tert-Butyl acetate, t-butyl acetate or TBAc is a colorless flammable liquid with a camphor- or blueberry-like smell. It is used as a solvent in the production of lacquers, enamels, inks, adhesives, thinners and industrial cleaners.[3] It has recently gained EPA volatile organic compound (VOC) exempt status.[4]

It is manufactured from acetic acid and isobutylene.[1] An attempt at Fischer esterification would lead to elimination of tert-butyl alcohol to isobutylene.

Butyl acetate has four isomers (or five, including stereoisomers): tert-butyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, and sec-butyl acetate (two enantiomers).

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  1. 1 2 3 4 tert-Butyl acetate (11th ed.). p. 236. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0074". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ↑ "tert-butyl acetate". scentsandflavors.com. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Update: U.S. EPA Exempt Volatile Organic Compounds". American Coatings Association. 2018-01-30. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butyl_acetate