Isobutanol (C4H10O) is a corrosive, flammable, organic, aliphatic alcohol. It is used in industry, as a varnish, as a biofuel component, as a solvent in chemical reactions, and as a starting material for esters and other organic syntheses.
Isobutanol is a reagent used in organic reactions. It is employed in the synthesis of new fluorinating reagents. It is also used in the lipase-catalyzed production of biodiesel as an energy source. It acts as a catalyst for the liquid-phase esterification of acetic acid by ion-exchange resins.