Name: Baldonado,Lesley Joy T.

Date Submitted: November 12,2021

Chemical Reactions of Alkynes

Instructions
Express the complete and balanced chemical equation for the reaction of alkyne to the
following reactants:

1. Oxygen
butyne + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
C4H6 + O2 CO2 + H2O
BALANCED EQUATION:
2C4H6 + 11O2 8CO2 + 6H2O
8–C–8
12 – H – 12
22 – O – 22
2. KMnO4
1-butyne + potassium permanganate(cold) propanoic acid + carbon dioxide
C4H6 + KMnO4 + O2 C3H6O2 + CO2
BALANCED EQUATION:
C4H6 + KMnO4 + 2O2 C3H6O2 + CO2
4–C–4
6– H–6
4– O–4
3. Bromine water
butyne + bromine water 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromobutane
C4H6 + Br2 C4H6Br4
BALANCED EQUATION:
C4H6 + 2Br2 C4H6Br4
4–C–4
6– H–6
4– O–4