Answer
Cyclopentyne will not form as a stable molecule.
Work Step by Step
This is because the two sp-hybridized carbons are under too much pressure.
Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
by McMurry, John E.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305080483
ISBN 13:
978-1-30508-048-5
Chapter 1 - Structure and Bonding - Exercises - Page 27f: 46
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