Question

Does lithium react with Ethyne?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lithium donot react with ethyne and form ethynilide due to its small size and high polarisibility. However, when it is converted to Li ion, its reducing nature increases which overcomes its size factor and thus it reacts with ethyne.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Lithium chloride has covalent character. Because of this covalency, lithium chloride is soluble in organic solvents. Therefore, lithiumdoes not react with ethyne.

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