Tert-Butyl alcohol

tert-Butyl alcohol is an organic compound. It is also known as tert-butanol. It has the chemical formula . It is one of four isomers of butanol. It is the simplest tertiary alcohol.

tert-Butyl alcohol is a very weak acid, so its conjugate base, the tert-butoxide anion, is very strong. tert-Butoxide salts like potassium tert-butoxide are used in organic synthesis as non-nucleophilic bases.

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Category:tert-Butyl compounds