Germanium (IV) bromide is a white solid with acidic smell. It reacts violently with water. It is soluble in pure ethanol, carbon tetrachloride, benzene and ether.1 It is used as a germanium source for uses compatible with bromides and in acidic condition. It is used as a chemical gent.2
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium(IV)-bromid
- D. C. Ayres, D. G. Hellier, Dictionary of Environmentally Important Chemicals, 1998, ISBN 0-7514-0256-7
solid ingot in glass with 99.999% purity; white crystal(s); enthalpy of vaporization 41.4 kJ/mol; can be prepared readily by reacting Ge with Br2 or with GeO2 and HBr solutions [KIR78] [STR93] [CER91] [CRC10]
It is used as a chemical agent, as a laboratory chemical & for manufacturing of substances.
Poison by intravenous
route. When heated to decomposition it
emits very toxic fumes of Br-. See also
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS.
Purify it by simple distillation or fractionation depending on purity. It is soluble in EtOH, CHCl3, *C6H6 and Et2O. It fumes in moist air and is readily hydrolysed by water. [Schenk in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (Ed. Brauer) Academic Press Vol I p 718 1963]. LACHRYMATORY.
