Diacetylene

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Diacetylene
Structural formula
Space-filling model
Names
IUPAC name
Buta-1,3-diyne
Other names
1,3-Butadiyne; Biacetylene; Butadiyne
Identifiers
460-12-8 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:37820 YesY
ChemSpider 9603 YesY
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
PubChem 9997
  • InChI=1S/C4H2/c1-3-4-2/h1-2H YesY
    Key: LLCSWKVOHICRDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • InChI=1/C4H2/c1-3-4-2/h1-2H
    Key: LLCSWKVOHICRDD-UHFFFAOYAU
  • C#CC#C
Properties
C4H2
Molar mass 50.06 g·mol−1
Appearance Gas
Melting point −10 °C (14 °F; 263 K)
Boiling point 10 °C (50 °F; 283 K)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Diacetylene (also known as butadiyne), with the formula C4H2, is a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains three single bonds and two triple bonds. It is the first in the series of polyynes. The trivial name "diacetylene" refers to the two C-C triple bonds and the possible formation from acetylene (see below). It does not mean that diacetylene is the formal dimer of acetylene, what is rather true for butenyne or cyclobutadiene.

Occurrence

Diacetylene has been identified in the atmosphere of Titan and in the protoplanetary nebula CRL 618 by its characteristic vibrational modes. The molecule is most likely to have formed in Titan's atmosphere by a reaction between acetylene and the ethynyl radical C2H, which is produced when acetylene undergoes photolysis. This radical can in turn attack the triple bond in acetylene and react efficiently even at low temperatures. Diacetylene has also been found on the Moon.[1]

Preparation

This compound may be made by the dehydrohalogenation of 1,4-dichloro-2-butyne by potassium hydroxide at low temperature:[2]

ClCH2C≡CCH2Cl → HC≡C-C≡CH

The bis(trimethylsilyl)-protected derivative may be prepared by the Hay coupling of (trimethylsilyl)acetylene:[3]

2 TMS-C≡CH → TMS-C≡C-C≡C-TMS

See also

References

  1. "The Multiplying Mystery of Moonwater", March 18, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-03-18.
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Further reading

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