Enolate

Resonance structures of an enolate anion.

In organic chemistry, enolates are organic anions derived from the deprotonation of carbonyl (RR'C=O) compounds. Rarely isolated, they are widely used as reagents in the synthesis of organic compounds.[1][2][3][4]

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