Tertiary alcohol
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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.
