Product Details:  Tertiary Butanol

Tertiary Butanol is a tertiary alcohol that is isobutane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It derives from a hydride of an isobutane. ChEBI. Tertiary Butanol alcohol is a colorless oily liquid with a sharp alcohol odor.

Applications

 Solvent, ethanol denaturant, paint remover ingredient, and gasoline octane booster and oxygenate. It is a chemical intermediate used to produce MTBE and ETBE by reaction with methanol and ethanol, and TBHP by reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Anti-knock agent, Manufacture of flotation agents, Fermentation ingredient.