Germanium tetrachloride

• Formula: Cl₄Ge
• Molecular weight: 214.45
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Cl4Ge/c1-5(2,3)4 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IEXRMSFAVATTJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10038-98-9
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• Other names: GeCl4; Germanium chloride; Germanium(IV) chloride; Germane, tetrachloro-; Germanium chloride (GeCl4); Germanium, tetrachloro-; Tetrachlorogermane; Extrema
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Tamas, Czira, et al., 1972
Tamas, J.; Czira, G.; Maltsev, A.K.; Nefedov, O.M., Electron impact studies on some organochlorogermanes: mass spectra and bond dissociation energies, J. Organomet. Chem., 1972, 40, 311. [all data]

Bassett and Lloyd, 1971
Bassett, P.J.; Lloyd, D.R., Photoelectron spectra of halides. Part I. Tetrafluorides and tetrachlorides of group IVB, J. Chem. Soc., 1971, (A), 641. [all data]

Uy, Muenow, et al., 1969
Uy, O.M.; Muenow, D.W.; Margrave, J.L., Mass spectrometric studies at high temperatures. Part 35. Stabilities of gaseous GeCl₂ and GeBr₂, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1969, 65, 1296. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy

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