Trichlorgerman

Structural formula
General
Surname	Trichlorgerman
other names	Germanium chloroform
Molecular formula	GeHCl 3
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1184-65-2 EC number 214-673-5 ECHA InfoCard 100.013.339 PubChem 6328654 Wikidata Q4463306
properties
Molar mass	180.0 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.93 g cm −3 (0 ° C)
Melting point	−71 ° C
boiling point	75.3 ° 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 .

Trichlorogermane is a chemical compound from the group of germane .

Extraction and presentation

Trichlorogerman can be obtained by reacting germanium or germanium (II) sulfide with hydrogen chloride .

${\displaystyle {\ce {Ge + 3HCl -> GeHCl3 + H2}}}$

${\displaystyle {\ce {GeS + 3HCl -> GeHCl3 + H2S}}}$

properties

Trichlorgerman is a colorless, easily mobile liquid that forms germanium (II) chloride at -30 ° C with the elimination of hydrogen chloride . With water it forms germanium (II) hydroxide .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler u. a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6 , p. 729.
2. ^ ^{A b} Jean d'Ans, Ellen Lax, Roger Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists . Springer DE, 1998, ISBN 3-642-58842-5 , pp. 470 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.