Two equivalents of molecular halogen will react with and add to an alkyne. Complete the mechanism and draw the organic product.

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Two equivalents of molecular halogen will react with and add to an alkyne. Complete the mechanism and draw the organic product.

Include all lone pairs and nonzero formal charges.

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Katarina [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-14T12:22:48+03:00

Answer:

The drawing of the mechanism and the organic product is shown below.

Explanation:

Alkynes react with bromine to form a dihaloalkene (with an equivalent of the halogen) or a tetrahaloalkane derivative (with two equivalents of the halogen), which is this case. The triple bond adds two halogen molecules as shown in the drawing, an anti addition occurring.