3.Why is sodium methoxide not used in the Claisen condensation of ethyl acetate? (A) The methoxide is a weaker base than the ethoxide which is used. (B) sodium methoxide is more difficult to prepare than sodium ethoxide. (C) The methoxide would abstract a proton from the ethyl group of the ester. (D) Use of sodium methoxide would result in transesterification. (E) sodium methoxide can be used as well as sodium ethoxide.