Brook rearrangement

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Brook rearrangement (plural Brook rearrangements)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.