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Which of the Following Statements Is Not True

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Which of the following statements is not true?


A) Sodium ethoxide is a better nucleophile than sodium tert-butoxide.
B) Sodium tert-butoxide and sodium ethoxide have similar strengths as bases.
C) Sterically hindered bases are also called nonnucleophilic bases.
D) Steric hindrance decreases basicity but not nucleophilicity.

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