enolate intermediates

What are Enolate Intermediates?

Enolate intermediates are a crucial class of reactive species in organic chemistry, formed by the deprotonation of an alpha carbon in carbonyl compounds. These intermediates play a vital role in numerous catalytic processes, particularly in carbon-carbon bond formation reactions. The enolate ion is resonance-stabilized, typically represented as a hybrid of two canonical forms: one with a negative charge on the oxygen and the other with a negative charge on the alpha carbon.

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