: any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons CnH2n−2(such as acetylene) having one triple bond
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Bertozzi solved that problem by altering the configuration of the alkyne.
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Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2022
The alkyne-azide bond was superefficient and left the original target, the acyl halide, largely untouched.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Oct. 2022
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Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2022
The alkyne-azide bond was superefficient and left the original target, the acyl halide, largely untouched.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Oct. 2022
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“Alkyne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alkyne. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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