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11 years ago
how do you convert an alkyne into an alkane?
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11 years ago
Hydrogenate it.
React with hydrogen in the presence of a suitable catalyst e.g. platinum.
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C2H2  + 2H2 Rightwards Arrow C2H6
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11 years ago
It can be done simply by catalytic Hydrogenation like that of alkenes. Ni, Pd and Co are commonly used catalysts
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11 years ago
The alkyne will undergo a reduction reaction (gain electrons by addition of a proton) to become an alkane
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