in benzene byproducts: C2H6; dry oxygen-free solvents; sealing a mixt. of Hg- and Ge-compd. with benzen in evacuated glass ampoule, standing at room temp. (24 h), heating at 50°C (0.5 h); cooling, removal of solvent in vac., washing residue (hexane), sublimation (60°C, 0.01 mm); elem. anal.;

in tetrahydrofuran dry oxygen-free solvents, evacuated glass ampoule;

in tetrahydrofuran dry oxygen-free solvents; sealing mixt. of Ge-compd. in THF and HgCl2 in glass ampoule, heating to 100°C (5 h); Ge(CF3)3Cl not isolated; detn. by (19)F-NMR spectroscopy;

hydrogenchloride in benzene dry oxygen-free solvents; sealing mixt. of Ge-compd. in benzene and HCl in glass ampoule, heating to 100°C (5 h); (CF3)3GeCl and (CF3)3GeH not isolated; detn. by (19)F-NMR spectroscopy;

in diethyl ether dry oxygen-free solvents, evacuated glass ampoules; addn. of Ge-compd. in Et2O to Hg-compd. in Et2O, react. at 20°C (few min); sepn. of metallic Hg from soln., removal of Et2O in vac., sublimation (20°C, 0.01 mm); elem. anal.;

in benzene dry oxygen-free solvents, evacuated glass ampoules; keeping Ge-compd. in benzene and benzoyl peroxide at 50°C (50 h); sepn. of metallic Hg from soln., removal of benzene in vac., distn. (0.01 mm, bath temp. 40°C); elem. anal.;

in benzene dry oxygen-free solvents, evacuated glass ampoules; addn. of HgEt2 to Ge-compd. in benzene, react. at 20°C (24 h); removal of benzene, distn. of residue (81-83°C, 11 mm); elem. anal.;