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Alkyne reaction map: pent-1-yne in the centre with hydrogenation (Pd/C, Lindlar), Hg²⁺ hydration to the methyl ketone, hydroboration to the aldehyde, HBr and Br₂ (1 and 2 equiv), acetylide alkylation and ozonolysis, reagents on every arrow.
What the template shows
- Pent-1-yne and its standard transformations: reduction, hydration, hydroboration, HBr, Br₂, alkylation and cleavage
- Pent-1-yne (terminal alkyne)
- H₂, Lindlar catalyst
- Alkene (cis from internal alkynes)
- Methyl ketone (Markovnikov, via enol)
- (Sia)₂BH or 9-BBN; then H₂O₂, NaOH
- Aldehyde (anti-Markovnikov, via enol)
- NaNH₂, NH₃(l); then CH₃I
- Acetylide alkylation (C–C bond)
- O₃; then H₂O (or hot KMnO₄)
- Oxidative cleavage
- HBr (1 equiv)
- Vinyl bromide, Markovnikov
- HBr (2 equiv)
- Geminal dibromide
- (E)-Dibromoalkene (anti addition)
- Hydration with HgSO₄/H₂SO₄ is Markovnikov and gives the enol, which tautomerises to the methyl ketone; a bulky borane gives the anti-Markovnikov enol and so the aldehyde.
- Lindlar catalyst stops at the alkene and adds H₂ syn (cis alkenes from internal alkynes); Na/NH₃(l) gives trans alkenes; Pd/C goes all the way to the alkane.
- Terminal alkynes are acidic (pKa ≈ 25): NaNH₂ forms the acetylide, which alkylates 1° alkyl halides by SN2, making a new C–C bond.
- One equivalent of HBr or Br₂ gives the alkenyl bromide (Br₂ adds anti, giving the E isomer); a second equivalent gives the geminal dibromide or the tetrabromide.
- Ozonolysis or hot KMnO₄ cleaves the triple bond to carboxylic acids; the terminal CH carbon is lost as CO₂.
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Can I edit the Alkyne reactions map template?
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Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page.
What is a reaction map?
A one-page diagram linking functional groups by the reactions that convert one into another, with the reagents on each arrow. It is one of the fastest ways to revise synthesis.