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Proposed transition states on two possible reaction pathways for hydrolysis of an aryl carbamate ester: (a) via an energetically less favoured addition-elimination (BAc2) mechanism, or (b) via the energetically more favoured elimination-addition (E1cB) mechanism. The latter mechanism is not possible for carbamate esters lacking an N-H group.
