tert-Butanol

Description

t-Butanol exists in a lab environment as either a liquid or solid, depending on the ambient temperature. It finds use generally as a solvent for certain reactions, and occasionally as a reagent, as in Curtius rearrangements, for example.

The Uses of tert-Butanol

tert-Butanol is used as a solvent (e.g., for paints, lacquers, and varnishes); as a denaturant for ethanol and several other alcohols; as an octane booster in gasoline; as a dehydrating agent; as a chemical intermediate in the manufacturing of methyl methacrylate; and in the manufacturing of flotation agents, fruit essences, and perfumes.

The Uses of tert-Butanol

DPPA (642 mg, 2.34 mmol) and TEA (236 mg, 2.34 mmol) were added to a solution of the SM (300 mg, 2.34 mmol) in t-BuOH (10 mL) at 50 C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 90 C for 16 h. After concentration, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (1:4 PE/EtOAc) to provide the product as a yellow solid. [412 mg, 66%]

What are the applications of Application

tert-Butanol is a solvent and isomer of butanol