31608-52-3

Basic information

• Product Name: Germane, trimethyl(3-methylphenyl)-
• CAS NO: 31608-52-3
• Molecular Formula: C10H16Ge
• Molecular Weight: 208.827
• Mol File: 31608-52-3.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Germane, trimethyl(3-methylphenyl)-(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Germane, trimethyl(3-methylphenyl)-(31608-52-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Germane, trimethyl(3-methylphenyl)-(31608-52-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 31608-52-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 34557-54-5 methane 
• 865-52-1 tetramethylgermane 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 108-41-8 1-chloro-3-methylbenzene 
• 429-41-4 tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride 
• 31608-80-7 (trimethylsilyl)trimethylgermane 

Downstream Products

• 1205-64-7 3-Methyldiphenylamine 

Relevant articles and documents

Gas phase germylation of simple aromatics by Me3Ge+ ions

The germylation of simple aromatic hydrocarbons has been studied by two different techniques. The Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FTICR) technique allowed the study of Me3Ge+ transfer equilibria between aromatics and H2O at 300 K. The ion-molecule reaction of [Me3Ge+· arene] ions with selected neutrals are accounted for by a σ-complex species, retaining the primary ipso structure, where the germyl group and the former aromatic hydrogen are bound to the same tetrahedral carbon. The free energies of binding of Me3Ge+ to the selected aromatic compounds correlate linearly with the values of the corresponding Me3Si+ reaction with a slope of 0.93. The combined information from the FTICR and radiolytic technique has revealed a mechanistic pattern for the electrophilic aromatic substitution by Me3Ge+ that closely reproduces the corresponding Me3Si+ reaction, the major difference lying in the greater ease of detachment of Me3Ge+ by nucleophilic assistance.