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Ethyl acetate is heated with aqueous NaOH. The products are

Aacetic acid and ethanol
Bsodium acetate and ethanal
Csodium acetate and ethanol
Dacetic acid and sodium ethoxide

Answer: C

OH X^{-}

attacks the ester carbonyl and

C X_{2} H X_{5} O X^{-}

is expelled. The acetic acid formed is then deprotonated by the base. The products are sodium acetate and ethanol.

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