1: triethyl amine; methanol / benzene 2: HF / benzene View Scheme

Multi-step reaction with 2 steps 1: t-butyl lithium; hydrochloric acid; LiAlH4 / diethyl ether; pentane2: tetrachloromethane  

With  triethyl amine; methanol in  benzene  Triethyl amine was added to a mixt. of tert-butyl(mesityl)dichlorogermane and methanol in benzene and heated at reflux for 2 h.; filtn. to eliminate Et3N.HCl, distn., elem. anal.;