Stopped-flow kinetics of the reaction between aldehydes or ketones and the magnesium enediolate of phenylacetic acid in THF are second order at enediolate concentrations M, the formation of a bis (enedio1ate) requires a more complex kinetic equation. Second-order rate constants are reported for the reaction of the enediolate with a number of aldehydes and ketones at 25" C. Entropies of activation for cyclohexanone, benzaldehyde, 2- ...