The Reactivity of Carbanions

Ionic species involved in the reactions of alkali and alkaline-earth metal salts of CH-acids with various electrophiles are discussed, as well as the factors influencing the relative concentrations of these species. The reactivities of carbanions and their ion-pairs in nucleophilic substitution and addition and in electron and proton transfers are examined in terms of quantitative experimental results. A list of 140 references is included.