Brook rearrangement

noun

A rearrangement name reaction in which an organosilyl group switches position with a hydroxyl proton over a carbon-to-oxygen covalent bond under the influence of a base, yielding a silyl ether.

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Meanings

nounBrook rearrangement (plural Brook rearrangements)

plural Brook rearrangements

  1. chemistryA rearrangement name reaction in which an organosilyl group switches position with a hydroxyl proton over a carbon-to-oxygen covalent bond under the influence of a base, yielding a silyl ether.

Origin

Named after the Canadian chemist Adrian Gibbs Brook (1924–2013).

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APA

Brook rearrangement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brook%20rearrangement

MLA

“Brook rearrangement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brook%20rearrangement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brook rearrangement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brook%20rearrangement.

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