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EEJ MAIN Chemistry QUESTION #7123
Question 1
Determine the primary organic product generated when $1, 1, 1$-trichloroethane is heated in the presence of silver ($Ag$) powder.
  • But-2-yne✔️
  • But-2-ene
  • Acetylene
  • Ethene
Correct Answer Explanation
In this reaction, two molecules of $CH_3CCl_3$ react with six silver atoms. The silver removes the chlorine atoms to form $AgCl$, and the remaining organic fragments ($CH_3C\equiv$) couple together to form $CH_3-C\equiv C-CH_3$, which is But-2-yne.