Digermane

Digermane
Names
IUPAC name
Digermane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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  • InChI=1S/Ge2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3
    Key: MOFQWXUCFOZALF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/Ge2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3
    Key: MOFQWXUCFOZALF-UHFFFAOYAF
  • [GeH3][GeH3]
Properties
Ge2H6
Molar mass 151.328 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Density 1.98 kg/m3[1]
Melting point −109 °C (−164 °F; 164 K)
Boiling point 29 °C (84 °F; 302 K)
Insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H220, H302, H312, H315, H319, H330, H335
P210, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P320, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Digermane is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ge2H6. One of the few hydrides of germanium, it is a colourless liquid. Its molecular geometry is similar to ethane.[2]

  1. ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 4–61. ISBN 9781498754293.
  2. ^ Pauling, Linus; Laubengayer, A. W.; Hoard, J. L. (1938). "The Electron Diffraction Study of Digermane and Trigermane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 60 (7): 1605–1607. doi:10.1021/ja01274a024.