Tetraethyllead or TEL, is an organolead compound with the formula (CH3CH2)4Pb.
Tetraethyllead or TEL, is an organolead compound with the formula (CH3CH2)4Pb. It was mixed with gasoline (petrol) beginning in the 1920s as a patented octane booster that allowed engine compression to be raised substantially, which in turn increased vehicle performance or fuel economy. TEL was phased out starting in the in the mid-1970s because of its cumulative neurotoxicity and its damaging effect on catalytic converters. A gasoline-fueled reciprocating engine requires fuel of sufficient octane rating to prevent uncontrolled combustion known as engine knocking.
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