Butane, 2,2-dimethyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₄
• Molecular weight: 86.1754
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14/c1-5-6(2,3)4/h5H2,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HNRMPXKDFBEGFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-83-2
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• Other names: Neohexane; 2,2-Dimethylbutane; (CH3)3CCH2CH3; UN 1208
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References

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