Some acyl substitutions require acid or base catalysis. Consider water in its de

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Some acyl substitutions require acid or base catalysis. Consider water in its deterrent prolongation states when answering the following questions. What species donates protons in aqueous acidic solution? What species accepts protons in aqueous acidic solution? What species will not appear in an acid-catalyzed mechanism? Repeat for basic catalysis. Comment on the likelihood of molecular steps in a reaction mechanism, i.e., how likely is it that three molecules can come together simultaneously in the right orientation?

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a. H3O+

b. H2O

C. anion

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