Tertiary Butyl Alcohol

Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
(CH3)3COH
  An alcohol primarily used as a chemical feedstock or a solvent or feedstock, for isobutylene production for MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) and produced as a co-product of propylene oxide production or by direct hydration of isobutylene.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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