1. in the first step of the mechanism for this process, a phenoxide anion is generated. this phenoxide anion goes on to act as a nucleophile via an sn2 mechanism, displacing the chloride on 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol. why doesn’t the phenoxide anion act as a base to deprotonate one of the alcohols on 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol? write a brief, specific explanation (1-2 sentences).