what is tert in chem
Answers. Best Answer: tert is short for tertiary. tert for organic chemistry is specifically referring to a carbon that is already bonded to 3 other carbon atoms.You could also think of it as a third degree carbon but no one calls it that, I've no idea why.n this case, tert-is a specific type of group. A tert-butyl group is a-C(CH3)3 group; the tert is necessary to distinguish between the 4 different arrangements of a 4-carbon side chain. I hope this helped! Paul Â· 7 years ago.