enol

enol

[′ē‚nȯl]

(organic chemistry)

An organic compound with a hydroxide group adjacent to a double bond; varies with a ketone form in the effect known as enol-keto tautomerism; an example is the compound CH₃COH=CHCO₂C₂H₅.

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