JEE Main Chemistry question

Which is finally produced when acetylene reacts with HCl?

(A)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

Acetylene undergoes sequential Markownikoff addition of two equivalents of HCl. The first addition gives vinyl chloride, ; the second equivalent of HCl adds to this vinyl chloride, again by Markownikoff's rule (the

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