tert-Butyl alcohol

tert-Butyl alcohol, or tert-butanol, is a branched four-carbon alcohol with formula C₄H₁₀O. Its hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon bonded to three methyl groups.

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Alcohol (chemistry): An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a saturated carbon atom. tert-Butyl alcohol is a tertiary member of this compound family.
Solvent: A substance that dissolves another substance to form a solution. tert-Butanol serves as a solvent in chemical synthesis and laboratory work.
Butanol: An alcohol with four carbon atoms and formula C₄H₁₀O, occurring as several structural isomers. tert-Butyl alcohol is one of the four structural isomers commonly called butanols.
1-Butanol: A straight-chain primary alcohol with formula C₄H₁₀O, also called n-butanol. It shares tert-butanol’s formula but has an unbranched skeleton and a primary hydroxyl carbon.
Tertiary alcohol: An alcohol whose hydroxyl-bearing carbon is bonded to three other carbon atoms. The three methyl groups make tert-butanol the simplest tertiary alcohol.
Green chemistry: The design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances and waste. Its use as a solvent can be assessed through solvent-selection principles and process impacts.
Structural isomerism: The existence of compounds with the same molecular formula but different atom connectivity. Butanols share a formula but differ in carbon skeleton or hydroxyl-group position.
2-Butanol: A four-carbon secondary alcohol with formula C₄H₁₀O, also called sec-butanol. Its hydroxyl-bearing carbon is attached to two carbon groups rather than three.
Dehydration reaction: A chemical reaction that removes water from a molecule, often forming a double bond. Acid-catalyzed dehydration of tert-butanol produces 2-methylpropene.
Fuel oxygenate: An oxygen-containing compound blended with fuel to alter combustion or fuel properties. tert-Butanol has been used as a gasoline oxygenate and octane-enhancing component.