In the rearrangement of 2-butyne to 1-butyne, what causes the reaction to go to completion?
A) the increased stability of the terminal triple bond in the product
B) the high pKa of ammonia versus the methyl group in 2-butyne
C) the decreased activation energy for conversion of the allene intermediate to 1 -butyne
D) the much lower pKa of the acetylenic proton in the product versus the other species
E) the increased stability of the 1,2 -butadiene intermediate versus 2 -butyne
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