tert-butyl alcohol

It is prepared by the reaction of dry tert-butyl alcohol with potassium metal.

The first of these reactions had been reported by Butlerov in 1863, who prepared tert-butyl alcohol from dimethylzinc and phosgene.

Reaction between tert-butyl alcohol and peroxymonosulfuric acid (however, an explosive intermediate is formed in this reaction)

The reason Linderman and Graves chose tert-butyl alcohol as a ligand instead of acetate was due to its bulk and nonoxidizable characteristics.

An example of a reaction taking place with an S1 reaction mechanism is the hydrolysis of tert-butyl bromide with water to form tert-butyl alcohol:

Another compound, tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), is a breakdown component of a couple different potential fracking components, including the gasoline additive MTBE.