Which of the Following Statements About How Acid Catalyzes the Hydrolysis

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about how acid catalyzes the hydrolysis of esters is correct?

• A)The acid catalyst increases the rate of formation of the tetrahedral intermediate by protonating the carbonyl and thereby increasing the reactivity of the carbonyl group.
• B)The acid catalyst increases the rate of the reaction by changing the basicity of the group eliminated when the tetrahedral intermediate collapses.
• C)The acid catalyst protonates the water,the nucleophile in the reaction,and thereby makes it a stronger nucloephile.
• D)both A and B
• E)all of the above

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