Swmmary The title compound reacts with a number of electrophiles with a different reactivity from that of the dianion of methyl acetoacetate. ... EKOL silyl ethers1 were first introduced into organic syn- thesis as precursors for specific enolate anions,2 and subse- quently have been used as such in numerous reactions with electrophiles.' Recently, it has been recognised that enol silyl ethers and enolates can have quite different reactivities and thus complement ...
