What Is the Rate-Determining Step of an Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of an Ester

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Multiple Choice

What is the rate-determining step of an acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester?

• A)protonation of the electrophile
• B)breaking of the ð bond and formation of the tetrahedral intermediate
• C)breaking of the ó bond and loss of the leaving group
• D)protonation of the leaving group

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