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Which of the following mechanisms for the base-catalyzed hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is correct? А Со: нс H3COOCH3 H3COCH3 :

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C is the right answer.

Because nucleophile(^-OMe) will attack at carbonyl group and negative charge will shift to oxygen, then migrate to carbon, will leave Cl^- to get ethyl acetate as the product.

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