1,1-Disilyl alcohols like 6 give the silylethers like 9 on treatment with base and alkyl halides, in a reaction which may be formulated as the alkylation of the Brook-rearranged carbanion 8. The products can be oxidised to give ketones like 10, showing that this Brook-rearranging system supplies a controlled d1 synthon of the acyl anion class. The alcohols can be prepared from the acid chloride 12