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Germanium(IV) chloride

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Germanium tetrachloride

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Linear Formula:
GeCl4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
214.45
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
form:
liquid

vapor pressure

76 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: germanium

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

bp

83 °C (lit.)

mp

−49.5 °C (lit.)

density

1.844 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

Cl[Ge](Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/Cl4Ge/c1-5(2,3)4

InChI key

IEXRMSFAVATTJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Germanium tetrachloride may be used in the microwave preparation of Ge2Cl6, a colorless crystalline material which was included in a further study of low-valent germanium compounds.GeCl4 may be used in the plasma enhanced vapor deposition of germanium chalcogenide thin films. GeCl4 in combination with triphenylphosphine may be applied for the reduction of a number of a-bromo carboxylic acid derivatives.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

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Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Does not sustain combustion.

flash_point_c

Does not sustain combustion.

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Triphenylphosphine/germanium(IV) chloride combination: A new agent for the reduction of a-bromo carboxylic acid derivatives
Kagoshima H, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 39(10), 1203-1206 (1998)
GeS2 and GeSe2 PECVD from GeCl4 and Various Chalcogenide Precursors.
Whitham PJ, et al.
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 34(4), 755-766 (2014)
Zheng Gong et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 19(36), 24513-24521 (2017-07-20)
Spinel-phase Zn
Ian R. Beattie et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 37(23), 6032-6034 (2001-10-24)
The Raman spectrum of Ge(2)Cl(6) shows close analogies with that of the isoelectronic [Ga(2)Cl(6)](2)(-). A band at 262 cm(-)(1) is assigned as principally a Ge-Ge stretching mode. The compound is very moisture-sensitive and decomposes readily in vacuo to give GeCl(4)
Murat Kaya et al.
Talanta, 84(1), 122-126 (2011-02-15)
A new chloride generation system was designed for the direct, sensitive, rapid and accurate determination of the total germanium in complex matrices. It was aimed to improve the detection limit of chloride generation technique by increasing the vapor pressure of

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