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Which of the following compounds is resistant to nucleophilic attack by hydroxyl ions?

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Methyl acetate
Acetonitrile
Acetamide
DIETHYL ether

Solution :Diethyl ether itself being a LEWIS BASE is not attacked by nucleophiles, i.e., `OH^(-)` ions while all others contains either a C=O or `C-=N` group while is easily attacked by `OH^(-)` ion.


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