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Organic Chemistry 2 Midterm - Part 4 of 4
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22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS / Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis / Problem 3
Problem 3

Consider the following compound that has been labeled with the O-18 isotope of oxygen.
Chemical structure of an ester labeled with O-18 isotope for acid-catalyzed hydrolysis.Write a plausible mechanism for the hydrolysis of this compound under acidic conditions.

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