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Birch reduction of alkyne to prepare alkene. |
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Answer» ALKYNES can be reduced to trans-alkenes with the use of sodium dissolved in an ammonia solvent. An Na radical donates an electron to one of the P BONDS in a carbon-carbon TRIPLE BOND. This forms an ANION, which can be protonated by a hydrogen in an ammonia solvent. |
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