The behavior of esters and ketones in a reaction with a nucleophile is different because: 1) the carbonyl of the ketone is more positive. 2) the ester cannot form a tetrahedral intermediate. 3) the two oxygens of the ester sterically hinder the nucleophile attack. 4) there is a reasonable leaving group in the ester. O 3 O 2 O 4 O 1

The behavior of esters and ketones in a reaction with a nucleophile is different because: 1) the carbonyl of the ketone is more positive. 2) the ester cannot form a tetrahedral intermediate. 3) the two oxygens of the ester sterically hinder the nucleophile attack. 4) there is a reasonable leaving group in the ester. O 3 O 2 O 4 O 1

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Chapter24: Catalytic Carbon-carbon Bond Formation

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