True or False. The Empirical Formula is the lowest common denominator of the molecular formula?
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Answer:
See explanation and image attached
Explanation:
When 1 mole of hydrogen is added to 3-hexyne, the addition occurs on the same face or side of the triple bond to yield cis-2-hexene in the presence of lindlar catalyst which prevents further hydrogenation. This is known as syn addition.
The syn addition is achieved because the hydrogen molecule is first adsorbed on the surface of the palladium metal and is subsequently attached to the same face of the triple bond in 3-hexyne as shown in the image attached to this answer.
