Although You Might Expect 1-Propyne to Be More Reactive Than

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Essay

Although you might expect 1-propyne to be more reactive than 1-propene in electrophilic addition reactions,the reverse is true.Explain this using your knowledge of the mechanism of electrophilic additions to both alkynes and alkenes.

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