Which Base Would Not Effectively Deprotonate Acetylene

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which base would not effectively deprotonate acetylene?

• A) i-PrMgBr
• B) KH
• C) (CH₃O)₂CH₂Li
• D) (i-Pr)₂NLi
• E) t-BuOK

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