HI

I don't understand too much the silyl enol ether formation
Why if I have an Enolate + TMSC (CH
3SiCl) the enolate attacks the Si using his O -electrons
I usually have seen an enolate - acting as a nucleophile- attacking an electrophilic atom (like C=O
) with the C carbon atom of enolate...the bond is created between the nucleophilic carbon of an enolate and the electrophilic atom , for example a C- carbonyl
Now here I have that the nucleohilic enolate bond with Si of TMSC through the O-enolates atom ...and NOT the C-enolates atom
Why??!
Thanksss so much
