THE PREPARATION OF SOME GERMANIUM HYDRIDES

ABS>The preparation of germanium hydrides, by the dropwise addition of al alkaline solution of hydroborate and germanate to aqueous acid, was studied systematically. As much as 70% of the germanium in solution could be converted to germane, Digermane, trigermane, and a polymeric germane were also obtained, and the infrared absorption spectra of gaseous trigermane and of polymeric germane were recorded. (auth