Hydrolysis of Esters Occurs More Rapidly in the Presence of Catalytic

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Essay

Hydrolysis of esters occurs more rapidly in the presence of catalytic imidazole.Explain this phenomenon and provide the structure of the acyl imidazole intermediate which is formed in the catalyzed process.

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