Chemicals and Drugs

tert-Butyl Alcohol

An isomer of butanol that contains a tertiary butyl group that consists of three methyl groups, each separately attached to a central (tertiary) carbon.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An isomer of butanol that contains a tertiary butyl group that consists of three methyl groups, each separately attached to a central (tertiary) carbon.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H10O
Molecular Weight
74.12 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
75-65-0
IUPAC Name
2-methylpropan-2-ol
InChIKey
DKGAVHZHDRPRBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C)O
MeSH Unique ID
D020002
Source
PubChem CID 6386

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • t-Butanol
  • tert-Butanol
  • tertiary-Butyl Alcohol
  • Alcohol, tert-Butyl
  • Alcohol, tertiary-Butyl
  • t Butanol
  • tert Butanol
  • tert Butyl Alcohol
  • tertiary Butyl Alcohol

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

98; use TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL (NM) 1981-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Butanols (1981-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. tert-Butyl Alcohol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020002. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020002
  2. tert-Butyl Alcohol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butyl_alcohol
  3. tert-Butyl Alcohol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285790
  4. tert-Butyl Alcohol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6386. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6386