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Acyl–oxygen ester cleavage

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Chemistry Chemical reaction Organic reaction Nucleophilic substitution Nucleophilic acyl substitution Ester cleavage
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Breaking the bond between an acyl carbon and the ester alkoxy oxygen. Ordinary hydroxide-promoted ester saponification follows addition–elimination through a tetrahedral intermediate.

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