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This
and the next page are but brief summaries of the most common
reactions of alkynes that are used in introductory organic
textbooks.
Reaction
of terminal alkynes with sodium amide
Acetylide
anion reacts as a nucleophile, displacing halogens or adding
to carbonyl groups
Hydrogenation
of alkynes
Hydrogenation
using Lindlar's catalyst (cis addition)
Reduction
to trans alkene
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