Statement: The reagents ethylamine and excessHI are required to prepare 2,2-diiodobutane from acetylene and ethyl bromide
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Solution
Soda amide abstracts a proton from acetylene to obtain sodium acetylide. The acetylide ion then attacks ethyl bromide to obtain 1-butyne. Addition of two moles of HI gives 2,2-diiodobutane.