How is an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen and at least one carbon-carbon triple bond classified?

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anor277
Jan 9, 2017

As an #"alkyne"#............

Explanation:

#"Alkynes"# have 2 degrees of unsaturation: #HC-=CR#; that is their formulae conforms to #C_nH_(2n-2)#, where alkanes have general formula #C_nH_(2n+2)#.

Try it with #"acetylene"#, #"propyne"#, and compare these formulae with the formulae of #"ethane"#, #"propane"#.

See this older answer.

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