A method for recovering 3 methyl 2 butanol from a mixture of 3 methyl 2 butanol and 1 butanol which comprises distilling a mixture of 3 methyl 2 butanol and 1 butanol in the presence of an azeotrope forming agent, recovering the 3 methyl 2 butanol and the azeotrope forming agent as everhead product and obtaining the 1 butanol as bottoms product, wherein said azeotrope forming agent consists of one material selected from {HEAD ~ the group} consisting of {TAIL ~ methyl acetoacetate}, dimethoxymethane, 2,2 dimethoxypropane, dioxane, 1 methoxy 2 propanol and n butyl amine 
A method for recovering 3 methyl 2 butanol from a mixture of 3 methyl 2 butanol and 1 butanol which comprises distilling a mixture of 3 methyl 2 butanol and 1 butanol in the presence of an azeotrope forming agent , recovering the 3 methyl 2 butanol and the azeotrope forming agent as everhead product and obtaining the 1 butanol as bottoms product , wherein said azeotrope forming agent consists of one material selected from { HEAD ~ the group } consisting of { TAIL ~ methyl acetoacetate } , dimethoxymethane , 2,2 dimethoxypropane , dioxane , 1 methoxy 2 propanol and n butyl amine
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