Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Tetra-tert-butylmethane is a hypothetical organic compound with formula C17H36 or ((H3C-)3C-)4C. It would be an alkane specifically the most compact branched isomer of heptadecane. The systematic name is 33-Di-tert-butyl-2244-tetramethylpentane.This compound is of interest because it is believed to be the smallest saturated and acyclic hydrocarbon that cannot exist (due to steric hindrance).
