Detailed Product Description
Tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) is a clear, noncorrosive liquid. It is
miscible with water as well as most common organic solvents and
forms azeotrope. The sterically hindered tertiary butyl group
imparts stability compare to primary and secondary alcohols. In
result, the solubility and oxidative stability characteristics
provide many industrial applications as a reaction and process
solvent and chemical intermediate.
It is used as a non-reactive solvent for chemical reactions,
a non-surfactant compatibilizer for many solvent blends, and a
non-corrosive solvent. It is used in free radical polymerizations
to dissolve monomers. TBA is a main raw material of tert-butyl
functional group in organic synthesis. It is used as a coupling aid
for formulating pesticides and fertilizers in aqueous solutions
without generating an emulsion. TBA was used as a fuel additive for
high octane component to replace tetraethyl lead. TBA is used as a
reaction solvent as well as an intermediate for the product of
organic peroxides, metal alkoxides. Tert-butyl group is readily
cleaved under strongly acidic conditions. TBA is a source to
produce alkylated aromatic and nitrogen compounds in mid acidic
conditions. Dehydration reaction of TBA yields isobutylene which is
the main raw material of MTBE, the mostly used fuel oxygenates. TBA
is as an intermediate in the synthesis of other chemical
commodities such as , , , other flavors and perfumes.
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