| organic chemistry? Which of the species below is *not* basic enough to deprotonate a terminal alkyne?
A. CH3Li
B. CH3ONa
C. CH3MgBr
D. CH3Li and CH3MgBr
E. all of these
Which of the alkyne addition reactions below involve(s) an enol intermediate?
A. hydroboration/oxidation
B. treatment with HgSO4 in dilute H2SO4
C. hydrogenation
D. a and b are both correct
E. none of these
What is the major organic product that results when 3-heptyne is hydrogenated in the presence of Lindlar's catalyst?
A. heptane
B. (Z)-2-heptene
C. (Z)-3-heptene
D. (E)-3-heptene
E. 2-heptyne |