Triethyl germanium chloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Triethyl germanium chloride
other names	Chlortriethylgerman
Molecular formula	C 6 H 15 ClGe
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 994-28-5 EC number 213-614-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.012.376 PubChem 70438 Wikidata Q27257622
properties
Molar mass	195.28 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.175 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	<−50 ° C
boiling point	173 ° C
Refractive index	1.459 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-312-319-332 P: 280-305 + 351 + 338
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

Triethylgermanium chloride is a chemical compound from the group of organic germanium compounds .

Extraction and presentation

Triethylgermanium chloride can be obtained by reacting germanium tetrachloride with tetraethylgermanium and aluminum chloride at 210 ° C. It was first synthesized in 1932.

properties

Triethylgermanium chloride is a colorless, moisture-sensitive liquid with a flash point of 113 ° C.

use

Triethylgermanium hydride can be obtained by reaction with lithium aluminum hydride in diethyl ether or dibutyl ether .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {4\ ClGe(CH_{2}CH_{3})_{3}+\ LiAlH_{4}{\xrightarrow[{}]{Et_{2}O}}\ 4\ HGe(CH_{2}CH_{3})_{3}\ +\ LiCl\ +\ AlCl_{3}} }$

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on Chlortriethylgerman at ChemicalBook , accessed on January 17, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} data sheet Chlorotriethylgermane, 96% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 19, 2015 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ Jane E. Macintyre: Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds . CRC Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-412-43060-2 , pp. 1720 ( books.google.de ).
4. ^ Germanium: Organogermanium compounds . Springer-Verlag Chemie, 1996, ISBN 978-3-540-93730-2 , p. 107 ( books.google.de ).
5. ^ Richard W. Weiss: Compounds of Germanium, Tin, and Lead, including Biological Activity and Commercial Application Covering the Literature from 1937 to 1964 . Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-51889-8 , pp. 53–54 ( limited preview in Google Book search).