Tertiary Alcohol

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Contributed by Gamini Gunawardena
Associate Professor (Chemistry) at Utah Valley University

If in the molecule of an alcohol the carbon atom bearing the alcohol group is bonded to three carbon atoms, the alcohol is called a tertiary (3°) alcohol.

eg:

See also primary alcohol and secondary alcohol.

Contributors and Attributions

Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)