alkyne

Also known as alkynes

\ce{H-C#C} \ce{-H} Acetylene \ce{H-C#C}{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{HC \ce{-H} Propyne \ce{H-C#C}{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{HC{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{HC \ce{-H} 1-Butyne

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An alkyne is a type of hydrocarbon molecule that contains a triple bond between two carbon atoms, as shown in examples like acetylene, propyne, and 1-butyne. Alkynes are important because their triple bonds make them chemically reactive and useful as building blocks in organic chemistry and industrial applications.

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Research

43,767 papers

Biosynthesis of Isonitrile- and Alkyne-Containing Natural Products.ReviewAnnual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering · 2022Del Rio Flores A, Barber CC, Narayanamoorthy M et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-092120-025140
Alkyne metathesis.ReviewChemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2005Furstner A, Davies PWDOI: 10.1039/b419143a
Recent Advances in Catalytic Alkyne Transformation via Copper Carbene Intermediates.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Dong K, Liu M, Xu XDOI: 10.3390/molecules27103088
Enhancing Alkyne-Based Raman Tags with a Sulfur Linker.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2023Li Y, Townsend KM, Dorn RS et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c09093
Alkyne-Tagged Raman Probes for Local Environmental Sensing by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2022Bi X, Miao K, Wei LDOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01991
Alkyne chemistry in crop protection.ReviewBioorganic & medicinal chemistry · 2009Lamberth CDOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.11.037
Alkyne as a Latent Warhead to Covalently Target SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2023Ngo C, Fried W, Aliyari S et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00810
The Asymmetric A³(Aldehyde⁻Alkyne⁻Amine) Coupling: Highly Enantioselective Access to Propargylamines.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Mo JN, Su J, Zhao JDOI: 10.3390/molecules24071216

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Commons category: Alkynes
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Article

20 sections

Contents

Structure and bonding
Terminal and internal alkynes
Isomerism
Naming alkynes
Synthesis
From calcium carbide
Cracking
Alkylation and arylation of terminal alkynes
Dehydrohalogenation and related reactions
Reactions and applications
Hydrogenation
Addition of halogens and related reagents
Hydration
Isomerization to allenes
Cycloaddition and oxidation
Reactions specific for terminal alkynes
Metal complexes
Alkynes in nature and medicine
See also
References

\ce{H-C#C} \ce{-H} Acetylene \ce{H-C#C}{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{H}}C}} \ce{-H} Propyne \ce{H-C#C}{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{H}}C}}{-} \ce{\overset{\displaystyle{H} \atop |}{\underset{| \atop \displaystyle{H}}C}} \ce{-H} 1-Butyne

right|thumb|A 3D model of ethyne (acetylene), the simplest alkyne