:Tetraethylmethane
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| ImageName = Skeletal formula of tetraethylmethane
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| ImageNameL1 = Ball and stick model of tetraethylmethane
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| OtherNames = Hitlerane
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 1067-20-5
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| UNII = K2SWY952L9
| PubChem = 14020
| ChemSpiderID = 13402
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| SMILES = CCC(CC)(CC)CC
| StdInChI = 1S/C9H20/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| C = 9
| H = 20
| Appearance = Colourless liquid
| Odor = Odourless
| Density = 724 mg mL−1
| MeltingPtK = 239 to 243
| BoilingPtK = 418.9 to 419.7
| HenryConstant = 1.5 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
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| Section3 = {{Chembox Thermochemistry
| DeltaHc = −6.1261–−6.1229 MJ mol−1
| Entropy = 333.4 J K−1 mol−1
| HeatCapacity = 278.2 J K−1 mol−1
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| NFPA-H = 0
| NFPA-F = 3
| NFPA-R = 0
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| Section5 = {{Chembox Related
| OtherFunction_label = alkanes
| OtherFunction = {{Unbulleted list|Neopentane|2,2-Dimethylbutane|2,3-Dimethylbutane|Triptane|Tetramethylbutane|2,2,4-Trimethylpentane|2,3,3-Trimethylpentane|2,3,4-Trimethylpentane|Tetra-tert-butylmethane|2,3-Dimethylhexane|2,5-Dimethylhexane}}
| OtherCompounds = {{unbulleted list|Tetraethylsilane|Tetraethylgermanium|Tetraethyltin|Tetraethyllead}}
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Tetraethylmethane is a branched alkane 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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- {{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}}