Identify the organic product of the reaction between acetylene and water in the presence of Hg²⁺/H⁺.
- Ethanol
- Ethanal
- Acetic acid
- Ethene
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Acetylene hydration (Kucherov reaction) yields vinyl alcohol.Vinyl alcohol rapidly tautomerizes into acetaldehyde (ethanal).