Ch 7: Alkynes

1. Structure and bonding
2. Nomenclature
3. Acidity of terminal alkynes
4. Preparations of Alkynes
   1. Use of acetylide ions
   2. Double elimination
5. Reactions of alkynes
   1. Reductions
      1. Catalytic hydrogenation
      2. Dissolving-metal reduction
   2. Hydroboration/oxidation
   3. Electrophilic additions
      1. HX and X₂ addition
      2. HgSO₄- catalyzed hydration - summary
      3. HgSO₄- catalyzed hydration - mechanism
6. Retrosynthetic analysis (synthesis problems)

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