Nomenclature
CAS number: 7782-65-2
Germanium hydride.
GeH
4; mol wt 76.67.
Ge 94.74%, H 5.26%.
Description and references
Prepd by the action of lithium aluminum hydride
on a germanium halide in ether soln: Finholt et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, 2692 (1947);
by reduction of GeO2 by sodium hydoborate: Griffiths, Inorg. Chem. 2, 375 (1963).
Properties
Colorless gas. mp 165°, bp 90°, d4142 1.523. Poisonous,
flammable. Slightly sol in hot hydrochloric acid, dec
in nitric acid.Caution
Potential symptoms of overexposure
are malaise, headache, giddiness, fainting; dyspnea; nausea, vomiting;
kidney injury; hemolytic effects. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140,
1997) p 150.