Carbonyl α-substitution reaction

Carbonyl α-substitution reactions occur at the position next to the carbonyl group, the α-position, and involves the substitution of an α-hydrogen by an electrophile through either an enol or enolate ion intermediate.[1]

  1. ^ McMurry, John (2007). Organic chemistry (6 ed.). VUTIUM. p. 841. ISBN 978-80-214-3291-8.
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