2,2,3,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-1,1-dimethylbutanol

2,2,3,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-1,1-dimethylbutanol is a fluorinated hydroxyl compound that can be used as a water and oil repellent, surfactant, or intermediate in photographic color development materials. Furthermore, fluorinated hydroxyl compounds do not dissolve plastic substrates, thus they can be used as solvents, for example, in dyes used in optical recording materials.