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Which of the following are hydrolysed faster than ethyl acetate by aqueous NaOH at the same temperature and concentration?

  1. Aethyl trichloroacetate
  2. B4-nitrophenyl acetate
  3. Cacetamide
  4. Dphenyl acetate

Answer: A, B, D

Phenoxide and 4-nitrophenoxide are better leaving groups than ethoxide. In ethyl trichloroacetate the three Cl atoms make the carbonyl carbon much more electrophilic. Acetamide is hydrolysed much more slowly because is a very poor leaving group.
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