Tetraethylmethane is a branched
alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in whi ...
with 9 carbon atoms. It is a colorless, highly flammable, and volatile liquid at room temperature. It is one of the isomers of
nonane.
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Neopentane
Neopentane, also called 2,2-dimethylpropane, is a double-branched-chain alkane with five carbon atoms. Neopentane is a flammable gas at room temperature and pressure which can condense into a highly volatile liquid on a cold day, in an ice bat ...
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Tetraethynylmethane
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Tetramethoxymethane
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* {{cite journal , doi = 10.1021/jo981779m , title = Molecular Structure of 3,3-Diethylpentane (Tetraethylmethane) in the Gas Phase as Determined by Electron Diffraction and ab Initio Calculations , journal = The Journal of Organic Chemistry , volume = 64 , issue = 12 , pages = 4226–4232 , year = 1999 , last1 = Alder , first1 = Roger W. , last2 = Allen , first2 = Paul R. , last3 = Hnyk , first3 = Drahomír , last4 = Rankin , first4 = David W. H. , last5 = Robertson , first5 = Heather E. , last6 = Smart , first6 = Bruce A. , last7 = Gillespie , first7 = Ronald J. , last8 = Bytheway , first8 = Ian
Alkanes