JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

The reduction of an alkyne to an alkene using lithium metal in liquid ammonia as solvent results in

Answer: (B)

Solution

Dissolving-metal (Li or Na) reduction in liquid ammonia proceeds through a *trans* radical-anion intermediate,

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