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A industrial organic synthetic method which is no longer commonly used due to the explosive hazard of acetylene, and its higher cost compared with ethylene.

A mercury(II) chloride on activated carbon catalyst is used.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
HC≡CH
  +  
HCl
  +  
HgCl2
         
H2C=CHCl
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
Industrial Process: Organic

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