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Alcohols add to acetylene in the presence of alkoxide ion.

The reaction is usually carried out in the liquid phase but under pressure to increase the boiling point.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
HC≡CH
  +  
R–OH
  +  
RO–
         
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition
Addition: Nucleophilic
Industrial Process: Organic

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