Q. dibromobutane can be converted to -butyne in a two steps reaction using

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Solution:

For the conversion of dibromobutane to butyne following steps can be used
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In this step, dehydrohalogenation occurs where dibromobutane gets converted into bromobut ene
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In this step, also dehydrohalogenation occurs where alkenyl halide on treatment with soda amide gives butyne