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Alkyne Oxidative Cleavage
10. Addition Reactions / Alkyne Oxidative Cleavage / Problem 5
Problem 5

Determine the identity of products obtained in the reaction of but-1-yne with each of the reagents shown below.
(i) dilute, cold solution of KMnO4
(ii) concentrated warm solution of KMnO4 and NaOH, then HCl
(iii) Na in liquid NH3