Tetradecane is an
alkane
In organic chemistry
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hydrocarbon
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with the
chemical formula
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CH
3(CH
2)
12CH
3.
Tetradecane has 1858
structural isomers.
See also
*
Higher alkanes
*
List of isomers of tetradecane
References
External links
Material Safety Data Sheet for Tetradecane
* http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?TETRADECANE
Alkanes
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