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Unsymmetrical Alkyne

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An unsymmetrical alkyne is an alkyne in whose molecule the triply bonded carbons bear different ligands.

eg:

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In an organic molecule, a carbon-carbon triple bond of which the carbon atoms bear different ligands is called an unsymmetrical triple bond.

eg:

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see also symmetrical alkyne


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