Ethynol (or hydroxyacetylene, ethynyl alcohol) is an alkyne–alcohol (ynol) with the formula or . It is the much-less-stable tautomer of ethenone.

At low temperature in a solid argon matrix it is possible to tautomerise ethenone to form ethynol.

See also Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) Ethenol (vinyl alcohol) Acetylenediol

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