IUPAC name of the tertiary butyl alcohol is:

1-butanol

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2-butanol

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2-methyl-1-propanol

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2-methyl-2-propanol

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Solution

The correct option is D 2-methyl-2-propanol

Above is the structure of tertiary butyl alcohol. Longest carbon chain contains 3 carbons and one methyl group and one hydroxy group at 2 position.
Hence, the IUPAC name of tertiary butyl alcohol is 2-methyl-2-propanol.

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