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Pathways for lyoxide ion- and buffer-catalyzed deprotonation and hydrolysis reactions of ethyl thioacetate. The proton transfer reaction is favored for catalysis by 3-substituted quinuclidines (kB ≫ k′B) and the hydrolysis reaction is favored for catalysis by lyoxide ion (k′HO > kHO).