Germane
- Formula: GeH4
- Molecular weight: 76.67
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QUZPNFFHZPRKJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7782-65-2
- Chemical structure:
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
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Individual Reactions
H3Ge- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 358.7 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Gal, Decouzon, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 358.9 ± 1.3 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Decouzon, Gal, et al., 1993 | gas phase; The neutral acid ΔHf may be ca. 4 kcal/mol too positive: G2 calculations, Mayer, Gal, et al., 1997; B |
ΔrH° | >356.0 ± 2.7 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Reed and Brauman, 1974 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 362.00 | kcal/mol | N/A | Check, Faust, et al., 2001 | gas phase; Fe(CO)-(q); ; ΔS(EA)=5.0; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 350.6 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Gal, Decouzon, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 350.8 ± 1.2 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Decouzon, Gal, et al., 1993 | gas phase; The neutral acid ΔHf may be ca. 4 kcal/mol too positive: G2 calculations, Mayer, Gal, et al., 1997; B |
ΔrG° | >347.9 ± 2.8 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Reed and Brauman, 1974 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 353.90 | kcal/mol | N/A | Check, Faust, et al., 2001 | gas phase; Fe(CO)-(q); ; ΔS(EA)=5.0; B |
By formula: H4Ge (g) = H (g) + H3Ge (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 83.4 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | PIMS | Berkowitz, Ellison, et al., 1994 | Please also see Ruscic, Schwarz, et al., 1990. Value recommended in the critical survey Berkowitz, Ellison, et al., 1994.; MS |
ΔrH° | <85.6 | kcal/mol | PIMS | Ruscic, Schwarz, et al., 1990 | Temperature: 0 K. A value of 82. ± 2. kcal/mol is recommended in Ruscic, Schwarz, et al., 1990.; MS |
By formula: I (g) + H4Ge (g) = HI (g) + H3Ge (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 11.2 ± 0.98 | kcal/mol | KinG | Noble and Walsh, 1983 | MS |
Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels
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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi
Symmetry: Td Symmetry Number σ = 12
Sym. | No | Approximate | Selected Freq. | Infrared | Raman | Comments | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | type of mode | Value | Rating | Value | Phase | Value | Phase | |||
a1 | 1 | Sym str | 2106 | B | ia | 2106 S p | gas | |||
e | 2 | Deg deform | 931 | D | 930.9 ia | gas | 920 W | gas | observed through Coriolis interaction with ν4 | |
f2 | 3 | Deg str | 2114 | B | 2113.6 | gas | 2106 W | liq. | ||
f2 | 4 | Deg deform | 819 | B | 819.3 | gas | 816 W | liq. | ||
Source: Shimanouchi, 1972
Notes
S | Strong |
W | Weak |
ia | Inactive |
p | Polarized |
B | 1~3 cm-1 uncertainty |
D | 6~15 cm-1 uncertainty |
References
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Gal, Decouzon, et al., 2001
Gal, J.F.; Decouzon, M.; Maria, P.C.; Gonzalez, A.I.; Mo, O.; Yanez, M.; El Chaouch, S.; Guillemin, J.C.,
Acidity trends in alpha,beta-unsaturated alkanes, silanes, germanes, and stannanes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 26, 6353-6359, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja004079j
. [all data]
Decouzon, Gal, et al., 1993
Decouzon, M.; Gal, J.F.; Gayraud, J.; Maria, P.C.; Vaglio, G.A.; Volpe, P.,
Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance Study of the Gas-Phase Acidities of Germane and Methylgermane - Bond Dissociation Energy of German,
J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 1993, 4, 1, 54, https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-0305(93)85042-V
. [all data]
Mayer, Gal, et al., 1997
Mayer, P.M.; Gal, J.-F.; Radom, L.,
The Heats of Formation, Gas-phase Acidities, and Related Thermochemical Properties of the Third-row Hydrides GeH4, AsH3, SeH2, and HBr from G2 ab initio Calculations,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1997, 167/168, 689, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1176(97)00127-4
. [all data]
Reed and Brauman, 1974
Reed, K.J.; Brauman, J.I.,
Photodetachment of electrons from Group IVa binary hydride anions: The electron affinities of the SiH3 and GeH3 radicals,
J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 4830. [all data]
Check, Faust, et al., 2001
Check, C.E.; Faust, T.O.; Bailey, J.M.; Wright, B.J.; Gilbert, T.M.; Sunderlin, L.S.,
Addition of Polarization and Diffuse Functions to the LANL2DZ Basis Set for P-Block Elements,
J. Phys. Chem. A,, 2001, 105, 34, 8111, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp011945l
. [all data]
Berkowitz, Ellison, et al., 1994
Berkowitz, J.; Ellison, G.B.; Gutman, D.,
Three methods to measure RH bond energies,
J. Phys. Chem., 1994, 98, 2744. [all data]
Ruscic, Schwarz, et al., 1990
Ruscic, B.; Schwarz, M.; Berkowitz, J.,
Photoionization studies of GeHn(n = 2-4),
J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 92, 1865. [all data]
Noble and Walsh, 1983
Noble, P.N.; Walsh, R.,
Kinetics of the gas phase reaction between iodine and monogermane and the bond dissociation energy D(H3Ge-H),
Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1983, 15, 547. [all data]
Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T.,
Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume I, National Bureau of Standards, 1972, 1-160. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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