Germanium tetrabromide
Names
IUPAC name
tetrabromogermane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 236-612-1
  • InChI=1S/Br4Ge/c1-5(2,3)4
    Key: VJHDVMPJLLGYBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Ge](Br)(Br)(Br)Br
Properties
Br4Ge
Molar mass 392.246 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless solid
Density 2.123 g/cm3
Melting point 26 °C (79 °F; 299 K)
Boiling point 185.9 °C (366.6 °F; 459.0 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
Structure[1]
α-Cubic (SnI4 type)
β-Monoclinic (SnBr4 type)
Thermochemistry
83.3 kcal/mol
Related compounds
Other anions
 Germanium tetrafluoride
Germanium tetrachloride
Germanium tetraiodide
Other cations
 Carbon tetrabromide
Silicon tetrabromide
Tin(IV) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Germanium tetrabromide is the inorganic compound with the formula GeBr4. It is a colorless solid that melts near room temperature. It can be formed by treating solid germanium with bromine, or by treating a germanium-copper mixture with bromine:[2]

Ge + Br2 → GeBr4

From this reaction, GeBr4 has a heat of formation of 83.3 kcal/mol.[3]

The compound is liquid at 25 °C, and forms an interlocking liquid structure.[4] From room temperature down to −60 °C the structure takes on a cubic α form, whereas at lower temperatures it takes on a monoclinic β form.

References

  1. ^ Köhler, J.; Okudera, Η.; Simon, A. (2005). "Crystal structure of germanium tetrabromide, β-GeBr4, low temperature modification". Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. 220 (1–4): 554. doi:10.1524/ncrs.2005.220.14.554. ISSN 2197-4578.
  2. ^ P. W. Schenk (1963). "Silicon and Germanium". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2page=718. NY, NY: Academic Press.
  3. ^ Evans, D. F.; Richards, R. E. (1952). "233. The heats of formation of germanium tetrabromide and germanium tetraiodide". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): 1292. doi:10.1039/jr9520001292. ISSN 0368-1769.
  4. ^ Swamy, K. N.; Bhuiyan, L. B. (1980). "The Reference Interaction Site Model and the Structure of Liquid Germanium Tetrabromide". Physics and Chemistry of Liquids. Informa UK Limited. 9 (2): 169–174. doi:10.1080/00319108008084774. ISSN 0031-9104.


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