Tetracyclopropylmethane

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1,1′,1′′,1′′′-Methanetetrayltetracyclopropane
Identifiers
CAS Number	332104-93-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	35765346 Y
PubChem CID	57417320
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90726267
InChI InChI=1S/C13H20/c1-2-9(1)13(10-3-4-10,11-5-6-11)12-7-8-12/h9-12H,1-8H2 N Key: KXAOPBGXMXVCRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
SMILES C1(CC1)C(C2CC2)(C3CC3)C4CC4
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H20
Molar mass	176.303 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Tetracyclopropylmethane is an organic compound, a polycyclic hydrocarbon with formula C₁₃H₂₀, or (C₃H₅-)₄C. The carbon skeleton of its molecule consists of four cyclopropane rings attached to a central carbon atom.

This compound was synthesized in 2001 by Armin de Meijere and others, with dicyclopropyldiethenylmethane as an intermediate step.^[1] In the solid state, the molecules have a propeller shape with S4 symmetry.