Germane

76.67180

77.95250

231-961-6

1244

2192

DTXSID7052521

Colorless gas|Shipped as a compressed gas

0

0.06920

Germane is a colorless gas with a pungent odor. It is flammable. The gas is heavier than air and a flame can flash back to the source of leak very easily. It is toxic by inhalation. Prolonged exposure of the containers to fire or intense heat may result in their violent rupturing and rocketing. It is used in making electronics.

1.53 g/cm³

-165 °C

-88.5 °C

NA (Gas)

insoluble H2O; soluble liquid ammonia, slightly soluble hot HCl [HAW93]

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Contents under pressure.

>1 atm

2.65

Flammable Gas (may ignite SPONTANEOUSLY in air).

Pungent

Conversion: 1 ppm = 3.13 mg/cu m|Ignites spontaneously in air.|Decomposes at 250 °C|Specific gravity: 1.523 at -142 °C/4 °C

Highly flammable. Pyrophoric, the germanium hydrides are spontaneously flammable in air [Merck 1989].

Metal Hydrides, Metal Alkyls, Metal Aryls, and Silanes

Strong Reducing Agent

Hydrides, such as GERMANE, are reducing agents and react rapidly and dangerously with oxygen and with other oxidizing agents, even weak ones. Thus, they are likely to ignite on contact with alcohols. Hydrides are incompatible with acids, alcohols, amines, and aldehydes.

11.34 eV

Flammable Gas (may ignite SPONTANEOUSLY in air).

The gas is heavier than air and may travel along the ground; distant ignition possible.

2.3

UN 2192

3

17-21/22-23

16-24-26-36/37/39-45

LY4900000

F,T,T+,F+

Fireproof.

P210-P260-P284-P310-P410 + P403

H220-H280-H302-H330

SRP: The most favorable course of action is to use an alternative chemical product with less inherent propensity for occupational harm/injury/toxicity or environmental contamination. Recycle any unused portion of the material for its approved use or return it to the manufacturer or supplier. Ultimate disposal of the chemical must consider: the material's impact on air quality; potential migration in soil or water; effects on animal and plant life; and conformance with environmental and public health regulations.

Ignites spontaneously in air.|Incompatible with /hydrobromide/.|Bromine

Excerpt from ERG Guide 119 [Gases - Toxic - Flammable]: Flammable; may be ignited by heat, sparks or flames. May form explosive mixtures with air. Those substances designated with a (P) may polymerize explosively when heated or involved in a fire. Vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air and spread along ground. Vapors may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Some of these materials may react violently with water. Cylinders exposed to fire may vent and release toxic and flammable gas through pressure relief devices. Containers may explode when heated. Ruptured cylinders may rocket. Runoff may create fire or explosion hazard. (ERG, 2016)|Extremely flammable. Gas/air mixtures are explosive.|Flammable - 4th degree, Reactive - 3rd degree

|Danger|H220 (100%): Extremely flammable gas [Danger Flammable gases]|P210, P260, P264, P270, P271, P284, P301+P312, P304+P340, P310, P320, P330, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 185 companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.|H220: Extremely flammable gas [Danger Flammable gases]|P210, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P307+P311, P309+P311, P310, P312, P320, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, and P501

Excerpt from ERG Guide 119 [Gases - Toxic - Flammable]: As an immediate precautionary measure, isolate spill or leak area for at least 100 meters (330 feet) in all directions. SPILL: See ERG Table 1 - Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances on the UN/NA 2192 datasheet. FIRE: If tank, rail car or tank truck is involved in a fire, ISOLATE for 1600 meters (1 mile) in all directions; also, consider initial evacuation for 1600 meters (1 mile) in all directions. (ERG, 2016)

Excerpt from ERG Guide 119 [Gases - Toxic - Flammable]: ELIMINATE all ignition sources (no smoking, flares, sparks or flames in immediate area). All equipment used when handling the product must be grounded. Fully encapsulating, vapor-protective clothing should be worn for spills and leaks with no fire. Do not touch or walk through spilled material. Stop leak if you can do it without risk. Do not direct water at spill or source of leak. Use water spray to reduce vapors or divert vapor cloud drift. Avoid allowing water runoff to contact spilled material. FOR CHLOROSILANES, use AFFF alcohol-resistant medium-expansion foam to reduce vapors. If possible, turn leaking containers so that gas escapes rather than liquid. Prevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas. Isolate area until gas has dispersed. (ERG, 2016)

Skin: No recommendation is made specifying the need for personal protective equipment for the body. Eyes: No recommendation is made specifying the need for eye protection. Wash skin: No recommendation is made specifying the need for washing the substance from the skin (either immediately or at the end of the work shift). Remove: No recommendation is made specifying the need for removing clothing that becomes wet or contaminated. Change: No recommendation is made specifying the need for the worker to change clothing after the work shift. (NIOSH, 2016)|Hand protection: Handle with gloves. Eye protection: Face shield and safety glasses.|Respiratory protection is not required. Where protection is desired, use multi-purpose combination (US) or type AXBEK (EN 14387) respirator cartridges. Use respirators and components tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or CEN (EU).|(See protection codes)

Suitable extinguishing media: Use water spray, alcohol-resistant foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide. Special protective equipment for fire-fighters: Wear self contained breathing apparatus for fire fighting if necessary. Use water spray to cool unopened containers.

Personal precautions: Wear respiratory protection. Avoid breathing vapors, mist or gas. Ensure adequate ventilation. Remove all sources of ignition. Evacuate personnel to safe areas. Beware of vapors accumulating to form explosive concentrations. Vapors can accumulate in low areas. Environmental precautions: Prevent further leakage or spillage if safe to do so. Do not let product enter drains. Methods for cleaning up: Wipe up with absorbent material (e.g. cloth, fleece).

Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. Wash hands before breaks and immediately after handling the product.|Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid inhalation of vapour or mist. Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking.

If ... THERE IS NO FIRE, go directly to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances /(see table below)/ ... to obtain initial isolation and protective action distances. IF THERE IS A FIRE, or IF A FIRE IS INVOLVED, go directly to the appropriate guide /(see guide(s) below)/ and use the evacuation information shown under PUBLIC SAFETY.|/GUIDE 119: GASES - TOXIC - FLAMMABLE/ Health: TOXIC; may be fatal if inhaled or absorbed through skin. Contact with gas or liquefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Fire will produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Runoff from fire control may cause pollution.|/GUIDE 119: GASES - TOXIC - FLAMMABLE/ Fire or Explosion: Flammable; may be ignited by heat, sparks or flames. May form explosive mixtures with air. Those substances designated with a "P" may polymerize explosively when heated or involved in a fire. Vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air and spread along ground. Vapors may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Some of these materials may react violently with water. Cylinders exposed to fire may vent and release toxic and flammable gas through pressure relief devices. Containers may explode when heated. Ruptured cylinders may rocket. Runoff may create fire or explosion hazard.|/GUIDE 119: GASES - TOXIC - FLAMMABLE/ Public Safety: CALL Emergency Response Telephone Number ... As an immediate precautionary measure, isolate spill or leak area for at least 100 meters (330 feet) in all directions. Keep unauthorized personnel away. Stay upwind. Many gases are heavier than air and will spread along ground and collect in low or confined areas (sewers, basements, tanks). Keep out of low areas. Ventilate closed spaces before entering.|For more DOT Emergency Guidelines (Complete) data for Germanium tetrahydride (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

Recommended Exposure Limit: 10 Hr Time-Weighted Avg: 0.2 ppm (0.6 mg/cu m).

Evacuate danger area! Remove all ignition sources. Consult an expert! Personal protection: self-contained breathing apparatus. Ventilation.

Fireproof.

A harmful concentration of this gas in the air will be reached very quickly on loss of containment.

The substance may cause effects on the blood. This may result in destruction of blood cells and kidney impairment. The effects may be delayed. Medical observation is indicated. Exposure far above the OEL could cause death.

The substance may have effects on the blood. This may result in lesions of blood cells and anaemia.

NO open flames, NO sparks and NO smoking. Closed system, ventilation, explosion-proof electrical equipment and lighting.

STRICT HYGIENE!

Use closed system.

Protective gloves.

Wear safety spectacles.

| 4 - Materials that, under emergency conditions, can be lethal.| 4 - Materials that rapidly or completely vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal ambient temperature or that are readily dispersed in air and burn readily.| 3 - Materials that in themselves are capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or explosive reaction but that require a strong initiating source or must be heated under confinement before initiation.|W - No water: Materials that react violently or explosively with water.

LD50 Mouse oral 1250 mg/kg

Excerpt from ERG Guide 119 [Gases - Toxic - Flammable]: TOXIC; may be fatal if inhaled or absorbed through skin. Contact with gas or liquefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Fire will produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Runoff from fire control may cause pollution. (ERG, 2016)

Breathing: If a person breathes large amounts of this chemical, move the exposed person to fresh air at once. If breathing has stopped, perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Keep the affected person warm and at rest. Get medical attention as soon as possible. (NIOSH, 2016)|(See procedures)

Fresh air, rest. Refer immediately for medical attention.

Immediate first aid: Ensure that adequate decontamination has been carried out. If patient is not breathing, start artificial respiration, preferably with a demand-valve resuscitator, bag-valve-mask device, or pocket mask, as trained. Perform CPR as necessary. Immediately flush contaminated eyes with gently flowing water. Do not induce vomiting. If vomiting occurs, lean patient forward or place on left side (head-down position, if possible) to maintain an open airway and prevent aspiration. Keep patient quiet and maintain normal body temperature. Obtain medical attention. /Arsine and related compounds/|Basic treatment: Establish a patent airway (oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway, if needed). Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist ventilations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for shock and treat if necessary ... . Monitor for pulmonary edema and treat if necessary ... . For eye contamination, flush eyes immediately with water. Irrigate each eye continuously with 0.9% saline (NS) during transport ... . /Arsine and related compounds/|Advanced treatment: Consider orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation for airway control in the patient who is unconscious, has severe pulmonary edema, or is in severe respiratory distress. Positive-pressure ventilation techniques with a bag valve mask device may be beneficial. Consider drug therapy for pulmonary edema ... . Administer furosemide (Lasix) ... .Monitor cardiac rhythm and treat arrhythmias if necessary ... . Start IV administration of 0.9% saline (NS) or lactated Ringer's (LR). Titrate flow to maintain urine output. Treat hypotension with cautious fluid administration. Vasopressors should be used only if fluid administration can not maintain an adequate blood pressure. Watch for signs of fluid overload ... . Administer sodium bicarbonate IV push, BY DIRECT PHYSICIAN ORDER. This will alkalinize the urine and prevent hemoglobin precipitation and acute renal failure ... . Use proparacaine hydrochloride to assist eye irrigation ... . Cover skin burns with dry sterile dressings after decontamination ... . /Arsine and related compounds/

The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation.|inhalation

malaise (vague feeling of discomfort), headache, dizziness, fainting; dyspnea (breathing difficulty); nausea, vomiting; kidney injury; hemolytic effects

Headache. Weakness. Dizziness. Abdominal pain. Confusion. Dark urine. Symptoms may be delayed.

central nervous system, kidneys, blood

Germane: ACTIVE

Germanium can be determined by photometry at 510 nm after complexation with phenylfluorone [975-17-7]. Atomic absorption spectroscopy at 261.1 nm is less sensitive than the previous method. X-Ray fluorescence enables determination down to 5x10-3%. Polarographic methods such as differential pulse polarography and anodic stripping have been developed for the determination of germanium (and other impurities) in Zn electrolytes. /Germanium/

Fire Hazards -> Flammable - 4th degree, Reactive - 3rd degree