When acetylene is passed through dil. H_2SO_4 in presence of HgSO_4, the compound formed is [UP SEE 2009]

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When acetylene is passed through dil. HSO in presence of HgSO, the compound formed is [UP SEE 2009]

Answer: (B)

Hg-catalysed (Kucherov) hydration of acetylene adds H–OH across the triple bond (Markovnikov) to give the unstable enol CH=CHOH (vinyl

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