Hydrocarbons reaction

What does NaNH2 do?
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Opt
Opt5w ago
NaNH2 is a really strong base. Eliminates HBr to give you alkyne
Nimboi
Nimboi5w ago
base hai yep
Opt
Opt5w ago
Even though it's a vinyl bromide, NaNH2 does not care
Nimboi
Nimboi5w ago
red hot iron tube for ring formation after that
Opt
Opt5w ago
Cyclic trimerisation yup You get mesitylene I'm pretty sure Option b
Dexter
Dexter5w ago
base dehydrohalogenation yesyes tri methyl benzene at meta positions
flower
flowerOP5w ago
Ooooooo I was removing just Br Wait why is it taking H with Br
Opt
Opt5w ago
Uhhh it's basically like alc.KOH but stronger. So that mechanism Proton gets abstracted, electron pairs kicks the Br out to form triple bond iirc
flower
flowerOP5w ago
I legit just got home I'll look into this in an hour (ghaar aake kaam jo mil jaata hai gharwalo ka) Ok got it dude Thanks a lot +solved @Opt @Nimboi @Dexter
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