[chiddler]

Hello!

I'd like to make sure i'm correct about this.

Something with an unstable bond means it will release a lot of energy when the bond is broken and something more stable is formed.

Conversely, something with a stable bond will release very little energy when the bond is broken and something more stable is formed.

So I want to look at heat of hydrogenations of alkyne vs alkene. But first, I have to preface this question:

Are alkynes more stable than alkenes?

[Dan]

http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/addyne1.htm

[chiddler]

http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/addyne1.htm

oh man! everything i thought i know is wrong!

i'll write the question I intended to ask initially after I read more, thanks.

[chiddler]

OK i'm satisfied with what I learned. Nevermind about my question (which also turned out to be irrelevant to what I was trying to learn, anyway). Thank you again.