noun
- Plural of enol; organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom that is also part of a carbon-carbon double bond.
Usage: chemistry; technical term
Examples
- Enols are important intermediates in many organic reactions.
- The stability of enols depends on the structure of the surrounding molecule.
- Keto-enol tautomerism involves the interconversion between ketones and enols.
- Enols can be generated through deprotonation of carbonyl compounds.
- The formation of enols is a key step in several named reactions in organic synthesis.