Neopentyl alcohol is a

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with formula (CH₃)₃CCH₂OH. It is a colorless solid. The compound is one of the eight isomers of

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Preparation and reactions

Neopentyl alcohol can be prepared from the hydroperoxide of diisobutylene. It can also be prepared by the reduction of trimethylacetic acid with

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. Neopentyl alcohol was the first described in 1891 by L. Tissier, who prepared it by reduction of a mixture of trimethyl acetic acid and trimethylacetyl chloride with sodium amalgam. Neopentyl alcohol can be converted to neopentyl iodide by treatment with

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: :(CH₃)₃CCH₂OH + H₃(C₆H₅O)₃Psup>+I⁻ → (CH₃)₃CCH₂I + H₃(C₆H₅O)₂PO + C₆H₅OH

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Preparation and reactions

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