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Germane

7782-65-2H4Ge76.642 g/mol

Germane is indexed in ChEBI under CHEBI:30443, with the reported formula H4Ge. Use the source record and structural identifiers below to confirm the material you need. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Germanium tetrahydride

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

577 · FY2006

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number7782-65-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaH4GeChEBI ↗
Molar mass76.642 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass77.95248 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:30443ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass76.66 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass77.9524779 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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germane
germane
QUZPNFFHZPRKJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[H][Ge]([H])([H])[H]
InChI=1S/GeH4/h1H4

Names & synonyms

germanium tetrahydridetetrahydridogermanium

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2006 source classification
germanium tetrahydride · 577
EndpointReported classification
Flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases)Category 1
Gases under pressureHigh pressure liquefied gas
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Gases)Category 1
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2A-2B
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (liver, kidney), Category 2 (blood), Category 3 (narcotic effects, respiratory tract irritation)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0130477 mol

Uses 76.642 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Ge
Germanium · 1 atom
94.74%
H
Hydrogen · 4 atoms
5.26%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:30443

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 23984 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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