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how can we distinguish between But-1-yne and But-2-yne in laboratory?

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how can we distinguish between But-1-yne and But-2-yne in laboratory?

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Therefore, it gives white ppt. of silver but-1-ynide with Tollen's reagent and red ppt. of copper but-1-ynide with ammoniacal cuprous chloride. But-2-yne, on the other hand , being a non-terminal alkyne does not give these reactions.