Question

Name the product of the complete hydrogenation of ethyne

Answer 1

Explanation:

Hydrogenation of ethyne in presence of catalyst ni gives ethene...

Answer 2

Answer:

Acetylene

→

ethylene

→

ethane

Explanation:

H

−

C

≡

C

−

H

+

H

2

→

H

2

C

=

C

H

2

Such hydrogenation reactions typically use a metal surface as a catalyst. The difficulty would be stopping the reduction at the ethylene stage; but, undoubtedly, experimental protocols exist to do so efficiently.