Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Tertiary
hydrogen (
3
o
hydrogen):
A hydrogen atom
bonded
to a
tertiary carbon
.
This
molecule
has just one
tertiary
hydrogen (shown in red).
Related terms:
Primary hydrogen
,
secondary hydrogen
,
β-hydrogen
,
tertiary alcohol
,
tertiary amide
,
tertiary amine
,
tertiary alkyl halide
,
tertiary haloalkane
,
tertiary carbocation
,
tertiary structure
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