2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane-3-ol

2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane-3-ol

Names
IUPAC name 3-tert-Butyl-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-pentan-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	41902-42-5
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	125760
PubChem	142558
InChI InChI=1S/C13H28O/c1-10(2,3)13(14,11(4,5)6)12(7,8)9/h14H,1-9H3 Key: LIUBOLYWYDGCSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C13H28O/c1-10(2,3)13(14,11(4,5)6)12(7,8)9/h14H,1-9H3 Key: LIUBOLYWYDGCSJ-UHFFFAOYAS
SMILES OC(C(C)(C)C)(C(C)(C)C)C(C)(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H28O
Molar mass	200.37 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane-3-ol is an organic compound with formula C₁₃H₂₈O, or ((H₃C-)₃C-)₃COH.^[1] It is an alcohol that can be viewed as a tridecane isomer (2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane) where the central hydrogen has been replaced by a hydroxyl group -OH.

The bulky tert-butyl groups (H₃C-)₃C- groups attached to the central carbon prevent the hydroxyl group from forming the hydrogen bonds that are characteristic of most alcohols. Indeed, as of 2003 this was the only known organic compound with that property, which made it interesting for research in spectroscopy.^[2]

References

1. Z. Malarski (1974). "Solid rotator phases in 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-tert-butyl-3-pentanol". Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 25: 259.
2. Irena Majerza, Ireneusz Natkaniec (2006). "Experimental and theoretical IR, R, and INS spectra of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane-3-ol". Journal of Molecular Structure. 788 (1–3): 93–101. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.11.022.