(a) Give the products that result from the ester hydrolysis of 1-cyclohexenyl acetate (compound A) below.

(b) As the above data show, the ΔG° for hydrolysis of A is much more negative than the ΔG° for hydrolysis of phenyl acetate (B). Explain why the equilibrium for the hydrolysis of A is much more favorable than the equilibrium for the hydrolysis of B.

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O CH3 A AG (hydrolysis) = -67.3 kJ mol-¹ O CH3 B AG (hydrolysis) = -30.9 kJ mol-¹