Boiling Point: 75°

EINECS Number: 214-673-5

Melting Point: -71°

Molecular Weight: 179.97

Specific Gravity: 1.930

Flashpoint: 12°C (54°F)

HMIS Key: 3-4-2-X

Formula: HCl₃Ge

TSCA: TSCA

Application: Pure GeCl₂ may be provided by cooling to -30° and pulling vacuum.^1,2
Complex with 2 moles ether reduces nitro compounds and ferric chloride.^3,4
Hydrogermylates olefins without catalyst.^5,6
Undergoes superacid reactions with aromatics.^7,8

Reference: 1. Schwarz, R. et al. Z. Anor. Allg. Chem. 1954, 275, 1.
2. Brauer, G. Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 717, Academic, 1963.
3. Craddock, S. et al. Inorg. Chem. 1967, 6, 1751.
4. Creemers, H. et al. J. Organomet. Chem. 1967, 7, 237.
5. Lesbre, M. et al. The Organic Compounds of Germanium, 223, Wiley, 1971.
6. Wolfsberger, W. J. Praktische Chem. 1992, 334, 453.
7. Kolosnikov, S. Main Group Metal Chem. 1989, 12, 305.
8. Kolosnikov, S. Chem. Abstr. 110, 114984u; Izv. Akad. Nauk. Ser. Khim. 1988, 3, 666.

Additional Properties: Hazy liquid
Decomposes >140°, yielding Ge, HCl, GeCl4
Vapor pressure, -10°: 9.2 mm
Vapor pressure, 20°: 80 mm