Tetra- tert -butylmethan

Structural formula
General
Surname	Tetra- tert -butylmethan
other names	2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3,3-bis (2-methyl-2-propanyl) pentane ( IUPAC ) ; 3,3-Di- tert -butyl-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentane;
Molecular formula	C 17 H 36
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	14123361
ChemSpider	14288112
Wikidata	Q289372
properties
Molar mass	240.47 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tetra- tert -butylmethan (systematic name according to IUPAC : 3,3-di- tert -butyl-2,2,4,4-tetra methyl pentane ) is a hypothetical organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C ₁₇ H ₃₆ . It would be an alkane , more precisely the maximally branched isomer of heptadecane .

The compound is of theoretical interest because, according to current knowledge, it is the smallest saturated and acyclic hydrocarbon which - due to steric hindrance - is not stable.

Individual evidence

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ KM de Silva and JM Goodman: What Is the Smallest Saturated Acyclic Alkane that Cannot Be Made? . In: J. Chem. Inf. Model. . 45, No. 1, 2005, pp. 81-87. doi : 10.1021 / ci0497657 . PMID 15667132 .

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Simulation of the spatial structure

[NV-1] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[silva-2] KM de Silva and JM Goodman: What Is the Smallest Saturated Acyclic Alkane that Cannot Be Made? . In: J. Chem. Inf. Model. . 45, No. 1, 2005, pp. 81-87. doi : 10.1021 / ci0497657 . PMID 15667132 .