Explain why alkoxides act as leaving groups in nucleophilic acyl substitutions but not in SN2 reactions.

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Explain why alkoxides act as leaving groups in nucleophilic acyl substitutions but not in SN2 reactions.

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Authors: Wade, Simek

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