Enolate Reaction enolate ion reacts with E+ R—C-CH—R →E R一C一CH2一R +OH As enolate ion reacts with R一 the electrophile,the equilibrium shifts to produce more. Copyright 2005 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc.Enolate Reaction As enolate ion reacts with the electrophile, the equilibrium shifts to produce more