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3. Give a brief explanation why acid chlorides are more reactive than esters in a nucleophilic substitution reaction, like a

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In acid Chloride, Cl atoms shows strong -I effect which withdraws electrons and enhance the electrophilic nature of carbonyl carbon compare to ester where it is more nucleophilic due to resonance by lone pair of electrons on oxygen.

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