- Tetraethylgermanium
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IUPACName = Tetraethylgermanium
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CASNo = 597-63-7
ChemSpiderID = 11211
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Formula = C8H20Ge
MolarMass = 188.88 g/mol
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Density = 0.998 g/mL
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BoilingPt = 163-164 °C
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EUClass = Harmful (Xn);
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Autoignition =Tetraethylgermanium (C2H5)4Ge, is an
organogermanium compound composed of germanium bonded to fourethyl groups. This colourless liquid is an importantchemical compound used in vapour deposition of germanium.ynthesis
Clemens Winkler first reported the compound in 1887 fromdiethylzinc andgermanium tetrachloride , it was shortly after germanium was discovered in 1887. cite journal | author = Clemens Winkler | journal = J. Prak. Chemie | volume = 36 | year = 1887 |pages = 177–209 | title = Mittheilungen über des Germanium. Zweite Abhandlung |doi = 10.1002/prac.18870360119 | url = http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k90799n/f183.table| accessdate = 2008-08-20]References
External links
* Tetraethylgermanium [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search/ProductDetail?ProdNo=401706&Brand=ALDRICH Datasheet commercial supplier]
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