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Silyl enol ether
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Organosilicon_chemistry/JvUwzDQ4">organosilicon chemistry</a>, silyl enol ethers are a class of <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic compounds</a> that share the common <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">functional group</a> R3Si−O−CR=CR2, composed of an <a href="/facts/Enolate/D13WdFNR">enolate</a> (R3C−O−R) bonded to a <a href="/facts/Silanes/1t4s6Icu">silane</a> (SiR4) through its <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a> end and an <a href="/facts/Ethylene/QMNBYLYn">ethene group</a> (R2C=CR2) as its carbon end. They are important intermediates in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/aprl6Iq7">organic synthesis</a>. </p>