Silyl enol ether
= Silyl enol ether
A <silyl enol ether> has the connectivity $\mathrm{C{=}C{-}O{-}SiR_3}$. Nucleophilic attack at <silicon> can cleave the Si–O bond and generate an <enolate> without adding to the original <carbonyl> <carbon>.
= Silyl enol ether
A <silyl enol ether> has the connectivity $\mathrm{C{=}C{-}O{-}SiR_3}$. Nucleophilic attack at <silicon> can cleave the Si–O bond and generate an <enolate> without adding to the original <carbonyl> <carbon>.