The product (s) via-oxymercuration (HgSO4+H2SO4) of 1-butyne would be:
A
CH3−CH2−O||C−CH3
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B
CH3−CH2−CH2−CHO
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C
CH3−CH2−CHO+HCHO
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D
CH3−CH2−COOH+HCOOH
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Solution
The correct option is ACH3−CH2−O||C−CH3 OCH3CH2C≡CHHgSO4/H2SO4−−−−−−−−−→2H2OCH3CH2C(OH)2CH3−H2O−−−−→CH3CH2∥CCH3
1-butyne on reaction with mercurous sulphide and sulphuric acid forms isobutyl alcohol as a product which undergoes tautomerism to form ethyl methyl ketone as a product.