Carboxylate Anions Are Inert to Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Because --_____

Multiple Choice

Carboxylate anions are inert to nucleophilic acyl substitution because --_____.

A) carboxylate anions are negatively charged and therefore repel nucleophiles
B) carboxylate anions are resonance stabilized and therefore become neutral
C) carboxylate ions are positively charged and therefore repel nucleophiles
D) carboxylate anions are negatively charged and therefore attract nucleophiles