Alkynes Explained — Structure, Synthesis, Reductions, and Hydration Reactions | Chapter 12 of Klein Organic Chemistry as a Second Language
Alkynes Explained — Structure, Synthesis, Reductions, and Hydration Reactions | Chapter 12 of Klein Organic Chemistry as a Second Language Alkynes introduce a new level of reactivity and synthetic flexibility into organic chemistry. In Chapter 12 of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics by David Klein, students explore how carbon–carbon triple bonds influence molecular structure, acidity, and reaction pathways. This chapter builds directly on alkene chemistry while introducing unique reactions that allow alkynes to be transformed into alkanes, alkenes, carbonyl compounds, and carboxylic acids. 🎥 Watch the video above for a complete walkthrough of alkyne structure, synthesis, reductions, hydration mechanisms, and oxidation reactions. Structure and Hybridization of Alkynes Alkynes are hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon–carbon triple bond. Chapter 12 begins by emphasizing sp hybridization , which gives alkynes their characteristic linear...