Tetraethylgermanium

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Tetraethylgermanium
Identifiers
Abbreviations TEG
CAS number 597-63-7 YesY
PubChem 11703
ChemSpider 11211 YesY
EC number 209-905-7
UN number 1993
RTECS number LY5290000
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Properties
Molecular formula C8H20Ge
Molar mass 188.88 g mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 0.998 g cm-3
Boiling point 163 to 165 °C; 325 to 329 °F; 436 to 438 K
Hazards
EU classification Xn
R-phrases R10, R22, R36/37/38
S-phrases S16, S26, S36
NFPA 704
3
2
2
Flash point 35 °C; 95 °F; 308 K
Related compounds
Related compounds Tetraethyltin

Tetraethyllead

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tetraethylgermanium (common name tetraethyl germanium), abbreviated TEG, is an organogermanium compound with the formula (CH3CH2)4Ge. Tetraethylgermanium is an important chemical compound used in vapour deposition of germanium.

Synthesis

Clemens Winkler first reported the compound in 1887 from diethylzinc and germanium tetrachloride, shortly after germanium was discovered in 1887.[1]

References

  1. Clemens Winkler (1887). "Mittheilungen über des Germanium. Zweite Abhandlung". J. Prak. Chemie 36: 177–209. doi:10.1002/prac.18870360119. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 

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