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A tertiery alcohol is an alcohol which has the hydroxyl group connected to a tertiary carbon atom.

Examples of primary alcohols include: chlorobutanol, tert-amyl alcohol, tert-butanol.

Properties

Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized like primary or secondary alcohols.

References

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