Chapter 21: Ester Enolates
Overview of Ester Enolate reactions
The most important reactions of ester enolates are the Claisen and Dieckmann condensations.
However, ester groups are common as part of
active methylene enolates
.
Remember that enolates are sources of
nucleophilic
C
that react with electrophiles.
Claisen condensation
Dieckmann condensation
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Dr. Ian Hunt
, Department of Chemistry
