Germanium

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7440-56-4

[ Name ]:
Germanium

[Synonym ]:
Germanium pieces
Cermanium powder
GERMANIUM:
GERMANIUM METAL
MFCD00085310
Germanium
EINECS 231-164-3
germanium atom
germaniumelement

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
5.35 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
2830 °C(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
937 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Ge

[ Molecular Weight ]:
72.640

[ Exact Mass ]:
73.921181

[ LogP ]:
0.06920

[ Storage condition ]:
Flammables area

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Slightly soluble in strong acids. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
LY5200000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Germanium, metal powder
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
7440-56-4
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
9
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
Ge
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
72.59

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
58 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - child
DOSE/DURATION :
2 gm/kg/78W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in both tubules and glomeruli
REFERENCE :
JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
786 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Blood - oxidant related (GPD deficient) anemia
REFERENCE :
JJMDAT Japanese Journal of Medicine. (Nankodo Co., Ltd., POB 5272, Tokyo International 100-31, Japan) V.1-30, 1962-1991. For publisher information, see IEDIEP. Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,67,1991
TYPE OF TEST :
LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
3860 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,571,1990 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
250 mg/m3/6H/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,571,1990 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 34770 No. of Facilities: 56 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 307 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 34770 No. of Facilities: 16 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 1914 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 279 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable;Xi:Irritant

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R36/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36/39-S2

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3089 4.1/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
LY5200000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
8

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Germanium chloride
  • germane
  • bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)germanium
  • dichlorogermane
  • λ3-germane
  • diphenylgermane
  • chlorogermane
  • Ge(CH{(CH3)CN-2,6-iPr2C6H3}2)Cl
  • Potassium

DownStream

  • Germanium tetraiodide
  • diiodo(dimethyl)germane
  • Triiodo(methyl)germane
  • tribromo-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)germane
  • dibromo-bis(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl)germane
  • tris(pentafluorophenyl)germanium bromide
  • Triphenylgermanium bromide, 95%
  • Germane,dibromodiphenyl-
  • Methylgermanium trichloride

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