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Enediol vs Enediolate - What's the difference?

enediol | enediolate |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between enediol and enediolate

is that enediol is any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R, often produced by enolization while enediolate is any compound in which a metal replaces a hydroxy hydrogen atom of an enediol.

enediol

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated diols of the form R-C(OH)=C(OH)-R, often produced by enolization

    • enediolate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any compound in which a metal replaces a hydroxy hydrogen atom of an enediol