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How can we distinguish between butyne-1 and butyne-2?

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By alkaline KMnO4
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By Br2 water
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By ammoniacal cuprous chloride
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By Benedict reagent
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Solution

The correct option is B By alkaline KMnO4
Alkaline KMnO4 oxidised the 1-butyne into acid and carbon-di-oxide
CH3CH2CCHHotKMnO4−−−−−−−CH3CH2COOH+[HCOOH][O]CO2+H2O
It does not give this test with 2-butyne.

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