JEE Main Chemistry question

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Chloroprene is obtained by addition of HCl to

(A)Ethylene
(B)Acetylene
(C)VinylacetyleneCorrect
(D)Phenyl acetylene

Answer: (C)

Solution

In the industrial synthesis of chloroprene, acetylene is first dimerized to vinylacetylene (), and the addition of HCl across the triple bond of vinylacetylene then gives

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Question ID VK-151479