What's something speshul about alkynes?
They have a lower pKa (~25) than other hydrocarbons due to the resulting lone pair being in an sp orbital.
Common bases used to deprotonate alkynes are NaNH2, n-BuLi, and NaH. This is one way to make new C-C bonds.
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If it ain't addin up, then what must be happening?
Addition is the opposite of elimination. The pi bond is an electron pair-donor and can act as a base or a nucleophile.
Low temperature favors addition reactions and high temperature favors elimination.
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