MCQ
$1-$ Butyne can be distinguished most easily from $2-$ butyne by
  • A
    bromine water
  • B
    ozonolysis
  • Tollen’s reagent
  • D
    $KMnO_4$ solution

Answer

Correct option: C.
Tollen’s reagent
c
Tollen's reagent is ammonical silver nitrate which reacts with $1-$ alkynes to form white percipitate of silver alkynide.

 $C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C\equiv CH+\underbrace{AgN{{O}_{3}}+N{{H}_{4}}OH}_{{}}\to $

$\underset{white\,ppt.}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C\equiv CAg}}\,\downarrow +N{{H}_{4}}N{{O}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O$

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