tertcarbon
tertcarbon is not a standard term in formal chemical nomenclature. In most scientific usage, the phrase is encountered as an informal shorthand for a tertiary carbon atom in organic molecules, i.e., a carbon atom bonded to three other carbon atoms. When encountered in literature or discussion, tertcarbon is typically interpreted as referring to a tertiary carbon rather than to a distinct chemical species.
A tertiary carbon is a carbon center connected to three carbon substituents. The classification of carbon centers
Common examples of tertiary carbons appear in tert-butanol, where the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group is
Organic chemistry terminology, carbon center classifications, tert- prefix usage.