Acetylene reacts with excess of hypochlorous acid to produce

Acetylene tetrachloride

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Acetylene chlorohydrin

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Acetaldehyde

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Dichloroacetaldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is D Dichloroacetaldehyde
Two molecules of HOX get added to alkynes and form geminal diols.
On elimination of $H_{2} O$ , this forms 𝛼,𝛼-dihalo ketones.

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