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tert-Amyl alcohol or 2-methylbutan-2-ol , is a branched pentanol.
Historically TAA has been used an anesthetic and more recently used as a recreational drug. TAA is mostly a positive allosteric modulator for GABAA receptors in the same way as ethanol. The effects of TAA and ethanol are similar.
TAA is a colorless liquid with a burning flavor and an unpleasant odor similar to paraldehyde with a hint of camphor. TAA remains as a liquid at room temperature making it a useful alternative solvent to tert-butyl alcohol.
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