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The hydrolysis of terf-butyl acetate occurs at a faster rate in aqueous acid than that of...

The hydrolysis of terf-butyl acetate occurs at a faster rate in aqueous acid than that of ethyl acetate. Explain. (Hint: The mechanism for this reaction is different from the one shown in Mechanism 19.3—it does not involve a tetrahedral intermediate. Also, review Section 4.8.)

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