Polymerisation reaction of Propyne in the presence of red hot Fe tube results in the formation of:
A
benzene
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B
toluene
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C
mesitylene
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D
cyclononane
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Solution
The correct option is B mesitylene This process is similar to the process of obtaining benzene by trimerisation of ethyne.Here,just ethyne is substituted by propyne leading to the formation of mesitylene(shown in the figure above).