1: tetrachloromethane 2: triethyl amine; methanol / benzene 3: HF / benzene View Scheme

Multi-step reaction with 2 steps 1: tetrachloromethane2: triethyl amine; methanol / benzene  

With  t-butyl lithium; hydrochloric acid; LiAlH4 in  diethyl ether; pentane  byproducts: LiCl; reaction of mesityltrichlorogermane and tert-butyllithium in soln. at 0°C, warming to room temp., elimination of LiCl, redn. of the crude product with LiAlH4 in diethyl ether, refluxing for 3 h, hydrolysis with HCl; extn. with pentane, drying on Na2SO4, distn., elem. anal.;