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In the reaction of paraoxon with alkali metal ethoxides, ion-paired EtO-M+ species are more reactive than the dissociated EtO- with the reactivity order EtO-Li+ EtO-Na+ > EtO-K+ > EtO-, while in the reaction of parathion, the reactivity follows the order EtO-K+ > EtO- > EtO-Na+ > EtO-Li+.
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