propyne Chem.
(ˈprəʊpaɪn)
[f. propane + -yne.]
A gaseous, unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH3{b1}C{vddd}CH, which resembles acetylene, from which it is formally derived by replacing a hydrogen atom by methyl; allylene.
| 1931 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 1610 The names of hydrocarbons containing the triple linking will end in yne, diyne, etc... Examples: Propyne, heptyne. 1935 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LVII. 1089/2 The gaseous product of the reaction, propyne, was not determined quantitatively, but was identified through the fact that it formed a silver salt with ammoniacal silver nitrate solution. 1969 M. Julia in H. G. Viehe Chem. of Acetylenes v. 341 Acetylene itself with photolyzed diazomethane..gave propyne and allene. 1975 Gutsche & Pasto Fund. Org. Chem. viii. 208 Treatment of propyne with water (in the presence of mercuric ion..) yields 2-propenol, which immediately rearranges to..acetone. |