material to competing reactions that produce unwanted byproducts? If you said the student's proposal was reasonable, draw both A₂ and B in the drawing area below. If there's more than one reasonable pair of starting reactants, draw any one pair. Click and drag to start drawing a structure. U X S C Ⓒyes O no

A student proposes to synthesize an alkyne A₁ from a smaller alkyne A₂ and an alkyl bromide B in two steps, like so: A₂ 1 NaNH, 2. B A₁ Is the student's proposal reasonable? Can A₁ be made in good yield from a smaller alkyne A₂, without losing too much starting material to competing reactions that produce unwanted byproducts? If you said the student's proposal was reasonable, draw both A₂ and B in the drawing area below. If there's more than one reasonable pair of starting reactants, draw any one pair. Click and drag to start drawing a structure. U X S C Ⓒyes O no

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Alkynes

Alkynes are organic compounds that contain at least one triple bond between carbon-carbon atoms. They are a series of unsaturated compounds with a general molecular formula, CnH2n-2.

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A student proposes to synthesize an alkyne A₁ from a smaller alkyne A₂ and an alkyl bromide B in two steps, like so:
A₂
1. NaNH,
2. B
A₁
Is the student's proposal reasonable? Can A₁ be made in good yield from a smaller alkyne A₂, without losing too
much starting material to competing reactions that produce unwanted byproducts?
If you said the student's proposal was reasonable, draw both A₂ and B in the drawing area below.
If there's more than one reasonable pair of starting reactants, draw any one pair.
Click and drag to start drawing a
structure.
X
S
C
O yes
O no

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