2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol is an
organic
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chemical compound; it is one of the isomeric
hexanol
Hexanol may refer to any of the following isomeric organic compound
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s. Its main use is as a
solvent
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.
References
Hexanols
Primary alcohols
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