Solution:
Reaction Process:
- Acetylene reacts with hypochlorous acid in an addition reaction.
- The reaction proceeds via the electrophilic addition mechanism.
Chemical Equation:
- Cl2CHCHO
Mechanism:
- The HOCl molecule splits into HO⁺ and Cl⁻.
- The electrophile (HO⁺) adds to one of the carbon atoms of the triple bond in acetylene, forming an intermediate.
- The chloride ion (Cl⁻) then adds to the intermediate, forming chloroacetaldehyde.
