Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Tertiary alcohol (3o alcohol; 3o ROH)

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Tertiary alcohol (3^o alcohol; 3^o ROH): An alcohol in which the hydroxyl group is bonded to a tertiary carbon.


General tertiary alcohol structure.

Related terms: Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, tert-butanol, tBuOH, primary alcohol, secondary alcohol, tertiary amine, tertiary amide, tertiary hydrogen, tertiary alkyl halide, tertiary haloalkane, tertiary carbocation, tertiary structure
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