Talk:Tetraethyl lead

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 Definition A liquid with the chemical formula (CH3CH2)4Pb, once widely used (circa 1925 to 1990) to increase the octane rating of gasoline (petrol). [d] [e]
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Wikipedia has an article of the same name

This article was written from scratch. It is not simply a port from Wikipedia. Milton Beychok 17:58, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Needs more work. In particular, it needs a History section.

This article needs a History section and I have included some very good source references that would provide the needed historical material.

The other sections might benefit from a thorough review by someone knowledgeable about tetraethyl lead. Milton Beychok 17:55, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Added content to the History section (drawn from the Gasoline article. Milton Beychok 17:40, 6 May 2010 (UTC)