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ChemistryHydrocarbonsJEE Main

Acetylene reacts with hypochlorous acid to form [Jamia Millia Islamia 2005]

Answer: (A)

Solution

HOCl adds across the triple bond (Markovnikov, Cl to the less hindered carbon, OH to the other) to first give an unstable chlorovinyl alcohol, HC(OH)=CHCl, which tautomerises

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