Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brook rearrangement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: brook re-ar-range-ment
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Brook rearrangements (plural)

Questions

What does brook rearrangement mean?: 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.
Where does brook rearrangement come from?: Named after the Canadian chemist Adrian Gibbs Brook (1924–2013).

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