tetrafluorogermane

Formula: F₄Ge
Molecular weight: 148.63
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F4Ge/c1-5(2,3)4
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PPMWWXLUCOODDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 7783-58-6
Chemical structure:
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Other names: Germanium tetrafluoride
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Gas phase ion energetics data

Data compiled by: Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
15.5	PE	Lloyd and Roberts, 1975
15.69 ± 0.02	PE	Bassett and Lloyd, 1971
16.1	PE	Lloyd and Roberts, 1975	Vertical value
16.06 ± 0.04	PE	Jonas, Schweitzer, et al., 1973	Vertical value

Appearance energy determinations

Ion	AE (eV)	Other Products	Method	Reference
FGe⁺	23.4 ± 0.4	?	EI	Harland, Cradock, et al., 1973
F₂Ge⁺	20.7 ± 0.3	?	EI	Harland, Cradock, et al., 1973
F₃Ge⁺	15.7 ± 0.2	F	EI	Harland, Cradock, et al., 1973
Ge⁺	29.4 ± 0.2	?	EI	Harland, Cradock, et al., 1973

References

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Lloyd and Roberts, 1975
Lloyd, D.R.; Roberts, P.J., Photoelectron spectra of halides. VII. Variable temperature He(I) and He(II) studies of CF₄, SiF₄, and GeF₄, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1975, 7, 325. [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]

Jonas, Schweitzer, et al., 1973
Jonas, A.E.; Schweitzer, G.K.; Grimm, F.A.; Carlson, T.A., The photoelectron spectra of the tetrafluoro and tetramethyl compounds of the group IV elements, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 1, 29. [all data]

Harland, Cradock, et al., 1973
Harland, P.W.; Cradock, S.; Thynne, J.C.J., Positive-and negative-ion formation due to the electron bombardment of germanium tetrafluoride, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1973, 10, 169. [all data]

Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

AE Appearance energy
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