Enolate Ion
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An enolate ion is the anion formed when an alpha hydrogen in the molecule of an aldehyde or a ketone is removed as a hydrogen ion.
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Enolate ions are resonance stabilized.
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- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)