Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Question

What are alkynes or acetylenes? Give the IUPAC and common names of few members of alkynes. 

Answer

Alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing  –C ≡ C– bond in their molecules. These are represented by the general formula Cn H2n-2. Here n may have the value 2,3,4....
The IUPAC and common names of few important members are:

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