Ethyl germanium trichloride

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Structural formula
Structural formula of ethyl germanium trichloride
General
Surname Ethyl germanium trichloride
other names
  • Trichloroethylgerman
  • Trichloroethylgermanium
Molecular formula C 2 H 5 Cl 3 Ge
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 993-42-0
EC number 633-711-5
ECHA InfoCard 100.161.758
PubChem 2733353
Wikidata Q41751073
properties
Molar mass 208.06 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

1.60 g cm −3

Melting point

<−33 ° C

boiling point

144 ° C

Refractive index

1.474 (25 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Ethylgermanium trichloride is a chemical compound from the group of organic germanium compounds .

Extraction and presentation

Ethyl germanium trichloride can be obtained by reacting germanium (IV) chloride with tetraethyl tin . The compound can also be represented by the reaction of ethyl chloride with germanium and copper .

properties

Ethyl germanium trichloride is a colorless liquid that reacts with water.

use

Ethyl germanium trichloride can be used as a polymerization catalyst.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AMERICAN ELEMENTS ®: Ethylgermanium Trichloride | AMERICAN ELEMENTS ® , accessed October 8, 2017.
  2. ^ A b Carl L. Yaws: The Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals Physical Properties for More Than 54,000 Organic and Inorganic Chemical Compounds, Coverage for C1 to C100 Organics and Ac to Zr Inorganics . Gulf Professional Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-0-12-801146-1 , pp. 17 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ a b c d Jane E. Macintyre: Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds . CRC Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-412-43060-2 , pp. 1710 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  5. ^ A b Michael Dub: Organometallic Compounds Literature Survey 1937-1958 Volume II Organic Compounds of Germanium, Tin and Lead . Springer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-43074-3 , pp. 43 ( limited preview in Google Book search).