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tert-butyl alcohol

Description

tert-Butyl Alcohol: An isomer of butanol that contains a tertiary butyl group that consists of three methyl groups, each separately attached to a central (tertiary) carbon. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

tert-butanol : A tertiary alcohol alcohol that is isobutane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID6386
CHEMBL ID16502
CHEBI ID45895
MeSH IDM0029708

Synonyms (127)

Synonym
t-butylalcohol
AKOS009029221
TBU ,
tert-butyl alcohol
trimethylcarbinol
t-butyl alcohol
dimethylethanol
trimethyl methanol
1,1-dimethylethanol
t-butyl hydroxide
tert-butanol
butanol tertiaire [french]
ccris 4755
einecs 200-889-7
brn 0906698
ai3-01288
caswell no. 124a
methanol, trimethyl-
alcool butylique tertiaire [french]
tertiary-butanol
nci-c55367
trimethyl carbinol
arconol
hsdb 50
2-propanol, 2-methyl-
inchi=1/c4h10o/c1-4(2,3)5/h5h,1-3h
2-methylpropan-2-ol
tert-butylalcohol
75-65-0
tertiary-butyl alcohol
2-methyl-2-propanol
CHEBI:45895 ,
t-butyl alchohol
DB03900
trimethylmethanol
t-butylalkohol
t-butanol
tertiary butyl alcohol
tert butyl alcohol
alcohol, tert-butyl
tert butanol
tert-butanol, anhydrous, >=99.5%
B0706
alcool butylique tertiaire
butanol tertiaire
CHEMBL16502
A838477
tbuoh
t-buoh
tert.-butanol
STL282741
FT-0688093
4-01-00-01609 (beilstein handbook reference)
ec 200-889-7
md83sfe959 ,
unii-md83sfe959
BP-20656
tert-butyl alcohol [ii]
tert-butyl alcohol [mi]
t-butyl alcohol [hsdb]
t-butyl alcohol [inci]
tertiary butanol
butyl alcohol, tert-
2-methyl-2-propan-d9-ol
tert-butyl hydroxide
2-methylpropanol-2
2-methyl n-propan-2-ol
ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-
tert-c4h9oh
methyl-2 propanol-2
tert-butanol acs reagent
1,1-dimethyl ethanol
t- butanol
(ch3)3coh
terbutyl alcohol
2-methyl-propan-2-ol
hot-bu
tertbutyl alcohol
tert.-butyl alcohol
ter-butanol
tert.butanol
terbutanol
hotbu
tertbutanol
t-butyl-alcohol
2-methyl-2-propyl alcohol
t-bu-oh
tert. butyl alcohol
tert-buyl alcohol
tert-butyl-alcohol
tertiarybutanol
2-methyl,2-propanol
ter-butyl alcohol
tert.butyl alcohol
2methyl-2-propanol
tert.-butylalcohol
tert. butanol
hoc(ch3)3
tert-buoh
tert -butanol
25-65-0
tert- butyl alcohol
C21389
DTXSID8020204
tert-butyl alcohol, anhydrous
mfcd00004464
J-510082
F0001-1901
tert-butanol, tebol(r) 99, >=99.3%
tert-butanol, acs reagent, >=99.0%
tert-butanol, analytical standard
tert-butanol, saj special grade, >=99.0%
tert-butanol, >=99% (gc)
tert-butanol, for hplc, >=99.5%
tert-butanol, puriss. p.a., acs reagent, >=99.7% (gc)
tert-butanol, saj first grade, >=98.0%
tert-butanol, ar
tert-butanol, p.a., 99.0%
tert-butanol, technical grade, 95.0%
tert-butanol, certified reference material, 5000 mug/ml in methanol
trimethyl-methanol
tert-butanol hplc grade
tert-butanol 100 microg/ml in acetonitrile
Q285790
AMY11058
EN300-19307
2-methyl propan-2-ol

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
human xenobiotic metaboliteAny human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
tertiary alcoholA tertiary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has three other carbon atoms attached to it.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (1)

tert-butyl alcohol is involved in 1 pathway(s), involving a total of 14 unique proteins and 25 unique compounds

PathwayProteinsCompounds
methyl tert-butyl ether degradation1425

Bioassays (13)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1393288Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus assessed as lowest concentration required for 7-log reduction in viable bacteria count after 1 hr2018Journal of medicinal chemistry, 05-10, Volume: 61, Issue:9
Quest for Novel Chemical Entities through Incorporation of Silicon in Drug Scaffolds.
AID1102450Fungitoxicity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides assessed as mycelial growth inhibition by poisoned food technique2003Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Aug-27, Volume: 51, Issue:18
Quantitative structure-fungitoxicity relationships of some monohydric alcohols.
AID19262Aqueous solubility2000Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jun-05, Volume: 10, Issue:11
Prediction of drug solubility from Monte Carlo simulations.
AID1594652Substrate activity at Geobacillus stearothermophilus DSM 2334 ADH expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) assessed as Km in 50 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.5 at 23 degC by MTT dye based Lineweaver-Burk plot analysis2019Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 06-15, Volume: 29, Issue:12
Characterization of the substrate scope of an alcohol dehydrogenase commonly used as methanol dehydrogenase.
AID1393290Antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 19433 assessed as lowest concentration required for 7-log reduction in viable bacteria count after 1 hr2018Journal of medicinal chemistry, 05-10, Volume: 61, Issue:9
Quest for Novel Chemical Entities through Incorporation of Silicon in Drug Scaffolds.
AID1393289Antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145 assessed as lowest concentration required for 7-log reduction in viable bacteria count after 1 hr2018Journal of medicinal chemistry, 05-10, Volume: 61, Issue:9
Quest for Novel Chemical Entities through Incorporation of Silicon in Drug Scaffolds.
AID1393287Antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli C3000 ATCC 15597 assessed as lowest concentration required for 7-log reduction in viable bacteria count after 1 hr2018Journal of medicinal chemistry, 05-10, Volume: 61, Issue:9
Quest for Novel Chemical Entities through Incorporation of Silicon in Drug Scaffolds.
AID237685Lipophilicity determined as logarithm of the partition coefficient in the alkane/water system2005Journal of medicinal chemistry, May-05, Volume: 48, Issue:9
Calculating virtual log P in the alkane/water system (log P(N)(alk)) and its derived parameters deltalog P(N)(oct-alk) and log D(pH)(alk).
AID162229Toxicity determined using Konemann's Industrial Pollutants Toxicity Test1991Journal of medicinal chemistry, May, Volume: 34, Issue:5
Using theoretical descriptors in quantitative structure-activity relationships: some toxicological indices.
AID346025Binding affinity to beta cyclodextrin2009Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-15, Volume: 17, Issue:2
Convenient QSAR model for predicting the complexation of structurally diverse compounds with beta-cyclodextrins.
AID1594651Substrate activity at Geobacillus stearothermophilus DSM 2334 ADH expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) assessed as Kcat in 50 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.5 at 23 degC by MTT dye based Lineweaver-Burk plot analysis2019Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 06-15, Volume: 29, Issue:12
Characterization of the substrate scope of an alcohol dehydrogenase commonly used as methanol dehydrogenase.
AID212400Toxicity determined using Tadpole Narcosis Test1991Journal of medicinal chemistry, May, Volume: 34, Issue:5
Using theoretical descriptors in quantitative structure-activity relationships: some toxicological indices.
AID1594653Substrate activity at Geobacillus stearothermophilus DSM 2334 ADH expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) assessed as Kcat/Km ratio in 50 mM HEPES buffer at pH 7.5 at 23 degC by MTT dye based Lineweaver-Burk plot analysis2019Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 06-15, Volume: 29, Issue:12
Characterization of the substrate scope of an alcohol dehydrogenase commonly used as methanol dehydrogenase.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (480)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199055 (11.46)18.7374
1990's54 (11.25)18.2507
2000's186 (38.75)29.6817
2010's149 (31.04)24.3611
2020's36 (7.50)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials6 (1.19%)5.53%
Reviews13 (2.57%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.20%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other486 (96.05%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research Highlights

Safety/Toxicity (17)

ArticleYear
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency significantly exacerbates tert-butyl alcohol-induced toxicity in mice.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Volume: 40, Issue: 7
2020
Histopathology re-examination of the NTP toxicity/carcinogenicity studies of tert-butyl alcohol to identify renal tumor and toxicity modes of action.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, Volume: 102
2019
Microbial toxicity of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) determined with fluorescent and luminescent bioassays.
Chemosphere, Volume: 120
2015
Improved dispersion method of multi-wall carbon nanotube for inhalation toxicity studies of experimental animals.
The Journal of toxicological sciences, Volume: 38, Issue: 4
2013
Renal histopathology in toxicity and carcinogenicity studies with tert-butyl alcohol administered in drinking water to F344 rats: a pathology working group review and re-evaluation.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, Volume: 59, Issue: 3
2011
Ethyl t-butyl ether: review of reproductive and developmental toxicity.
Birth defects research. Part B, Developmental and reproductive toxicology, Volume: 89, Issue: 3
2010
Differential toxic effects of methyl tertiary butyl ether and tert-butanol on rat fibroblasts in vitro.
Toxicology and industrial health, Volume: 25, Issue: 2
2009
Amended final report of the safety assessment of t-Butyl Alcohol as used in cosmetics.
International journal of toxicology, Volume: 24 Suppl 2
2005
Acute toxicity and cancer risk assessment values for tert-butyl acetate.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, Volume: 40, Issue: 2
2004
Squaraine dyes for photodynamic therapy: mechanism of cytotoxicity and DNA damage induced by halogenated squaraine dyes plus light (>600 nm).
Photochemistry and photobiology, Volume: 79, Issue: 1
2004
Quantitative structure-fungitoxicity relationships of some monohydric alcohols.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Aug-27, Volume: 51, Issue: 18
2003
NTP technical report on toxicity studies of t-butyl alcohol (CAS No. 75-65-0). Administered by inhalation to F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice.
Toxicity report series, Issue: 53
1997
[Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of methyl tert-butyl ether and its metabolite to human leukemia cells].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine], Volume: 31, Issue: 6
1997
Methyl tert butyl ether systemic toxicity.
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, Volume: 17, Issue: 6
1997
Administration of subtoxic doses of t-butyl alcohol and trichloroacetic acid to male Wistar rats to study the interactive toxicity.
Toxicology letters, Volume: 80, Issue: 1-3
1995
Subchronic toxicity studies of t-butyl alcohol in rats and mice.
Fundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume: 19, Issue: 1
1992
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Long-term Use (1)

ArticleYear
alpha 2u-Globulin nephropathy, renal cell proliferation, and dosimetry of inhaled tert-butyl alcohol in male and female F-344 rats.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume: 61, Issue: 1
2001
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Pharmacokinetics (8)

ArticleYear
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for ethyl tertiary-butyl ether and tertiary-butyl alcohol in rats: Contribution of binding to α2u-globulin in male rats and high-exposure nonlinear kinetics to toxicity and cancer outcomes.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Volume: 37, Issue: 5
2017
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic model of methyl tertiary butyl ether and tertiary butyl alcohol dosimetry in male rats based on binding to alpha2u-globulin.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume: 109, Issue: 2
2009
Preparation of CLA ascorbyl ester with improved volumetric productivity by an ionic liquid-based reaction system.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, Sep-07, Volume: 6, Issue: 17
2008
A physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model assessment of methyl t-butyl ether in groundwater for a bathing and showering determination.
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, Volume: 17, Issue: 5
1997
Pharmacokinetics of tertiary butyl alcohol in male and female Fischer 344 rats.
Toxicology letters, Aug-22, Volume: 92, Issue: 3
1997
Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for methyl tertiary-butyl ether and tertiary-butanol in male Fisher-344 rats.
Fundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume: 30, Issue: 2
1996
The pharmacokinetics of tertiary butanol in C57BL/6J mice.
Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology, Volume: 64, Issue: 1
1989
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioavailability (4)

ArticleYear
Nanocrystals: comparison of the size reduction effectiveness of a novel combinative method with conventional top-down approaches.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, Volume: 81, Issue: 1
2012
Process optimization of a novel production method for nanosuspensions using design of experiments (DoE).
International journal of pharmaceutics, Nov-28, Volume: 420, Issue: 2
2011
Tertiary-Butanol: a toxicological review.
Critical reviews in toxicology, Volume: 40, Issue: 8
2010
Novel ultra-rapid freezing particle engineering process for enhancement of dissolution rates of poorly water-soluble drugs.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, Volume: 65, Issue: 1
2007
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Dosage (21)

ArticleYear
Fabrication, characterization, and purification of nutraceutical diacylglycerol components from Camellia oil.
Journal of food science, Volume: 87, Issue: 9
2022
Highly Selective Synthesis of Monolaurin via Enzymatic Transesterification under Batch and Continuous Flow Conditions.
Journal of oleo science, Nov-07, Volume: 68, Issue: 11
2019
Mineralization of aniline in aqueous solution by sono-activated peroxydisulfate enhanced with PbO semiconductor.
Chemosphere, Volume: 239
2020
Mixed industrial wastewater treatment by combined electrochemical advanced oxidation and biological processes.
Chemosphere, Volume: 237
2019
Development and application of a rat PBPK model to elucidate kidney and liver effects induced by ETBE and tert-butanol.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, Nov-01, Volume: 288, Issue: 3
2015
Enhanced ozonation degradation of di-n-butyl phthalate by zero-valent zinc in aqueous solution: performance and mechanism.
Journal of hazardous materials, Jan-30, Volume: 265
2014
Ethyl t-butyl ether: review of reproductive and developmental toxicity.
Birth defects research. Part B, Developmental and reproductive toxicology, Volume: 89, Issue: 3
2010
Intensification of sonochemical degradation of antibiotics levofloxacin using carbon tetrachloride.
Ultrasonics sonochemistry, Volume: 17, Issue: 4
2010
A new insight into Fenton and Fenton-like processes for water treatment.
Journal of hazardous materials, Feb-15, Volume: 174, Issue: 1-3
2010
Gamma irradiation of pharmaceutical compounds, nitroimidazoles, as a new alternative for water treatment.
Water research, Volume: 43, Issue: 16
2009
Evaluating UV/H2O2 processes for methyl tert-butyl ether and tertiary butyl alcohol removal: effect of pretreatment options and light sources.
Water research, Volume: 42, Issue: 20
2008
Treatment of groundwater contaminated with gasoline components by an ozone/UV process.
Chemosphere, Volume: 73, Issue: 5
2008
Amended final report of the safety assessment of t-Butyl Alcohol as used in cosmetics.
International journal of toxicology, Volume: 24 Suppl 2
2005
Degradation of tert-butyl alcohol in dilute aqueous solution by an O3/UV process.
Environmental science & technology, Oct-01, Volume: 38, Issue: 19
2004
Use of pure t-butanol as a solvent for freeze-drying: a case study.
International journal of pharmaceutics, Sep-11, Volume: 226, Issue: 1-2
2001
Biotransformation of 12C- and 2-13C-labeled methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether, and tert-butyl alcohol in rats: identification of metabolites in urine by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Chemical research in toxicology, Volume: 11, Issue: 6
1998
A histopathological study of liver and kidney in male Wistar rats treated with subtoxic doses of t-butyl alcohol and trichloroacetic acid.
Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie, Volume: 49, Issue: 5
1997
Retrospective study of possible alpha-2 mu-globulin nephropathy and associated cell proliferation in male Fischer 344 rats dosed with t-butyl alcohol.
Environmental health perspectives, Volume: 101 Suppl 5
1993
Administration of subtoxic doses of t-butyl alcohol and trichloroacetic acid to male Wistar rats to study the interactive toxicity.
Toxicology letters, Volume: 80, Issue: 1-3
1995
Subchronic toxicity studies of t-butyl alcohol in rats and mice.
Fundamental and applied toxicology : official journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume: 19, Issue: 1
1992
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]