Alkyne

Alkyne
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Properties:
Alkynes are nonpolar, unsaturated
hydrocarbons with physical properties
similar to alkanes and alkenes.
Alkynes dissolve in organic solvents, have
slight solubility in polar solvents, and are
insoluble in water. Compared to alkanes and
alkenes, alkynes have slightly higher boiling
points.
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Structure:

Alkynes are organic molecules made of the

functional group carbon-carbon triple bonds
and are written in the empirical formula of
CnH2n−2. They are unsaturated
hydrocarbons. Like alkenes have the suffix –
ene, alkynes use the ending –yne; this suffix
is used when there is only one alkyne in the
molecule.
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Structure:
 Here are the molecular formulas and names of
the first ten carbon straight chain alkynes:
Name Molecular Formula
Ethyne C2H2
Propyne C3H4
1-Butyne C4H6
1-Pentyne C5H8
1-Hexyne C6H10
1-Heptyne C7H12
1-Octyne C8H14
1-Nonyne C9H16
1-Decyne C10H18

Alkynes are organic molecules made of the functional

group carbon-carbon triple bonds and are written in the
Examples: empirical formula of CnH2n−2 . They are unsaturated
hydrocarbons. Like alkenes have the suffix –ene,

Alkyne alkynes use the ending –yne; this suffix is used when
there is only one alkyne in the molecule.
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Uses:
The most common form of alkynes i.e, ethyne is used in preparing
many other compounds. Some of these uses are as follows:

• The most common use of Ethyne is for making organic compounds

like ethanol, ethanoic acid, acrylic acid, etc.
• It is also used for making polymers and it is a precursor. For
instance, vinyl chloride is used as the starting material for PVC and
chloroprene is used for synthetic rubber neoprene.
• Ethyne is used for preparing many organic solvents.
• Alkynes are commonly used to artificially ripe fruits.
• alkynes like propyne and acetylene are used as starting materials
in manufacturing plastic products.
• It is often used as a fuel for welding torches sinces it produces a
large amount of heat upon combustion.
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