31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions

The following compound has two stereoisomers. One isomer reacts with acetate more than a billion times faster than the other. Draw the structure of that isomer and write a plausible reaction mechanism.

Which of the following compounds should undergo hydrolysis faster at neutral pH? Write mechanism for the hydrolysis of that compound.

The following compound, when heated in a solution, undergoes hydrolysis without an acid catalyst. Write a plausible mechanism for the hydrolysis reaction.