Question

The final product formed when ethyne and acetic acid react, is:

• A. Vinyl acetate
• B. Ethyl acetate
• C. Acetylene acetic acid
• D. Ethylidene acetate

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$H\underset{\text{ Acetylene }}{-C\equiv C}-H\frac{C{H}_{3}COOH}{H{g}^{2+}}\to C{H}_3-\underset{\text{ethylideneacetate}}{CH{\left(OCOC{H}_3\right)}_2}$