Complete the mechanism for the following mixed claisen condensation, where ethyl 2-phenylacetate is added dropwise to a solution of ethyl formate in ethoxide anion, by adding missing atoms, bonds, charges, nonbonding electrons, and curved arrows. note the resonance arrow between panels two and three.

Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the strongest ionic bonds? a)the compound that has b)the largest ions with the greatest charge c)the compound that has d)the largest ions with the least charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the greatest charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the least charge