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Brook rearrangement

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.

Noun

Brook rearrangement (plural Brook rearrangements)

  1. 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.

Forms of Brook rearrangement

pluralBrook rearrangements

Origin of Brook rearrangement

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

Questions about Brook rearrangement

What does Brook rearrangement mean?
Brook rearrangement means 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.
What part of speech is Brook rearrangement?
Brook rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of Brook rearrangement?
The plural of Brook rearrangement is Brook rearrangements.

Words near Brook rearrangement in the dictionary

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  2. brook lamprey
  3. brook lampreys
  4. brook mint
  5. brook mints
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  8. brook springflies
  9. brook springfly
  10. Brook Street
  11. brook trout

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