Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Efficient procedures have been developed for the stereospecific reduction by alkali metals of disubstituted acetylenes with long carbon chains. Acetylenes containing two or more (isolated) triple bonds are reduced considerably more easily than are monoynes.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Brandsma et al. (1999) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: