enol (redirected from enolic)

enol (e´nol) an organic compound in which one carbon of a double-bonded pair is also attached to a hydroxyl group, thus a tautomer of the ketone form; also used as a prefix or infix, often italicized.

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e·nol (nôl, nl)

n.

An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom that in turn forms a double bond with another carbon atom.

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e·nolic (-nlk) adj.

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enol

one of two tautomeric forms of a substance, the other being the keto form; the enol is formed from the keto by migration of hydrogen from the adjacent carbon atom to the carbonyl group.