a. List the following esters in order of decreasing reactivity in the first step of a nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction (formation of the tetrahedral intermediate):

b. List the same esters in order of decreasing reactivity in the second step of a nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction (collapse of the tetrahedral intermediate).

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CH,CO CH3co CH,CO CH3 CH CO