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Why is tert-butanol miscible with water while butanol-1 is not miscible, they both have the same summer formula.I noticed that they have a diffrent chemical struktur but i couldt explain why that is ??

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    $\begingroup$ chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/132765/… $\endgroup$
    – Mithoron
    Commented Nov 20 at 16:28
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    $\begingroup$ This question is similar to: What is the solubility order of isomeric alcohols in water?. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem. $\endgroup$
    – Mithoron
    Commented Nov 20 at 16:33
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    $\begingroup$ the reason is closely related to why t-butanol has boiling point lower than n-butanol by about 35 deg C . $\endgroup$
    – Poutnik
    Commented Nov 20 at 17:41
  • $\begingroup$ Or why n-amylalcohol shaken with water forms quite stable emulsion, while i-amylalcohol does not (I once tried to substitute the latter by the former in extraction). $\endgroup$
    – Poutnik
    Commented Nov 22 at 9:37

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