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When methyl phosphate is heated in acid solution, it reacts with water:If the reaction is...

When methyl phosphate is heated in acid solution, it reacts with water:

If the reaction is carried out in water enriched with 18O, the oxygen-18 isotope is found in the phosphoric acid product but not in the methanol. What does this tell us about the mechanism of the reaction?

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