Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Triethyl methanetricarboxylate (TEMT) can be mildly alkylated by primary, benzylic and allylic alcohols under classical Mitsunobu conditions, in fair to good yields. The utility of TEMT in organic synthesis as a diethyl malonate surrogate is reported. ... Triethyl methanetricarboxylate ( ...