Describe the Acid-Catalyzed Second Slow Step in the Hydrolysis of an Ester

question 2

Multiple Choice

Describe the acid-catalyzed second slow step in the hydrolysis of an ester.

• A)The electron pair on oxygen forms double bond and alcohol is the leaving group.
• B)The base abstracts extra hydrogen from protonated alcohol.
• C)The oxygen of the carbonyl group abstracts a hydrogen from HB.
• D)Water attacks the carbonyl carbon and electron pair goes to oxygen.
• E)The oxygen on the alkoxy group abstracts a hydrogen from HB.

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Definitions:

Semen

The male reproductive fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions from the seminal vesicles, prostate, and other glands, facilitating fertilization.

Accessory Glands

Glands that support the functioning of primary organs, especially in the reproductive system, such as seminal vesicles and prostate gland in males, and Bartholin's glands in females.

Erectile Tissue

Spongy tissue that can fill with blood to make an organ stiff and erect, found in parts of the body such as the penis and clitoris.

Prepuce

In males, the free fold of skin that more or less completely covers the glans penis; the foreskin. In females, the external fold of the labia minora that covers the clitoris.