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Enol vs Enolate - What's the difference?

enol | enolate |

As nouns the difference between enol and enolate

is that enol is an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom while enolate is any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone.

enol

English

(wikipedia enol)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

    • See also

    * tautomerism

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    enolate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any metal salt of the enol form of a tautomeric aldehyde or ketone