JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following will **not** react with acetylene?

(A)Aqueous NaOHCorrect
(B)Ammoniacal AgNO
(C)Na metal
(D)HCl

Answer: (A)

Solution

NaOH is not a strong or specific enough base to deprotonate the weakly acidic terminal alkyne C–H under ordinary conditions, so it does not meaningfully

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Question ID VK-142717