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Why are acid chlorides more reactive towards nucleophilic substitution than ethyl esters?

April 26, 2017acid chlorides esters ethyl nucleophilic reactive substitution

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Why are acid chlorides more reactive towards nucleophilic substitution than ethyl esters?

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Give an explanation of why acid chlorides are more reactive toward nucleophilic substition than are the corresponding ethyl esters. (When considering the nature of the leaving group and the rate-determining step in an addition-elimination sequence).