Tert-Butanol
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| Other names | t-Butanol tert-Butanol t-Butyl alcohol |
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tert-Butanol, or 2-methyl-2-propanol, is a tertiary alcohol. It is one of the four isomers of butanol. tert-Butanol is a clear liquid with a camphor-like odor. It is well soluble in water and miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether.
tert-Butanol is used as a solvent, as a denaturant for ethanol, as an ingredient in paint removers, as an octane booster for gasoline, and as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemical commodities such as flavors and perfumes.
As a tertiary alcohol, tert-butanol is more stable to oxidation and less reactive than the other isomers of butanol.
tert-Butanol can be manufactured industrially by the catalytic hydration of isobutylene.
Reference
- Merck Index, 11th Edition, 1542
External links
- For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound, see [Chemical sources].
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